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Redefining the purpose of management for the 21st century
Redefining the Purpose of Management for the 21st Century
Global employee engagement is plummeting, burnout is rampant, and half of all employees are considering leaving, with "poor management" a...
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The experience paradox: why employers want what students can’t yet give
The Experience Paradox: Why Employers Want What Students Can’t Yet Give
Despite being highly motivated, many students struggle to gain work experience due to limited opportunities—a global issue known as the...
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Securitas’ 5-year transformation ushers the security industry into a new era
Securitas’ 5-year Transformation Ushers the Security Industry into a New Era
In 2018, Magnus Ahlqvist became CEO of Securitas AB, facing challenges in the security industry. Partnering with IMD Business School,...
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How business schools can help employers to effectively manage an ageing workforce
How business schools can help employers to effectively manage an ageing workforce
The idea of a ‘Midlife Review’ is gaining traction to open up conversations and plan ahead. It provides a holistic...
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How business schools can help employers effectively manage an ageing workforce
How business schools can help employers effectively manage an ageing workforce
It has been estimated that as a direct consequence of population ageing, the number of older workers aged between 55...
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Eight pillars of employee engagement and evolutionary change
Eight pillars of employee engagement and evolutionary change
Vlatka Ariaana Hlupic outlines the eight pillars of humane leadership, employee engagement, and evolutionary change that are taking place in...
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Gross national wellbeing: The future of work
Gross national wellbeing: The future of work
The real challenge for senior management in the private and public sectors will be to create wellbeing cultures which retain...
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Company-led learning ecosystems
Company-led learning ecosystems
Companies all around the world are facing a new challenge as the rise of business ecosystems breaks down industry borders...
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The importance of creating leadership momentum
The importance of creating leadership momentum
We can’t expect leaders to learn leadership as if they were still at school being taught by subject matter experts,...
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What role will hr adopt in the new world of work and business?
What role will HR adopt in the new world of work and business?
For a long time, the HR profession has struggled with brand and identity issues. What is HR’s role? Is it strategic enough? How...
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The making of the modern elder marketplace
The making of the modern elder marketplace
This demographic shift to older workers is the next tsunami in the future of work – large scale, anticipated in...
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The future of diversity and inclusion: can leaders scratch beneath the surface?
The future of diversity and inclusion: Can leaders scratch beneath the surface?
How do you entrench diversity into the business value chain and take into account the organisation’s diversity of thought, an...
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Delivering experience to achieve value
Delivering experience to achieve value
By understanding and attending to employee experience in a far more sophisticated manner than in years past, HR can expand...
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Diversity, rhetoric and reality: how hr can be a game changer
Diversity, rhetoric and reality: How HR can be a game changer
Viki Holton and Linda Holbeche explain how professional expertise can help make diversity initiatives successful. Is diversity valued as it...
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Building agile organisational capability at cigna
Building agile organisational capability at Cigna
Robin Lewis and Bieke van Dessel, share insights into the role of human resources in building Cigna’s organisational capability.
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Making hr future proof
Making HR future proof
Amber Wigmore Alvarez asks if we are educating tomorrow’s talent effectively. 
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The quest for effective performance management
The quest for effective performance management
Edna Diez and Revathi Raghavan argue that to work properly, performance management needs to shift from being an evaluative tool...
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The future of work?
The future of work?
How can we tackle the current youth labour market crisis – where millions are unemployed at the same time as...
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Employee engagement: the role of hr
Employee engagement: The role of HR
Employee engagement has become a sacred cow of HR, one of the things it does to help the business. The...
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Why tomorrow’s hr professionals must reinvent their role
Why tomorrow’s HR professionals must reinvent their role
It is time for human development specialists to re-examine their function and take a global and historical perspective in thinking...
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Taking the headache out of managing part-time faculty
Taking the headache out of managing part-time faculty
The AdjunctFinder.com partnership with EFMD ensures quality, effective, affordable Adjunct Faculty management – without the headaches.
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Solving the global talent equation
Solving the global talent equation
Mike Johnson offers some thoughts on the challenges facing business leaders tasked with managing our organisations today and tomorrow.
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