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Dec 11, 2020
Six Questions You Should Ask in an Interview
Here are six questions that you can consider asking at the end of the interview to demonstrate that you're a thoughtful, curious candidate, with a genuine interest in the hiring manager, role and company.
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Dec 11, 2020
Head into the New Year with a Revitalized Career Plan
Take stock of where you are now in your career and identify any areas for development, set new goals, and celebrate your successes. This will give you the perspective needed to make sure you’re on the right path and have the information you need to plan out your next steps for the new year.
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Dec 08, 2020
Now is the Time to Hire a Transformational Leader
Transformational leadership will be critical for organizations as we look to the future. With such high demand, organizations must have an agile recruitment strategy to successfully hire the executives of their choice.
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Dec 08, 2020
The Pandemic as a Catalyst for HR Reinvention
Working through the pandemic, HR leaders have been forced to be more innovative in reshaping long-standing HR policies and practices to look for more strategic, flexible, and adaptable ways of managing their people function.
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Dec 08, 2020
A Paradigm Shift: Leaders Who Coach
The pandemic amplified the need for Ericsson to bring about a paradigm shift in their leadership culture. Priyanka Anand, VP and Head of Human Resources and Linda Lindberg, VP and Head of Commercial Management for Ericsson Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India, share how Ericsson helped their line leaders evolve into strong coaches.
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Nov 23, 2020
Reinventing Today’s Workforce: Welcome to the Skills Economy
Michael Priddis, CEO of Faethm, shares the opportunities for companies that adopt a data-enabled and human-first approach to workforce transformation, in response to automation, COVID and recession, to rapidly upskill and reskill their workforces to transition to the jobs of tomorrow.
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Nov 18, 2020
Top Four Takeaways to Advance the Convergence of Learning and Work
It’s time to change the way we think about and deploy learning within organizations. We need this shift not only to meet future skills needs, but also to start mining the maximum value possible from human capital, the real engine of growth and success.
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Nov 09, 2020
If You Must Downsize, Ask This Key Question First
For organizations struggling to find their way in a world reshaped forever by COVID-19, three practices can help companies more effectively manage downsizing, minimize layoffs, and enhance their talent strategy with reskilling, upskilling and redeployment.
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Nov 09, 2020
There Isn’t a Better Time to Build a True Coaching Culture
When building a coaching culture, leaders must keep these three must-know qualities in mind to successfully create the conditions to generate new ideas while keeping employees confident and engaged.
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Oct 21, 2020
Outplacement: How to Separate the Experts from the Opportunists
At a time of extraordinary economic uncertainty, contracting with a human capital firm with no prior experience in outplacement is simply not a well-advised option for an organization undergoing massive change.
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Sep 29, 2020
Is Your Company’s Resilience Battery on Empty? Five Steps to Recharge
Resilience is like a battery; to maintain a full charge, it must be properly maintained and periodically recharged. Run the resilience battery too long in an environment that is harsh and unwelcoming, and it will eventually be drained and lose power.
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Sep 09, 2020
How do your severance and separation practices stack up?
In the eighth edition of the Lee Hecht Harrison Severance & Separation Benefits Benchmark Study, we look at the reasons why severance is offered, how severance is typically calculated at various levels of employment, and what common severance and separation benefits, such as outplacement and redeployment, are offered.