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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

Even though we were following the typical playbook — posting open positions on job boards that specialize in attracting candidates from underrepresented groups, sponsoring events, giving scholarships, and training our employees on inclusion and hidden bias — we weren’t seeing progress. Native American, 18.1%

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Why Companies Are Creating Their Own Coworking Spaces

Harvard Business

Traditionally nonexistent in corporate America, they typically help select, vet, onboard, and connect new users with existing ones while organizing the space, arbitrating conflicts, and hosting events. As one might imagine, demonstrating the ROI of this is difficult — most don’t even try. Corporate coworkers seek the same.

Company 130
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How to Develop Leaders Who Can Drive Strategic Change - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KORN FERRY

Harvard Business

More than 50 percent of executives ranked their leadership development ROI as “fair” to “very poor.” And many indicated a preference for “journey based” development using experiences inside the organization as opposed to time-bound or event-based programs outside the company.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

In my experience with dozens of organizations implementing IoT solutions, those that achieved their expected ROI changed their traditional business approaches in one or more of the following ways: They Developed a Partner Ecosystem. Putting up booths at university recruiting events and hosting job fairs will not be enough.

ROI 72
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Start Networking with People Outside Your Industry

Harvard Business

He embarked on a networking campaign that forced him to meet each week with people outside the company, including executive recruiters, venture capitalists, startup entrepreneurs, and more. As an introvert, he’d previously eschewed most networking events. Given the vagaries of industry disruption, he became concerned.

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Pay your team right: A comprehensive guide to compensation

Asamby Consulting

Next to effective recruiting, getting compensation right is one of the most important tools to position your company well in the market. A defined bonus means that you specific events that need to happen in order to be paid the bonus. Finance: Think about ROI and Cashflow. So, first, get clear on your strategic goals.

ROI 40
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How Learning and Development Are Becoming More Agile

Harvard Business

Now in its 7th year, DAMCO’s investment in young commercial leaders has grown because the ROI of the program has been considerable, measured both in financial terms and in the growth of new business opportunity. As a senior tech leader at Wal-Mart put it, “It often just takes too long to recruit, hire and on-board full-time staff.”

Agile 70