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15 Sep 2020
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How To Make Diversity a Reality

results and goals, just like you would do any other business matter. Chitra: And when leaders may say to you, "Hey, you know Willie, but I've got this chief diversity officer—we've been trying to do this for 20, 30, 40 years through HR or... View Details

06 Mar 2019
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Making Sabbaticals Mainstream

academics that had been doing research on the subject, and also individuals who'd taken sabbaticals, and companies, through the HR and the talent departments that have designed policies. I'm working with a professor at the University of... View Details

19 Aug 2010
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Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers

Control, Ken always cracked a joke. When lost in POM, we all turned to Mr. Polk.” 1987I. “Brave but stupid!” 1986H. One of our sectionmates had been an Army colonel (or some high rank), and his approach in one case to a delicate HR matter... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
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Class Notes Extra

openly discuss and critique a peer's actions.” In working to “close the gap” between East and West, Banthoon appointed two Americans to top-level positions — EVP of HR and EVP of retail business. The idea, admits Banthoon, whom Business... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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Afghanistan’s Hope and Light

and I feel a responsibility to offer support and an example to other women working at the company as well.” “In a country like Afghanistan, to have a female HR director hiring and firing anyone—especially a man—is revolutionary,” says... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

called to ask if he could do anything to make sure I wasn’t leaving, but at the end of the day I hadn’t built enough internal blue lines. The HR representative said it would be easiest if I stepped down quietly and took a significant... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

professionals, managers, and executives, from HR to finance, law firms to tech companies, across the world. Those conversations revolved around three key questions: What are the most common mistakes early-career professionals make at... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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