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Globalization, Robots, and the Future of Work
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen Jeffrey Joerres first joined Manpower, in 1993, the labor market was relatively stable and the company still focused largely on traditional office,... -
3 New U.S. Employment Regulations That Companies Should Prepare for Now
Human resource management Digital ArticleA spate of laws and rules in three areas — noncompete clauses, pay transparency, and human capital disclosures — will have far-reaching implications on the talent landscape. -
Korn/Ferry's CEO on Transforming the Company in Mid-Crisis
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleGary Burnison had a lot of faith in Korn/Ferry's brand when he became a significant investor, back in 2001. The company was suffering in the aftermath... -
Why Social Networks Still Haven’t Cracked the Job Search Puzzle
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleLinkedIn and Facebook each own part of the answer. -
Turn Departing Employees into Loyal Alumni
Managing people Magazine ArticleA holistic approach to offboarding -
Helping Low-Income Workers Stay Out of Debt
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleEmployer-sponsored fintech products can enhance financial resilience and inclusion. -
Collaborating Well in Large Global Teams
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt starts with a clear shared objective. -
Rethinking the On-Demand Workforce
Innovation Magazine ArticleDigital talent platforms have matured, and many companies are using them to hire skilled gig workers. Now they need to get strategic about it. -
Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?
Managing people Magazine ArticleA VP decides which candidate to promote. -
HR Goes Agile
Business management SpotlightAgile isn’t just for tech anymore. -
AT&T’s Talent Overhaul
Talent management Magazine ArticleCan the firm really retrain hundreds of thousands of employees? -
Unexpected Benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn the wake of a series of gross corporate abuses around the turn of the century, Congress passed Sarbanes-Oxley, which was intended to make corporate... -
Case Study: Your Star Salesperson Lied. Should He Get a Second Chance?
Business ethics Magazine ArticleWeighing the pros and cons of a zero-tolerance policy -
The Transformer CLO
Developing employees Magazine ArticleThe role of chief learning officer isn’t just about training anymore. -
Create Colleagues, Not Competitors
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTo maximize information exchange among employees, don't reward individual performance. -
Stop Screening Job Candidates’ Social Media
Hiring and recruitment Magazine ArticleStick to evidence-based recruiting.
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Leader as Coach: Restoring Employee Motivation and Performance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Kiera, a young, enthusiastic sales rep, was recently promoted to manager of a sales team of five. In her first year on the job, she tackled a major revamp... -
Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Facing a significant decline (downward trend) in revenues in 2016, David Gwilliam, Head of Transformation at PepsiCo UK introduced a new way of working... -
Recruitment at Penguin Random House UK
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In December 2019, Claire Thomas and Ellie Harlow were reflecting on their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in hiring at Penguin Random House... -
Leading Change in Talent at L'Oreal
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Jean-Claude Le Grand just stepped into a new role as Executive Vice-President for Human Resources at the global cosmetics company, L'Oréal. He is now... -
Swagbucks
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In early 2016, Chuck Davis, chairman and CEO of Prodege LLC, parent company of the brand promotion business Swagbucks, and Josef Gorowitz, Prodege's founder... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Jacob (A)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
PeopleAnswers (A): People Analytics
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In the fall of 2009, founder and CEO Gab Goncalves has turned PeopleAnswers, Inc. from a fledgling startup to a steadily growing company of nearly 50... -
Longfor: A Non-Traditional Company in China - When in Rome, Do Not Do What the Romans Do
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Longfor, a real estate company in China, treats every customer as an individual with distinctive tastes, preferences and needs; the homes it designs emphasize... -
Improving Mental Health Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence in the DRC
Organizational Development Case StudyThis case explores the implementation and evaluation of mental health treatment for survivors of conflict-related gender-based violence in the Democratic... -
Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Describes Hay Associates Climate Survey Questionnaire and the eight dimensions of organizational climate. Rewritten by G.W. Baird, company partner. -
Leader as Coach: Restoring Employee Motivation and Performance (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Kiera, a young, enthusiastic sales rep, was recently promoted to manager of a sales team of five. In her first year on the job, she tackled a major revamp... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Alex (A)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
Agoda: People Analytics and Business Culture (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W17429. -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Jacob (B)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
IndiaFirst Life Insurance: Driving Growth with Competency Mapping
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In late 2015, the chief people officer at IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company, a joint venture with two public sector banks in India, faced a new challenge.... -
Transpower New Zealand: Evaluating Board Performance
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Mark Verbiest, Chairman of Transpower New Zealand, initiated a performance review of Transpower's board of directors. The review, which took four months... -
Working as an ASHA to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Uttar Pradesh, India
Communication Case StudySet in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, this case explores the complexity of addressing maternal and child health and care delivery by looking... -
RBC: Transforming Transformation (B)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Historically, personal and commercial banks (P&CB) maintained long relationships with their clients who tended to do most if not all of their banking... -
Computer Power Group: Designing Brand Architecture
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Computer Power Group (CPG), an Australian-based consulting, education, and staffing placement firm in the IT industry, is contemplating a brand architecture... -
The AS/AD Model
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The Aggregate Supply-Aggregate Demand model (AS/AD for short) is designed for analyzing the short-run behavior of a closed economy. The main feature of...
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Leader as Coach: Restoring Employee Motivation and Performance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Kiera, a young, enthusiastic sales rep, was recently promoted to manager of a sales team of five. In her first year on the job, she tackled a major revamp... -
Addressing Skills Mismatch: Utilizing Talent Supply Chain Management to Enhance Collaboration Between Companies and Talent Suppliers
Organizational Development Digital ArticleTalent management continues to be a topic of interest for employers who face significant challenges dealing with the uncertainty of the supply and demand... -
Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Facing a significant decline (downward trend) in revenues in 2016, David Gwilliam, Head of Transformation at PepsiCo UK introduced a new way of working... -
Recruitment at Penguin Random House UK
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In December 2019, Claire Thomas and Ellie Harlow were reflecting on their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in hiring at Penguin Random House... -
Manage Your Workforce Ecosystem, Not Just Your Employees
Management Digital ArticleLeaders increasingly characterize the workforce as being broader than an organization's employees, encompassing all of the people and groups that contribute... -
Leading Change in Talent at L'Oreal
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Jean-Claude Le Grand just stepped into a new role as Executive Vice-President for Human Resources at the global cosmetics company, L'Oréal. He is now... -
Swagbucks
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In early 2016, Chuck Davis, chairman and CEO of Prodege LLC, parent company of the brand promotion business Swagbucks, and Josef Gorowitz, Prodege's founder... -
Factors that Influence New Generation Candidates to Engage with and Complete Digital, AI-enabled Recruiting
Organizational Development Digital ArticleRecruiting talent has moved from a tactical HR activity to a strategic business priority. This has been driven by shifts in the source of firm value and... -
How ChatGPT Can and Can't Help Managers Design Better Job Roles
Management Digital ArticlePoorly designed job roles hurt employee engagement and retention. The problem: Many managers don’t know how to create healthy, productive roles. New... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Jacob (A)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday...