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How to Keep Working When You're Just Not Feeling It
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMotivating yourself is one of the main things that sets high achievers apart, and it's hard. How do you keep pushing onward when your heart isn't into... -
Compensation Packages That Actually Drive Performance
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleBy aligning executives' financial incentives with company strategy, a firm can inspire its management to deliver superior results. But it can be hard... -
How a “Pay-to-Quit” Strategy Can Reveal Your Most Motivated Employees
Employee incentives Digital ArticleEverybody wins with this program. -
Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition
Organizational Development SpotlightA lot of leaders believe that the formula for attracting and keeping talent is simple: Just ask people what they want and give it to them. The problem... -
Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work
Employee incentives Magazine ArticleWhen reward systems fail, don’t blame the program—look at the premise behind it. -
Ten Ways to Create Shareholder Value
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleExecutives have developed tunnel vision in their pursuit of shareholder value, focusing on short-term performance at the expense of investing in long-term... -
The High Cost of Neglecting Low-Wage Workers
Finance & Accounting SpotlightMany companies blame outside factors for the trouble they've been having in finding and retaining frontline workers: the pandemic, the government's stimulus... -
Rethinking Rewards
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIt is difficult to overstate the extent to which most managers and the people who advise them believe in the redemptive power of rewards, argues Alfie... -
Why Your Mentoring Program Should Be Mandatory
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen given a choice, the employees who most need help are likely to opt out. -
Six Dangerous Myths About Pay
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this article, Jeffrey Pfeffer (Thomas D. Dee Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Business School) identifies widely accepted "fictions"... -
Don't Let Metrics Undermine Your Business
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleEvery day, at almost every company, strategy is being hijacked by numbers. Because strategy is abstract, employees often mentally replace it with the... -
Designing Work That People Love
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleResignations are at an all-time high, and companies desperate to fill vacancies are trying everything from pay raises to trendy perks. But those interventions... -
Sales Bonuses Are Supposed to Motivate, So Don't Waste Them on Easy Targets
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleAn analysis shows many salespeople have "hidden salary." -
Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleMost companies expect the supply chain to work efficiently without interference, as if guided by Adam Smith's famed invisible hand. In their study of... -
Do You Give Employees a Reason to Feel Proud of What They Do?
Developing employees Digital ArticleThere’s a connection between pride and performance. -
Research: The Benefits of a Pet-Friendly Workplace
Organizational Development Digital ArticlePlus guidance on what to do when some employees prefer a pet-free workplace. -
Expensing Options Solves Nothing
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleThe use of stock options for executive compensation has become a lightning rod for public anger, and it's easy to see why. Many top executives grew hugely... -
Getting Beyond "Show Me the Money"
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleFor more than three decades, Andris Zoltners, now an emeritus professor at Northwestern, has been studying the best ways to organize and pay salespeople.... -
Breaking Down the Barriers to Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleTo spur innovation, businesses have spent billions on internal venture capital, incubators, and accelerators. Yet survey after survey indicates these... -
The Innovation Equation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleAs start-ups grow into larger, more bureaucratic companies, they're more likely to favor safe, incremental innovation over riskier, potentially breakthrough...
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Research: The Benefits of a Pet-Friendly Workplace
Compensation and benefits Digital ArticlePlus guidance on what to do when some employees prefer a pet-free workplace. -
Middle Management Is the Key to Sustainability
Environmental sustainability Magazine ArticleHow unsung heroes ensure a company’s impact -
We’re All Programmers Now
Technology and analytics Magazine ArticleWith generative AI, anyone can code. Here’s how to help your enterprise embrace this change. -
How a “Pay-to-Quit” Strategy Can Reveal Your Most Motivated Employees
Employee incentives Digital ArticleEverybody wins with this program. -
The High Cost of Neglecting Low-Wage Workers
Business management SpotlightSix mistakes that companies make—and how they can do better -
How to Hang On to Your Frontline Workers
Management Digital ArticleThis issue's Spotlight includes three articles about the often misunderstood importance of low-wage employees to a company's success. In "The High Cost... -
How to Motivate a Top Performer — When You Can’t Promote Them
Compensation and benefits Digital ArticleTalented employees may feel demoralized by slow career advancement. These interim strategies can help ensure their underlying needs are met. -
Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition
Talent management SpotlightOffer your people more than just flexibility. -
What Companies Get Wrong About Talent Management
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBusinesses make all kinds of mistakes when it comes to recruiting, hiring, benefits, and job design. In fact, many common U.S. HR practices are downright... -
Tech Talent Is Flooding the Job Market
Layoffs Digital ArticleEmployers have a rare opportunity to recruit from the ranks of the world’s leading digital companies. -
5 Things Employers Get Wrong About Caregivers at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleMyth #1: School and childcare are back to normal. - SPONSORED CONTENT FROM FRESHWORKS
Elevating the Digital Workplace Experience
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Why Your Mentoring Program Should Be Mandatory
Mentoring Magazine ArticleWhen given a choice, the employees who most need help are likely to opt out. -
Performance Management Shouldn’t Kill Collaboration
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Balancing Autonomy and Structure for Remote Employees
Virtual teams Digital ArticleA roadmap for leaders in the hybrid era. -
Designing Work That People Love
Talent management Magazine ArticleIt’s easier than you think. -
How to Retain Your Best Sales Talent
Sales and marketing Digital ArticleA recent study found that 56% of sales professionals are actively job hunting. -
What to Do If Your Employees Keep Getting Poached
Employee retention Digital ArticleFour ways managers can be more proactive about keeping employees. -
Rethinking Your Approach to the Employee Experience
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCompanies should focus on not just what they give employees but also how their offerings make employees feel. -
How to Build a Successful Upskilling Program
Talent management Digital ArticleEmployees say they want more training and development — but often struggle to identify which skills they’re looking for.
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Compagnie du Froid, S.A.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal... -
Jollibee Foods Corp. (A): International Expansion
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Noli Tingzon, newly-appointed international division VP at Jollibee, the Philippines-based hamburger chain, is faced with the challenge of expanding fast... -
Dovernet
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case illustrates the implications of using stringent performance measurement systems to create performance pressure, motivate employee achievement,... -
GRIT Fitness
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In December 2018, GRIT Fitness was a growing chain of boutique fitness studios offering a variety of workout classes, including weightlifting, high intensity... -
Fishbowl: Scaling Up
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Fishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and across industry. Unlike... -
EFI, Inc. (C)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details This is a follow-on case to EFI, Inc. (A) and (B). It reports on the sales force's response to the new plan and provides some data as to their performance... -
Incentives Within Organizations
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Serves as a brief introduction to incentive design and implementation. The analysis first locates incentive strategy within the larger structure of organizations... -
Arck Systems (E)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The Arck Systems series of cases describes the dilemmas faced by a senior sales manager in determining a sales compensation plan at an enterprise software... -
Sanquan Food: Closed-loop Management of a Family Business Undergoing Strategic Transformation (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Case (B) discusses the implementation of closed-loop management at a family business that underwent a strategic transformation, and explores mechanisms... -
LUV It or Leave It? Southwest Airlines Reflects on Organizational Choices
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2019 Southwest was the only US airline to remain profitable for nearly 50 years in a row, to never file for bankruptcy, and to never furlough or lay... -
Sky Air, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Concerns a fictitious airline company and examines the moral hazard situation that results within a firm. Provides an opportunity to discuss corporate... -
Multifactor Models
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Students evaluate the performance of four mutual funds and compute the cost of capital for two companies using fixed benchmarks, the CAPM, and a multifactor... -
Braddock Industries, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case examines the drivers of economic value creation for shareholders, and how these drivers are reflected in various incentive compensation programs... -
Akamai's Underwater Options (B): The Decision
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Briggs & Stratton, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The student's task is to develop a comprehensive strategy for Briggs & Stratton, which is facing severe competition and margin pressures. A major component... -
First Financial Group: Designing Short-Term Employee Incentive Programs
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In 2019, the director of strategy at US-based First Financial Group (FFG) needed to decide which alternative incentive program the mid-sized bank should... -
The New Pay Plan: Summertime and the Livin's Not Easy!
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Dr. Fred Carroll, a professor at Regency State, a large university in the Southeast, stopped in to talk to his department chairman, Dr. Ken Winston, about... -
Verona Group
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Are a salesperson's struggles her own fault or the result of a problematic job design? Anna George works as a salesperson at Verona Group, a company that... -
The BP-Amoco Merger: Executive Compensation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case is designed for an MBA course in management planning and control systems, an MBA course on mergers and acquisitions, an MBA course on strategy...
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How to Keep Working When You're Just Not Feeling It
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMotivating yourself is one of the main things that sets high achievers apart, and it's hard. How do you keep pushing onward when your heart isn't into... -
Compensation Packages That Actually Drive Performance
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleBy aligning executives' financial incentives with company strategy, a firm can inspire its management to deliver superior results. But it can be hard... -
How a “Pay-to-Quit” Strategy Can Reveal Your Most Motivated Employees
Employee incentives Digital ArticleEverybody wins with this program. -
Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition
Organizational Development SpotlightA lot of leaders believe that the formula for attracting and keeping talent is simple: Just ask people what they want and give it to them. The problem... -
Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work
Employee incentives Magazine ArticleWhen reward systems fail, don’t blame the program—look at the premise behind it. -
Ten Ways to Create Shareholder Value
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleExecutives have developed tunnel vision in their pursuit of shareholder value, focusing on short-term performance at the expense of investing in long-term... -
The High Cost of Neglecting Low-Wage Workers
Finance & Accounting SpotlightMany companies blame outside factors for the trouble they've been having in finding and retaining frontline workers: the pandemic, the government's stimulus... -
Compagnie du Froid, S.A.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The owner of an ice cream company must evaluate the performance of three regional businesses. To do the analysis, students must flex the budget by seasonal... -
Jollibee Foods Corp. (A): International Expansion
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Noli Tingzon, newly-appointed international division VP at Jollibee, the Philippines-based hamburger chain, is faced with the challenge of expanding fast... -
Rethinking Rewards
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIt is difficult to overstate the extent to which most managers and the people who advise them believe in the redemptive power of rewards, argues Alfie...