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How to Write a Cover Letter
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How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
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Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions
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How to Keep Working When You're Just Not Feeling It
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What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
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The Leader as Coach
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An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
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How to Conduct a Great Performance Review
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat to do before, during, and after the meeting. -
CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThey expect a "short and shallow" downturn. -
Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome
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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond
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When Blind Hiring Advances DEI — and When It Doesn’t
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How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now
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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
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Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century
Analytics and data science Magazine ArticleMeet the people who can coax treasure out of messy, unstructured data. -
The Performance Management Revolution
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHated by bosses and subordinates alike, traditional performance appraisals have been abandoned by more than a third of U.S. companies. The annual review's... -
The Neuroscience of Trust
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleManagers have tried various strategies and perks to boost employee engagement--all with little impact on long-term retention and performance. But now,... -
Unconscious Bias Training That Works
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTo become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, many companies have turned to unconscious bias (UB) training. By raising awareness of the mental shortcuts... -
7 Strategies to Improve Your Employees’ Health and Well-Being
Human resource management ResearchA roundup of research on how to create a positive working environment.
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Business Process Transformation at the CIA (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details When Dick Calder is named head of the CIA's Directorate of Administration (DA) in 1995, he faces the task of leading a beleaguered organization through... -
Business Process Transformation at the CIA (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details When Dick Calder is named head of the CIA's Directorate of Administration (DA) in 1995, he faces the task of leading a beleaguered organization through... -
Motorola (B)
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Gender and Free Speech at Google (C)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details This case reveals Google's response to a list of employee demands aiming to combat sexual misconduct in the workplace. This case should accompany the... -
Tokyo Jane
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Tokyo Jane is an accessible fashion jewelry company that makes and markets its products as "luxury for less" by designing, importing and selling fashion... -
Maybank: Organisational Transformation Through Human Resources
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details It was January 2018. Nora Abd Manaf, Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Maybank, the largest bank by market capitalisation in Malaysia, is contemplating... -
Fresh to Table
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details After the contentious firing of an office manager, the leadership at Fresh to Table, a software-as-a-service provider for luxury hotels and restaurants,... -
Design Thinking at Arena Industries: Designing an Employee Wellness Approach
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This document is one of three available case-based simulations used as the basis for a multisession course on design thinking. The course emphasizes deep... -
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... -
GoSports: Developing Sports Talent to Create Role Models
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case GoSports: Developing Sports Talent to Create Role Models describes the evolution of an Indian not-for-profit organization GoSports, whose mission... -
Rodan + Fields Dermatologists
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The case focuses on issues involved in managing the direct multilevel marketing sales consultants who sell R+F skin care products. The company is trying... -
Zappos.com (B): Strategy Powered by Culture and People
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details The second part of Zappos case focuses on Zappos's people proposition, which led to high performance and raised barriers to imitation. It demonstrates... -
Scotts Miracle-Gro: The Spreader Sourcing Decision
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The Scotts Miracle-Gro company is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, with a full range of products for professional... -
HP, Inc. Beyond 2021: Pursuing Strategic Renewal for Growth
Management Case Study8.95View Details On November 2, 2021, Enrique Lores, CEO of HP, Inc., ended the first online huddle of the week with his executive leadership team. The day was an historic... -
Poland's A2 Motorway
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (AWSA) is a consortium of 18 firms that won a concession to build and operate Poland's first private toll road. In June 2000,... -
CEO Succession at Cisco (A): From John Chambers to Chuck Robbins
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details A smooth transition from former CEO John Chambers to new CEO Chuck Robbins had put Cisco in a position of strength. Looking back, the board reflected... -
Beyond the Myth of the Perfect Mentor: Building a Network of Developmental Relationships
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Instead of embarking on an odyssey for the perfect mentor, individuals should pursue a strategy of building a network of developmental relationships.... -
eBay, Inc.: Stock Option Plans (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The footnote disclosure for eBay, Inc. in 2000 indicates that if the company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method, its... -
Jamie's Market: Challenges Hiring and Onboarding Temporary Workers
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In 2020, the flagship location of Jamie's Market, a specialty supermarket retailer in California, struggled to hire enough temporary workers to meet the...
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How to Write a Cover Letter
Leadership & Managing People Best PracticeAdvice for tackling one of the toughest parts of the job-hunting process. -
How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA guide for employees and managers. -
Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleToo many applicants are screened out because they don't fit a particular pattern. -
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... -
What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Managing yourself Digital ArticleDebunking three common misconceptions. -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control... -
An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFive subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now. -
How to Conduct a Great Performance Review
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat to do before, during, and after the meeting. -
CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThey expect a "short and shallow" downturn. -
Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhy do some employees perform poorly? Most managers would answer this question by ticking off a list that includes weak skills, insufficient experience,...