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Why Employees Need Both Recognition and Appreciation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOne is about what people do; the other is about who they are. -
Seven Steps to Smarter Hiring
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleThis week’s question for Ask the Coach: Once again, I hired the perfect person, I thought, and he’s turned out to be a nightmare. Why is it so hard to hire the right person? Hiring the right people is not as simple as it sounds! Millions of managers ask themselves this same question every day. […] -
Helping New Managers Succeed
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Fear and Stress on the Job
Big IdeaWorkers and managers explain why incivility is a company problem, not an individual one — and how to address it. -
Should Your Family Business Have a "No In-Laws" Policy?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe short answer: maybe. -
Leading Clever People
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn an economy driven by ideas and intellectual know-how, top executives recognize the importance of employing smart, highly creative people. But if clever... -
How to Align Employee and Company Interests
Employee retention Digital ArticleI spent time with each of my team members recently to focus on the top priorities for our firm Cue Ball and to make sure we were all on the same page. I asked each person to prepare a list of their top five priorities. In our individual review sessions, I asked them to look […] -
The Myth of the Overqualified Worker
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDon't reject those overqualified applicants out of hand. New research shows that overqualified workers tend to perform better than other employees, and... -
2008 Workplace Resolutions
Work-life balance Digital ArticleTo usher in the new year, we took our video cameras to the streets of Boston and asked managers to share their management resolutions for 2008. After talking with more than 30 managers (on a very cold day in Boston!), we gleaned several themes from their workplace resolutions. Managers want to find a better work/life […] -
Engage Employee Heart-Power — Not Just Brain-Power
Motivating people Digital ArticleOn any given Sunday in the NFL, the heart power of the players is at least as important as the brain power of the game plan. On any given workday, the same can be said for businesses. But companies lack confidence when it comes to creating heart power in employees. They’re not sure how to […] -
Manny Ramirez and the Dilemma of the Badly Behaved Superstar
Managing conflicts Digital ArticleIf you are a manager responsible for the fate of a superstar performer whom no one on your team can stand, look at what the Boston Red Sox did and smile. The Red Sox just traded Manny Ramirez — arguably the best player on their team, one of the best of his era – because […] -
ActOne Group Founder Janice Bryant Howroyd: Never Compromise Your Values in a Quest to Succeed
Business and society Digital Article“Never compromise who you are personally to become who you wish to be professionally.” -
To Develop Talent, You Need a System
Talent management Digital ArticleAlison Mowbray, Olympic rower, explains why managers need to be methodical about their talent pipeline. -
Ten Essential Tips for Hiring Your Next CEO
Leadership Digital ArticleHave a plan in place before you actually need to use it. -
Make Your Company a Talent Factory
Leadership development Magazine ArticleStop losing out on lucrative business opportunities because you don’t have the talent to develop them. -
How Royal DSM Is Improving Its Geographic and Gender Diversity
Cross-cultural management Digital ArticleThe CEO of the Dutch multinational has made it a priority. -
Research: What Do People Need to Perform at a High Level?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA look at the personal, relational, and organizational factors that will help your team do its best work. -
7 Ways People Quit Their Jobs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleAnd why. -
Getting More Black Women into the C-Suite
Talent management Digital ArticleIt’s time for diversity initiatives that can handle both race and gender. -
How to Get on the Shortlist for the C-Suite
Leadership development Digital ArticleThere’s no one-size-fits-all approach.
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Barbara Norris: Leading Change in the General Surgery Unit
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View 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... -
SG Cowen: New Recruits
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Chip Rae, director of recruiting at SG Cowen, must decide which recruits to keep after the final interview process for new outside associate hires. Along... -
Scoring Talent: Global Soccer and the Independiente del Valle Model
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case presents Independiente del Valle Specialized High-Performance Club, an Ecuadorian sports club focused on soccer. It competed in the third division... -
Novartis: Leading a Global Enterprise
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Novartis, the world's leading healthcare company, was formed in 1996 out of a merger of two very different, mid-tier Switzerland-based pharma companies.... -
Paradise Bakery & Cafe: The Challenges of Success
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View 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,... -
Sy Friedland and JF&CS
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Radically innovative thinker Sy Friedland was a decade or more ahead of the trends when he took the reins of Boston's venerable Jewish Children & Family... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2017: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (with bonus article "What Is Disruptive Innovation?")
24.95View Details A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review... -
Talent Acquisition Group at HCL Technologies: Improving the Quality of Hire Through Focused Metrics
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details HCL Technologies Ltd., India's fastest growing IT services company, had radically improved its performance since the announcement of its famous "Employee... -
Pernod Ricard: Uncorking Digital Transformation
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case study explores the opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation journey of French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard. As part... -
Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture Is Bad for Business--and How to Fix It
32.00View Details The always-on, hustle culture creates an unhealthy, counterproductive relationship with work. Many workers believe that to compete with other top talent,... -
DealShare: Social E-Commerce for the Indian Mass Market
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Launched in September 2018, e-retail startup DealShare has created a tech-enabled model for the Indian mass market that allows customers to buy together,... -
Manila Water: From Privatisation to Sustainable Growth
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In order to resolve severe water management problems in Metro Manila, the Government of Philippines began rolling out a privatisation scheme in 1995 with... -
MacAfee Building Supply: Improving Performance Across Retail Stores (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details MacAfee Building Supply, a distributor of building supplies and heating and plumbing products, had grown to become the largest company of its kind in... -
SoundCloud: Subscription Streaming?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Established in 2007, by early 2014 SoundCloud already boasted the second largest number of active music listeners among all streaming services and was... -
Semicon India: Demystifying Workforce Analytics (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In May 2015, Filip Daw, a human capital strategist with a leading consultancy, is hired by the Indian subsidiary of Semicon Inc (SI), an American semiconductor... -
Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details On November 7th, 2017, Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, had just closed the sale of Peak Games'... -
Arck Systems (F)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The Arck Systems series of cases describes the dilemmas faced by a senior sales manager in determining a sales compensation plan at an enterprise software... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on High Performance (with bonus article "The Right Way to Form New Habits" An interview with James Clear)
24.95View Details Set yourself on the path to greatness. If you read nothing else on performing at your highest level, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds... -
Rhino Foods' People-Profit Dilemma: Inclusive Workforce Challenges and Opportunities
Management Case Study11.95View Details Second Place Winner; 2023 DEI Global Case Writing Competition Rhino Foods is a U.S.-based Benefit Corporation (B Corp) owned and operated by the Castle... -
NAUKRI: THREE RETENTION DILEMMAS
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Naukri case deals with the talent retention challenge that most Indian companies are facing. The case explores different personnel retention scenarios...
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Barbara Norris: Leading Change in the General Surgery Unit
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View 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... -
Why Employees Need Both Recognition and Appreciation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOne is about what people do; the other is about who they are. -
Seven Steps to Smarter Hiring
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleThis week’s question for Ask the Coach: Once again, I hired the perfect person, I thought, and he’s turned out to be a nightmare. Why is it so hard to hire the right person? Hiring the right people is not as simple as it sounds! Millions of managers ask themselves this same question every day. […] -
Helping New Managers Succeed
Talent management Digital Articleby Lauren Keller Johnson -
Fear and Stress on the Job
Big IdeaWorkers and managers explain why incivility is a company problem, not an individual one — and how to address it. -
Should Your Family Business Have a "No In-Laws" Policy?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe short answer: maybe. -
Leading Clever People
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn an economy driven by ideas and intellectual know-how, top executives recognize the importance of employing smart, highly creative people. But if clever... -
Managing B Players
Managing people AudioTom DeLong, Harvard Business School professor. -
How to Align Employee and Company Interests
Employee retention Digital ArticleI spent time with each of my team members recently to focus on the top priorities for our firm Cue Ball and to make sure we were all on the same page. I asked each person to prepare a list of their top five priorities. In our individual review sessions, I asked them to look […] -
SG Cowen: New Recruits
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Chip Rae, director of recruiting at SG Cowen, must decide which recruits to keep after the final interview process for new outside associate hires. Along...