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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

In 2022, at the age of 46, I interviewed for a marketing executive position with a tool manufacturer. I responded that I held a certification in digital marketing and had a history of early adoption of technology throughout my career. After five or so interviews, the hiring manager stated that they wanted a “digital native.”

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The 6 Fundamental Skills Every Leader Should Practice

Harvard Business

Over the past year we have been writing the HBR Leader’s Handbook — a primer for aspiring leaders who want to take their careers to the next level. Recruit, develop, and reward a team of great people to carry out the strategy. “I took a risk, and it helped put us on the map, as never before.”

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Hay Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Below them is a team of five global managing directors, each owning a different sector: mature markets, fast-growing markets, productized services, people-delivered services, and expertise & knowledge management. HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. 1. Leadership and talent. Capability assessment.

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How to Ask for a Promotion

Harvard Business

If nothing more, an outside job offer builds your confidence and gives you more information about your market worth. The job would involve managing the HR team, and also recruiting and hiring for the company itself. The handbook was rolled out company-wide.). “People generally don’t respond well to ultimatums.”

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Business Spotlight: Stanford GBS grad launches Returnships

Management Consulted

It’s their largest portfolio investment ever, and one of the things I did for them was to develop their MBA recruiting strategy, and their MBA internship program. The second reason I think companies are responding is they are only part-time hiring right now in this market. It’s backed by Sequoia.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business

Two years ago, when Mark Scott took the job as chief marketing officer at Apixio, a digitized medical records company, he knew that his commute would be bad. “I lead the marketing team, and I am on the executive team,” he says. Case Study #1: Propose a pilot and then ace it by being responsive and productive.

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