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30 Dec 2020
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Race at Work: Recruit, Retain, Mentor

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Partners - Managing the Future of Work

works and lives. For more information, please visit their website . Grads of Life Grads of Life is a national initiative that catalyzes market demand for Opportunity Youth by transforming employer perceptions and hiring practices. Their innovative focus on the demand... View Details

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

length every time. And although art-based processes realize the full capabilities of talented workers and can benefit from great worker talent, by no means do they require exceptional or especially creative individuals. Nor does great... View Details

Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin

March 2022
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Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco

In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details

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22 Jun 2021
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Looking at Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada

Michelle Banik, Heather Stark (MBA 1999), Penny Collenette, and Jen Lee Koss (MBA 2008) When the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report came out at the end of March, the news was grim. The significant economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched the... View Details

15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016

Fall 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Global Talent Flows By: Kerr, William R., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and Çağlar Özden Abstract—The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2016
News

The Difference Fellowships Make

loan-forgiveness programs, can make career choices based on their passions rather than their ability to repay debt. The goal of the fellowship program is simple: recruit the most talented people and expand their sense of the careers they... View Details

2016
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Lizzie Baily Wolf

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Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms - Course Catalog

field to the students”. Course Content and Organization: Selected course sessions: 1. First day speech role play and early actions post acquisition 2. Financial systems, accounting, and metrics 3. Difficult conversations: Demotion, termination, star performer feedback... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Global Leadership Initiative's Director Focuses on Technology

ability? These and other projects are in the early research phase, Price notes. He emphasizes that the initiative's collaborative structure draws on the talents of HBS faculty and includes assistance from other experts in the field. "We... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2013
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Len Schlesinger Returns

says Schlesinger. He will teach Field 3 in January. This is the third time you've come back to HBS. You must like it here! There is no place like this anywhere in the world. The embarrassment of riches in talent and intellect...when it... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 May 2012
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Best in Show

Calling this year’s show a “spectacular spectacle,” Parrish describes the biggest change he’s noticed over the years: “The talent got to be stunningly good, with Broadway-quality singing.” As a pastor, Parrish observes that he and Janice... View Details

July 2010 (Revised September 2011)
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Hiring Successful Professionals: One Process--Multiple Goals

By: Heidi K. Gardner

The best hiring practices help professional firms attract successful employees, equip newcomers with critical support networks, increase the firm's diversity, and enhance its reputation. This Note delineates how leading firms manage these multiple objectives throughout... View Details

Keywords: Integration; Goals and Objectives; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Management Practices and Processes; Forecasting and Prediction; Employees; Diversity Characteristics; Service Industry

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25 Sep 2024
Podcast

Collective counsel: Corporate law's changing workforce and culture

Vinson and Elkins' Keith Fullenweider on recruiting team players, boosting collaboration and soft skills through targeted training and mentorship, prioritizing mental health and work-life balance, automating judiciously, and making return-to-office work. View Details

10 Jul 2023
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Why Everyone Is Mad about New York’s AI Hiring Law

27 Jan 2014
Blog Post

Opportunity Abounds

to mind is SCALE. Everything in India is large. Between my global partner and the other 5 partners working with other HBS groups in New Delhi, there is an immense amount of talent in this country. The country still has far to go, but with... View Details

Keywords: Technology

06 Mar 2017
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Leading in the Community and the Boardroom

for you,” says Wiley, who served for 15 years as president and CEO of the Partnership, a nonprofit talent management organization for minority professionals in greater Boston. “I want to grow and contribute to a professional organization,... View Details

Samuel M. Vauclain

Having become a skilled locomotive engineer while working as his father’s apprentice, Vauclain’s talent allowed him to rapidly advance through the ranks of Baldwin. In addition to his innovative designs, Vauclain’s sales skills allowed... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 12 Nov 2014
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Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation

What does it take to build an organization that can innovate in today's global economy? Professor Linda Hill will share examples from her new book of leaders who have learned how to cultivate "collective genius" and provide a framework for creating organizations in... View Details

Frederick B. Rentschler

A talented inventor of aviation equipment, Rentschler created and manufactured many revolutionary aircraft engines, including those used in the planes of Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and James Doolittle. View Details