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Turning Metrics Into Money: An Interview With Solange Charas, Ph.D.
Solange Charas, Ph.D. is chief executive officer (CEO) of Charas Consulting, Inc. In her career, she has served as a chief human resources officer (CHRO) and corporate board director, her research has been published in Harvard Business Review and The Corporate Board magazine, and she has appear...
March 18, 2015
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Aligning Goals, Resources, and People for Successful Change: An Interview With Tom Robertson, Ph.D.
If you are contemplating organizational change and desire sustained, positive results, there are many factors to consider and steps to take. This post focuses on the concept of alignment. Over the years, Thomas V. (“Tom”) Robertson, Ph.D., has led many change initiatives in corporate contexts, in...
March 6, 2015
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Until his career was cut short by injury, John Gerak played five seasons as an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL)—four with the Minnesota Vikings and one with the St. Louis Rams. As an undergraduate, Gerak attended Penn State where he initially played running back but soon le...
March 6, 2015
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Putting Oomph Into the HR Value Proposition: An Interview with Sheri Caldwell, Ph.D., SPHR
Sheri Caldwell, Ph.D., SPHR, is Director of Human Resources for the Grain Group, a division of The Andersons, Inc., a 67 year-old American agricultural business. She is also coauthor of three books: Got a Solution? HR Approaches to 5 Common and Persistent Business Problems; Got a Minute? The 9 Le...
March 6, 2015
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Values First! An Interview with GlaxoSmithKline Senior Vice President, PD Villarreal
As described in Dan Pink’s book, To Sell is Human, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the global pharmaceutical, vaccines, and consumer health care company, has adopted a groundbreaking approach to paying its salespeople. Rather than base its sales representatives’ compensation on their own respective sales,...
March 6, 2015
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Laying a Foundation for Diversity & Inclusion: A Case Study
In a previous interview, Michelle P. Wimes, Esq., the Director of Professional Development & Inclusion at Ogletree Deakins, identified challenges that diversity initiatives face and how to overcome them. Here, she describes how she laid a foundation for a successful diversity and inclusion pr...
March 6, 2015
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Delegation: Ask Permission, Beg Forgiveness, or Practice “Per-Giveness”?
As a boss, have you ever been frustrated by employees who either (a) kept you in the dark or (b) sought your approval for everything? As an employee, have you ever been frustrated by bosses who either (a) kept you in the dark or (b) insisted on their approval for everything? If you’re a boss, you...
March 6, 2015
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A Commitment to Diversity in Practice Versus in Theory—Interview of Mel Jones, Skanska
Mel Jones is Northwest Diversity Manager for Skanska USA, a multibillion dollar international building and development company. Before joining Skanska, Jones was a civil engineer and owned his own engineering design company. As an African American business owner, Jones experienced the subtle-yet-...
March 6, 2015
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“No, I’m not disingenuous—You’re disingenuous!” “I’ll see your motion for sanctions and raise you a bar association complaint!” Does fighting fire with fire produce the best results? Or is there another way? Karate & Legal Advocacy Years ago, I studied Karate. Karate is defensive. My Sensei u...
March 6, 2015
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Bob Briggs is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of PeopleWorks International, an international business performance consultancy. For the past 35 years he has consulted on organizational change and strategic planning from small businesses to Fortune 50 giants. JATHAN JANOVE: Companie...
March 6, 2015
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Information Flow & Employee Engagement: Interview With Amy Haran of USANA
Amy Haran is Executive Director of Communications of USANA Health Sciences. Recently profiled in Utah Business magazine’s “Forty under 40,” she oversees communications for USANA’s 300,000 independent distributors and 1,300 employees around the world. JATHAN JANOVE: American business leaders have ...
March 6, 2015
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