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Flextime Is Declining, But "Flex Around the Edges" Is Up
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou can sneak off to that afternoon doctor's appointment, just don't ask for a sabbatical. -
Want Fewer Employees to Quit? Listen to Them
Employee retention Digital ArticleA new study confirms an old idea. -
The Container Store's CEO on Finding and Keeping Front-Line Talent
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHow the retailer scouts, hires, and retains its people. -
Managing for Creativity
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleA company's most important asset isn't raw materials, transportation systems, or political influence. It's creative capital--simply put, an arsenal of... -
Stop Undervaluing Exceptional Women
Gender Digital ArticleResearchers found that companies assume talented men will job hop to further their careers, while talented women will stay loyal. -
Research: Why Rejected Internal Candidates End Up Quitting
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAnd how to make it more likely that they'll stay. -
Your Role in the Employee Journey
Human resources departments develop programs and policies that contribute to organizational culture, but managers like you are the single biggest influence... -
How Small Companies Can Offer Great Paid-Leave Programs
Employee retention Digital ArticleThe personnel benefits outweigh the financial costs. -
Understanding What Your Sales Manager Is Up Against
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleEvery year, the research firm CSO Insights publishes the results of its Sales Performance Optimization survey, an online questionnaire given to more than... -
Recruiting
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleSocial media makes it easy to identify potential candidates for job openings, but that’s led companies to focus too much on “passive” candidates who aren’t looking to move—a strategy that hurts retention because internal candidates feel overlooked. And when businesses do make a hire, they don’t know how effective their approaches are because they don’t track the results. -
20% of White Employees Have Sponsors. Only 5% of Black Employees Do.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleExecutive sponsorship is by far the most effective intervention a company can make to retain and advance Black talent. -
How Low Will You Go? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleNo question, Galen McDowell knew how to sell. He quickly hooked a big-league outfit, Kinan Motors, as a potential customer. He invited their representatives... -
How Managers Can Prevent Their Teams from Burning Out
Talent management Digital ArticleA new survey finds that 77% of workers have experienced burnout. -
Pixar’s Blockbuster Secrets
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleThe arrival of summer means trips to the beach, fireworks and parades–and another boffo performance by the creative geniuses at Pixar. The studio’s just-released summer movie, Wall-E, has generated rapturous reviews, record-setting ticket sales, and loads of cultural commentary. More than anything, though, Wall-E has generated amazement from Hollywood observers at Pixar’s capacity to generate […] -
Retention Through Redemption
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCorporate America and the U.S. Navy share one big problem: employee retention. Today's knowledge workers hop from start-up to start-up. And 40% of the... -
Engage Your Long-Time Employees to Improve Performance
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleManaging talent isn't just about new hires. -
Market-Driven Approach to Retaining Talent (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleOpen competition for other companies' people, once a rarity, is now an accepted fact. Fast-moving markets require fast-moving organizations that are continually... -
When an Employee Quits and You Didn't See It Coming
Leadership & Managing People Best PracticeTry to hide the shock. -
Germany’s Midsize Manufacturers Outperform Its Industrial Giants
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleHere’s how they do it so consistently.
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Costco Companies, Inc.
Sales & Marketing Case Study6.95View Details Costco Companies, one of the major players in the wholesale club industry, has developed a new class of membership that offers discounted services--auto,... -
Developing Employees: Harvard ManageMentor
49.95View Details This online course will teach you to tailor development strategies to individual employees, help employees create and implement their development plans,... -
Skills-First Hiring at IBM
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This case reviews IBM's efforts to widen its hiring funnel and broaden its talent pool. -
FirstConnect Solutions - Gig Working to Solve the Leaking Bucket
Management Case Study8.95View Details Founded in May 2020, FirstConnect Solutions is a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) focused on providing recruitment and staffing solutions. When... -
Growing a Team at LandCare: Excellence in the Field
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In October 2018, Mike Bogan, CEO of LandCare, a nationwide commercial landscaping firm, was concerned about the significant headwinds facing not only... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Trust (with bonus article "Begin with Trust" by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss)
24.95View Details Business success begins with trust. Trust is the basis for all that we do as leaders and as organizations. Employees who trust their employers are more... -
Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (A)
Organizational Development Case Study6.95View Details In the mid-1980s, Arrow, the world's largest electronics distributor, implemented a college recruiting program to hire salespeople. The program was part... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Vol. 2 (with bonus article "The Focused Leader" By Daniel Goleman)
Stay on top of your leadership game. Leadership isn't something you're born with or gifted as a reward for an abundance of charisma; true leadership stems... -
Loyalty Rules: How Today's Leaders Build Lasting Relationships
27.50View Details In this provocative yet practical new book, Fred Reichheld argues that loyalty provides the acid test for leadership in today's volatile business environment,... -
HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss Toolkit
Are you a good boss--or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees... -
Talent Incubator Rankings
Management Case Study8.95View Details In 2023, The Official Board surveyed 853 executives on the topic of talent incubators/academy companies. Executives were asked to list the top three academy... -
HBR Guide to Better Recruiting and Hiring
Management Book21.95View Details Attract, identify, and hire the right people. When there's an opening on your team, filling it is never a quick or easy process. You're down a person,... -
Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Once the CABG care path is implemented and other care paths begun, hospital staff and administration examine the resulting data. Further methods of improving... -
Wood Structures, Inc.
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Ostensibly a case about employee turnover in a small construction component company, Wood Structures, Inc. is actually a snapshot of the whole company.... -
One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees? (Harvard Business Review Classics)
9.99View Details Imagine overseeing a workforce so motivated that employees relish more hours of work, shoulder more responsibility themselves; and favor challenging jobs... -
Don Jenkins: Resigning from the Firm
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Don Jenkins, a star event planner at a large firm, resigns to take a position at a boutique firm. However, Don may have made some mistakes when departing... -
Engaging the Nationwide Workforce
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Nationwide is "on your side," but did employees feel that way? CAO Gale King and CEO Steve Rasmussen, starting in 2008, invested heavily in a human capital... -
Millennium Media, Inc. and John Voorenberg
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Millenium Media's CEO reviews the company diversity report and considers the challenges of maintaining a diverse workforce in light of the news that three... -
Paradise Bakery & Cafe: The Challenges of Success
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Paradise Bakery and Café: The Challenges of Success traces the journey of entrepreneur Daniel Patterson from the founding of his bakery in Southern California,... -
Barbara Norris: Leading Change in the General Surgery Unit
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Barbara Norris struggles to address the many problems facing her as a recently promoted nurse manager in the General Surgery Unit (GSU) at Eastern Massachusetts...
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How to Ruin a Merger: Five People-Management Pitfalls to Avoid
Leadership & Managing People Other Article4.50View Details Worldwide merger and acquisition activity reached an all-time high in 2000, with 9,500 deals announced totaling nearly $3.5 trillion. But most unions... -
Flextime Is Declining, But "Flex Around the Edges" Is Up
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou can sneak off to that afternoon doctor's appointment, just don't ask for a sabbatical. -
Costco Companies, Inc.
Sales & Marketing Case Study6.95View Details Costco Companies, one of the major players in the wholesale club industry, has developed a new class of membership that offers discounted services--auto,... -
Want Fewer Employees to Quit? Listen to Them
Employee retention Digital ArticleA new study confirms an old idea. -
The Container Store's CEO on Finding and Keeping Front-Line Talent
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHow the retailer scouts, hires, and retains its people. -
Managing for Creativity
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleA company's most important asset isn't raw materials, transportation systems, or political influence. It's creative capital--simply put, an arsenal of... -
Stop Undervaluing Exceptional Women
Gender Digital ArticleResearchers found that companies assume talented men will job hop to further their careers, while talented women will stay loyal. -
Research: Why Rejected Internal Candidates End Up Quitting
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAnd how to make it more likely that they'll stay. -
Your Role in the Employee Journey
Human resources departments develop programs and policies that contribute to organizational culture, but managers like you are the single biggest influence...