Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 22, 2022

Handbook of hope theory, measures, & applications. An empirical examination of factors related to organizational vision integration among hospital employees. BMC Health Services Research. Snyder, & Snyder, C. Snyder, Sympson, S., Borders, T., Babyak, M., & & Higgins, R. Development and Validation of the State Hope Scale.

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Journal Leadership Handbook Study 52

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2017

As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. BCG recognized that many talented leaders, particularly women, have strong communication skills that differ from the dominant style. Are you retaining more top talent? Prioritize and monitor relationships.

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Talent Development Handbook Survey 37

NeoAcademic

JANUARY 27, 2021

My obsession with both professordom and Computer Science persisted until college, when a helpful CS professor told me, “the pay is terrible and everyone with any talent just ends up in industry anyway.” to register for each class (a truer academic calling I’ve never heard).

Construction 40

Construction Research Handbook Study 40

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Recently the Communications Workers of America – the union that represents T-Mobile employees — contested a T-Mobile Employee Handbook clause on maintaining a positive work environment. I spoke to each of them separately and shared what I saw as the gifts, talents and good intentions of the other.

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Handbook Research Case Study Case Studies 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Those currently entering the workforce are expected to engage in even more job hopping than prior generations, suggesting that employers may want to move beyond the simple notice policy in the company handbook and learn to encourage employees to resign in constructive ways.

Construction 28

Construction Handbook Meeting Management 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Linda’s company, Talent Reconnect, offers returnships that are aimed mostly at women who have graduated from top business schools but who had 2 to 5 years of post-MBA experience before opting out. And when I say smaller, I don’t mean dinky. That will cover the basics.

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Case Interview Company Interviews Consulting 100

Seth Godin Blog

JULY 10, 2014

We did this at the same time we built The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook. I launched Zoomtone records as an experiment with some passionate and talented musicians. Too bad the web made us obsolete, because we were the easiest way to find the phone number for the Honolulu Public Library (open late!).

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Handbook Marketing Film Resources 51

Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Nuance disappears as we swap one language for another, which is why a talented translator is so much more valuable than a computer doing the same work. Companies go from handbooks and memos to hallway conversations to Slack checkins. Language translations are lossy and also low fidelity. And meetings? Lossy compression is forever.

Culture 41

Culture Handbook Film Meeting 41

Harvard Business

JULY 28, 2017

An employee handbook update doesn’t usually merit a press release and glossy promotional video — except when there’s a benefits arms race on. The paid-parental-leave arms race is red-hot because employers see a unique opportunity to nab talent and headlines by one-upping their competitors.

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Policies Fashion Recruiting Recruitment 37

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

It’s time for companies to embrace their rebel talent as a way to foster innovation, employee engagement, and change from within. She’s often on her own, making it up as she goes along, often tripping over organizational potholes and stepping on cultural landmines.

Handbook 28

Handbook Construction Energy Talent 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees. You hired these people for their tenacity and talents. It will only make them feel distrusted. Most employees who work for you are intelligent adults.

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Policies Handbook Guidelines Company 39

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

This tried and true perspective on leadership was reinforced for us during the past year as we researched and wrote the HBR Leader’s Handbook. It is still about mobilizing people in an organization around common goals to achieve impact, at scale.

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Leadership Handbook Healthcare Emotional Intelligence 50