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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

He began by helping firms recruit competent executives, acquire new customers, and establish conducive office space. After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. This idea became a theory, and he developed a practice.

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Research: The Most Common DEI Practices Actually Undermine Diversity

Harvard Business

Despite not working well for attaining diverse representation, diversity training is widely used in organizations. In contrast, formal mentoring programs and targeted recruitment are effective for increasing diverse representation but are underused.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

A recent Recode article provides an interesting perspective on the evolution of HR at Uber. It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth. If risky managerial behaviors are tolerated while HR focuses on recruitment, those behaviors can be seen as accepted.

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Many that serve clients with strategy come from organizations (like Bain or McKinsey) that offer excellent toolkit and skills training pre-Bridgespan; the training at Bridgespan is there, but not as thorough. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Group Consulting. Leadership Program: Leading for Impact. Internships.

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Welcome to new readers plus a few questions answered

Management Consulted

For my new readers, here are some recommended and popular articles for you to browse: Management Consulting and the Consulting Industry 101. Overview of the Management Consulting Recruiting Process. The training – both on the job and formal – was continuous and applicable far beyond management consulting.

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Full Disclosure in Board Recruitment

The Nonprofit Consultant

Liz Heath, executive director of The Nonprofit Center in Tacoma, Washington, has an article in the Tacoma News Tribune advising nonprofits to let future board members in on whole truth. Many times we're anxious to recruit new talent to our boards, so we soft-pedal the requirements and expectations.

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When training is not the right answer

The Management Centre

Fresh from her session on assertiveness with Ruby Bayley-Pratt at this years Institute of Fundraising Convention, =mc Director Yvette Gyles offers insight into why training is not always the solution. That said, the one-size-fits-all-and-all-must-attend training programme seems to remain a popular approach.