Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

.” In today’s tightening labor market, HR leaders must work relentlessly to develop and recruit people who advance digital transformation across their organizations. This neglect has hindered their ability to leverage data into talent strategies that can help transform their businesses. Implement leadership planning models.

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Data Talent Survey Recruiting 132

Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

Survey research was his passion and he began to apply these procedures to various fields of industry. As a young man, he conducted the first national survey of major magazines to see what ads were successful in attracting the most attention. One of Dr. Gallup’s most ambitious projects was a global survey he conducted in 1976.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2018

A new study by my firm, Weber Shandwick, in partnership with KRC Research, found that only 19% of the nearly 2,000 global employees we surveyed feel strongly that the work experience their employer promotes publicly is matched by reality. The timing couldn’t be worse. The combination of weak employee engagement rates globally and the 3.9%

Recruiting 135

Recruiting Recruitment How To Apparel 135

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

After extensive assessment, they settled on two initiatives: realigning incentives for employees and systematically introducing outside talent and practices. From its inception, the company consciously recruiting scientists who rebelled against big pharma bureaucracy and were open to new ways of working.

Company 121

Company Recruiting Recruitment Talent 121

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

While many recognized the importance of changing recruitment to create more-diverse workforces, only a few recognized that hiring a diverse staff would not guarantee a sense of inclusion among those hired. ” A lack of inclusion can sometimes be seen in employee surveys. .”

How To 120

How To Survey Advertising Recruiting 120

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

However, a new survey by my HR advisory firm Future Workplace called “The Employee Experience” reveals the reality is that employees crave something far more fundamental and essential to human needs. The notion that the creation of the workplace environment is solely a real estate concern is an outdated concept.

Real Estate 133

Real Estate Survey Study Wireless 133

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

In a tight talent market, it’s tempting for organizations to rely even more heavily on employee referrals to fill open positions, but a new study from PayScale shows that doing so could lead to pay inequities and a less-diverse workforce. Other demographic, job, and employer details were also collected as part of the survey.

How To 118

How To Talent Recruiting Recruitment 118

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

Economists have recently begun to suspect that the shift was caused by a decrease in “ recruitment intensity.” Lower recruitment intensity increases the time it takes to fill a job, which means more unfilled jobs and a higher job openings rate for a given level of unemployment. Jobs That Newly Require B.A.’s

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Research Education Recruiting Recruitment 128

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

We conducted a survey of over 5,000 board members from around the world to find out. Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge.

Telecommunications 127

Telecommunications Survey Biotechnology Industry 127

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Companies spend a lot of time and money building strong brands to win over customers—but they often fall short when it comes to strengthening their employer reputation to win talent. If companies can’t attract, engage, and retain the right talent, they’re unlikely to achieve their business objectives.

Talent 70

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Survey 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. They meet with external contacts or stay in touch with recruiters and headhunters in order to stay relevant in their industry.

Case Interview 136

Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 136

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2018

In STEM fields, both the private and public sectors continue to struggle with recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Like many technical workplaces, UCAR, which has approximately 1400 employees, has struggled to recruit and retain women and people of color. We kept this in mind when creating our own workplace diversity program.

Recruiting 124

Recruiting Recruitment Training Training 124

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In fact, at Duarte, the communication consultancy where I’m Chief Strategy Officer, we conducted a survey of over 200 leading company executives and found that 69% of respondents said that they were planning to launch or are currently conducting a change effort. But the truth is that most leaders don’t actually know how to do it.

Interviews 133

Interviews Banking Retail Survey 133

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2016

Accenture surveyed nearly 5,000 men and women in 31 countries, exploring their use of technology, including access to devices like smartphones and wireless wearable devices, and the frequency with which they use them.

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Accenture Education Government Wireless 119

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

We created a version of our index as an online survey that feeds us input in a more systematic way and as a means of reaching more people — you could, too, if your organizations are more accustomed to engaging in surveys online rather than in person. And people wanted more meeting spaces that could be used quickly and informally.

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Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 130

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

For example, talented people are often excluded from leadership positions if they belong to the group that faces discrimination. corporations (including Amazon , Nike , and MasterCard ) that increasing discrimination will leave them unable to recruit, retain, and develop talent.

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Study Policies Government Talent 125

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

The worker must also possess robotics and controls engineering skills, according to our analysis of Tesla’s recent recruiting efforts. Telsa, for instance, is recruiting robot engineers, computer vision scientists, deep learning scientists, and machine learning systems engineers.

Engineering 130

Engineering Training Training Analysis 130

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2017

In a 2014 survey , 55% of executives said a major constraint to investing in training was that they did not know how to measure success. And in another survey, 87% said they cannot calculate quantifiable returns on their learning investments. When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them.

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Training Training ROI Metrics 132

Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

However, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk survey found that the average remote worker spent nine hours a week doing other tasks during work schedules besides working. These benefits include increased flexibility, access to a broader talent pool, reduced commuting, and potential physical office cost savings. more days every month, or 16.8

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Leadership Training Training Productivity 101

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Diane’s experience represents the experience of so many talented women in our research on the return to work after parental leave. Our research suggests that many firms are failing to support female talent making this return and that women are often left feeling frustrated and disappointed by it. Takeaways for Organizations.

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Company Research Interviews Talent 132

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2018

” But if this performance-based meritocracy were true, getting the job done would encompass a variety of skills and talents at which both men and women and people of all races and ethnicities could potentially excel. Perhaps most importantly, it will make a difference in the careers of talented and hardworking firefighters.

Training 132

Training Training Groups Recruiting 132

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2017

Financial institutions need more technically adept, visionary talent if they are to survive the shift to the digital age and take the kind of risks necessary for long-term success. But instead of recruiting new talent, many of these institutions are losing people to the tech industry.

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Financial Industry Banking Company 134

LSA Global

APRIL 9, 2024

Virtual Interview Tips to Hire Top Talent: Unveiling the Secrets The benefits of virtual interviews have caused most employers to conduct initial interviews online, rather than in person to open up their talent pool, inject flexibility into the recruiting process, test candidates remote technical savvy, and reduce travel expenses.

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Talent Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 36

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2017

To study those issues and others, we surveyed how AI is being implemented at more than 1,000 global companies. Now Ewing is deploying her creative talents to help engineers develop the personality of Sophie, an AI program in the health care field. In the future, companies might even be incorporating sympathy into their AI systems.

Ethics 128

Ethics System Development Talent 128

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

In a new global survey of 7,500 global leaders by Korn Ferry, executives identified accelerating innovation and improving profitability among the top three business priorities in their organizations. Preparing for the Future of Talent Acquisition. Read more from Korn Ferry: How Organizations Can Thrive in the Digital Economy.

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Development Survey How To Leadership 70

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2017

The rise of — and demand for — contractors is starting to rewrite the rules of talent. In addition, we’ve conducted a separate survey of contract workers to learn more about what they’re looking for in a role. Twenty to thirty percent of the workforce in the U.S. Design competitive compensation.

Real Estate 71

Real Estate Talent Survey Analysis 71

LSA Global

JANUARY 9, 2019

Smart Talent Management. Smart talent management is all about deploying your workforce where they need to be, doing what they’re good at, when they need to be there. Smart talent management is doing it right, individual by individual, job by job, role by role. Companies that get talent management right have a competitive edge.

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Talent Management How To Recruiting 31

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Surveys & Experimental Studies. Without an MBA or a PhD, you won’t get very far up the ladder, which, no matter how talented you are, is going to have a huge bearing on your compensation. ANALYSIS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Environment & Natural Resources. Financial Institutions. Healthcare Consulting Services.

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Analysis Groups Interviews Culture 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2018

In particular, we looked at how different countries compared on 16 cultural values developed by psychologists Geert Hofstede and Shalom Schwartz, the GLOBE Project , and the World Values Survey. These values include culturally prevalent attitudes towards individualism, long-term decision-making, and risk aversion.

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Study Banking Culture Groups 122

Peter Stark

JANUARY 6, 2019

As we move into the first quarter of 2019, the war for your top talent is well underway. As a leader, are you prepared to win the war for the top talent? Employee turnover can impact you with costs in recruiting, pre-departure costs, selection of new team members, onboarding, training and the overall loss of productivity.

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Survey Talent Culture Data 24

Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Now is the time to acquire top talent and to get the right people in the right place. In an economic downturn, the top actions leaders typically take are to lay off employees and cut back on recruiting, company events, bonuses, and individual (e.g., When times are good, mediocre talent is often tolerated or goes unnoticed.

Talent 71

Talent Survey Operations Study 71

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Why aren’t more talented women moving up? To investigate this effect further, we interviewed top women executives about their experiences in recruitment processes and found a common complaint: dissatisfaction and frustration with how those processes were managed. Finalist pools can reinforce the status quo.

Recruiting 70

Recruiting Recruitment Interviews Video 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Every day we get new reminders of just how tough the war for talent can be. One survey found that 64% of workers, and 75% of those under the age of 34, believe frequently switching jobs will benefit their careers. As Christine Porath and Tony Schwartz found in a survey, half of employees don’t feel respected by their bosses.

Culture 70

Culture Survey Talent Development 70

Peter Stark

JANUARY 12, 2019

In last week’s blog we addressed 7 reasons your Employee Engagement and Opinion Surveys can be a waste of time and fail to bring about positive changes in your organizational culture and help you win the war for top talent. Identifying these pockets on your Employee Engagement Survey can help contain the flames.

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Survey Talent Recruiting Recruitment 22

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

These prestigious programs engage talented young people (and in a way, imitate consultant work) by allowing them to work on different teams, in different departments and sometimes even in different countries over the course of two years. So, let’s take a look at some of their survey results: .

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Productivity Recruiting Recruitment Training 76

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Employee Surveys. Talent Assessment. Talent Assessment. Talent Management. Out of the massive laundry list of HR and benefits options for any old large global firm to choose from, Towers Watson specializes in the Health and Group Benefits, Insurance Industry Consulting and Talent Management practice areas.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

MAY 12, 2017

Start recruiting clients. All of that is a moot point until you have actual clients, so recruiting them should be your first priority. Similarly, DiBernardo has been lining up future clients not through any hard-core sales tactics but simply by sharing his plans with longtime colleagues who appreciate his talents. So start slow.

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Consulting How To Recruiting Recruitment 81