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Want a Data-Driven Organization? Start with Your Talent Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

There is a high demand for employees with data analytics skills, and it is very challenging to source, recruit, and retain those who possess these analytical attributes. Culture Lever #6 : How leaders recruit, promote, and excommunicate. Journal of Organization Design (Aarhus), 3 (1), 20-25. Organizational Talent Consulting.

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Tronc’s Data Delusion

Harvard Business

This, most probably, is what Vasquez meant when she said that the firm plans “to harness the power of our local journalism, feed it into a funnel, and then optimize it so we reach the biggest global audience possible.” Managing for Metrics Rather than Mission. That’s a shame for journalism and for the rest of us.

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6 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Development If Your Company Doesn’t Care About It

Harvard Business

What are job goals and key success metrics? You can capture feedback and learning by keeping a journal. It’s not always possible to get noticed by senior leaders through your direct work so you might try volunteering for initiatives, such as charity work, company events, or on-campus recruiting. Codify your learnings.

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Growth by Acquisition Isn’t for Everybody

Martinka Consulting

Just talk to any executive recruiter. Here are some statistics from an executive recruiter, which explains why it’s tough to find good people. Customers (efficiency vs. make more calls) Yes, we can! The bigger you are…the better. Acquire great talent. Good employees are hard to find and often are not in the job market.

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How Children’s Health System of Texas Is Improving Care with Design Thinking

Harvard Business

The team used journaling, journey mapping, shadowing and collage making to increase patients’ ability to reflect on their own perceptions and experiences. At the end of the program these metrics were then correlated to observed changes in health management behavior (for example, compliance with prescriptions).

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