The document discusses how the nature of work and talent needs are changing due to factors like globalization, technology, and an aging workforce. It argues that businesses need to develop new strategies to attract and develop talent, such as creating apprenticeship programs, bolstering co-op opportunities, and considering job sharing positions. The future competitive advantage for companies will depend on how well they can attract and engage human capital.
Defining the Human Capital Leader of Tomorrow.docmikegggg
This document discusses the need for organizations to modernize the role of the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to focus on strategic human capital management rather than administrative tasks. It notes that while some large organizations have advanced the CHRO role, most have not kept up with changing needs. The document advocates for raising standards around human capital practices, redefining the CHRO mandate, and holding organizations accountable in the same way they are for financial practices. It presents a vision of the future where the CHRO will play a key role in strategic planning, talent management, and ensuring the organization attracts and retains top human capital.
The document discusses the rise of the on-demand talent sector as a new approach to talent management in an age of uncertainty. Traditional talent management models are failing due to inaccurate forecasts and unresponsiveness to changing business needs. The on-demand talent sector allows companies to access skilled specialists and experts on an as-needed basis, providing more flexibility compared to traditional employment models. This summary outlines the key issues discussed in the document regarding the limitations of old talent management approaches and how the on-demand sector is emerging as a new solution.
Having a gender diverse workplace benefits businesses in several ways:
1) It helps address skills shortages as women now make up a large portion of the college-educated workforce.
2) Diverse organizations will be better able to attract and engage millennial employees, who value diversity and flexible work environments.
3) Gender diversity at leadership levels allows companies to better understand different customer demographics and make better decisions.
Having a gender diverse workplace benefits businesses in several ways:
1) It helps address skills shortages as women now make up a large portion of the college-educated workforce.
2) Diverse organizations will be better able to attract and engage millennial employees, who value diversity and flexible work environments.
3) Gender diversity at leadership levels allows companies to better understand different customer demographics and make better decisions.
Generational marketing involves understanding how different generations interact with and perceive brands based on their underlying drives and values shaped by formative life experiences. It is important because generations moving through different life stages significantly impact companies' successes and failures. While generations share some common experiences like historic events, they often have dissimilar views and styles that can lead to misunderstanding. Effective generational marketing requires decoding these generational differences in areas like communication preferences, workplace expectations, and consumer attitudes.
The document discusses how organizations can better connect with and attract millennial employees. It notes that millennials have distinct preferences and priorities compared to previous generations. Key factors for millennials include having good work-life balance, opportunities for career growth, competitive pay and benefits, and wanting to work for organizations that have a clear social purpose and high ethical standards. The document provides recommendations for organizations, including developing a culture that is easy to understand, building flexibility and ensuring work is interesting, and managing a culture that supports and appreciates employees.
Seriously Cool: Marketing and Communicating with Diverse GenerationsMark McCrindle
This document discusses marketing and communicating with diverse generations. It begins by laying the groundwork on generational analysis and how it can be used as a tool to understand different cohorts. It then surveys the social terrain by discussing the origins of generational labels and definitions. The document goes on to define the main generations in Australia based on their birth years and demographic data. These include the Builders, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. It provides insights into each generation's life experiences, values and characteristics. The document aims to help marketers understand generational segmentation and apply it effectively to engage with different age groups.
Mark McCrindle Professional Speaker info packMark McCrindle
Mark McCrindle is a social researcher and speaker who provides expert presentations and analysis on social trends, demographic changes, and future forecasts. He has over 20 years of experience researching social trends and emerging issues. His presentations cover topics such as understanding customers and engaging different generations, analyzing demographic snapshots of Australia, exploring emerging technologies and communication strategies, and identifying changing times and trends. He delivers data-driven insights in an engaging manner to help organizations strategize and adapt.
Defining the Human Capital Leader of Tomorrow.docmikegggg
This document discusses the need for organizations to modernize the role of the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to focus on strategic human capital management rather than administrative tasks. It notes that while some large organizations have advanced the CHRO role, most have not kept up with changing needs. The document advocates for raising standards around human capital practices, redefining the CHRO mandate, and holding organizations accountable in the same way they are for financial practices. It presents a vision of the future where the CHRO will play a key role in strategic planning, talent management, and ensuring the organization attracts and retains top human capital.
The document discusses the rise of the on-demand talent sector as a new approach to talent management in an age of uncertainty. Traditional talent management models are failing due to inaccurate forecasts and unresponsiveness to changing business needs. The on-demand talent sector allows companies to access skilled specialists and experts on an as-needed basis, providing more flexibility compared to traditional employment models. This summary outlines the key issues discussed in the document regarding the limitations of old talent management approaches and how the on-demand sector is emerging as a new solution.
Having a gender diverse workplace benefits businesses in several ways:
1) It helps address skills shortages as women now make up a large portion of the college-educated workforce.
2) Diverse organizations will be better able to attract and engage millennial employees, who value diversity and flexible work environments.
3) Gender diversity at leadership levels allows companies to better understand different customer demographics and make better decisions.
Having a gender diverse workplace benefits businesses in several ways:
1) It helps address skills shortages as women now make up a large portion of the college-educated workforce.
2) Diverse organizations will be better able to attract and engage millennial employees, who value diversity and flexible work environments.
3) Gender diversity at leadership levels allows companies to better understand different customer demographics and make better decisions.
Generational marketing involves understanding how different generations interact with and perceive brands based on their underlying drives and values shaped by formative life experiences. It is important because generations moving through different life stages significantly impact companies' successes and failures. While generations share some common experiences like historic events, they often have dissimilar views and styles that can lead to misunderstanding. Effective generational marketing requires decoding these generational differences in areas like communication preferences, workplace expectations, and consumer attitudes.
The document discusses how organizations can better connect with and attract millennial employees. It notes that millennials have distinct preferences and priorities compared to previous generations. Key factors for millennials include having good work-life balance, opportunities for career growth, competitive pay and benefits, and wanting to work for organizations that have a clear social purpose and high ethical standards. The document provides recommendations for organizations, including developing a culture that is easy to understand, building flexibility and ensuring work is interesting, and managing a culture that supports and appreciates employees.
Seriously Cool: Marketing and Communicating with Diverse GenerationsMark McCrindle
This document discusses marketing and communicating with diverse generations. It begins by laying the groundwork on generational analysis and how it can be used as a tool to understand different cohorts. It then surveys the social terrain by discussing the origins of generational labels and definitions. The document goes on to define the main generations in Australia based on their birth years and demographic data. These include the Builders, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. It provides insights into each generation's life experiences, values and characteristics. The document aims to help marketers understand generational segmentation and apply it effectively to engage with different age groups.
Mark McCrindle Professional Speaker info packMark McCrindle
Mark McCrindle is a social researcher and speaker who provides expert presentations and analysis on social trends, demographic changes, and future forecasts. He has over 20 years of experience researching social trends and emerging issues. His presentations cover topics such as understanding customers and engaging different generations, analyzing demographic snapshots of Australia, exploring emerging technologies and communication strategies, and identifying changing times and trends. He delivers data-driven insights in an engaging manner to help organizations strategize and adapt.
Managing today's multigenerational workforce presents unique challenges as four generations - Silent, Baby Boomer, Gen X, and Gen Y - now work together. Understanding differences in each generation's attitudes, styles, and expectations is critical for effective communication and collaboration. As Baby Boomers delay retirement and Gen Y enters the workforce, companies must prepare for potential leadership and talent deficits. Creating a workplace where all staff works in harmony despite generational differences will strengthen organizations.
Tom Waltermire Baldwin-Wallace Commencement SpeechTeam NEO
Tom Waltermire, Team NEO CEO, gave the commencement speech to Baldwin-Wallace's MBA and advance degrees in Education on May 9. He talks about the Cleveland Plus region's transitioning economy.
This document discusses managing a multi-generational workforce in Singapore. It identifies five generations currently in the workforce - Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. Each generation brings different experiences and expectations to work. Managing different generations effectively can create advantages for organizations. Leaders must understand generational characteristics to engage employees and leverage strengths. Highly engaged employees improve customer satisfaction and organizational success through leadership that creates a positive organizational climate.
Here is the presentation from Uponor Convention - Connections 2014 in Las Vegas. We had a panel of industry experts provide to us their insights on some macro factors impeding our success in attracting new industry leaders. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the panelists who dedicated their time to this effort from:
RPA/Contractor Magazine, Mark Eatherton
Mechanical Business Magazine, Adam Freill
Ron Jones, Green Builder Media
Steve Swanson, Uponor
Mark Vreugdenhil, Plumbing and HVAC
Video of session is in the works and will be uploaded shortly
The document discusses four labor force megatrends that are converging to create a "perfect storm" in job markets across Canada. The megatrends are: 1) The lingering effects of the Great Recession, 2) an aging population as Baby Boomers retire, 3) increasing skill requirements for jobs, and 4) an unprepared workforce as too few workers upgrade their skills or complete post-secondary education. Taken together, these trends will profoundly impact job prospects for many Canadians for decades and underscore the need for lifelong learning and career management to weather the coming changes.
This document discusses how companies can attract and retain millennial talent. It notes that millennials currently make up around 40% of the workforce and will be 75% by 2025, so they are a critical group for companies. However, many companies still do not understand what it takes to engage millennials. The document outlines three key traits of millennials that are important for workplace strategy - they thrive on competition not just collaboration, they are "experience hoppers" seeking new opportunities rather than job hoppers, and they are consumers of companies and want alignment with their values. It argues real estate and facilities professionals can help by creating transparent, open work environments that foster these traits.
Better managers, better business - a thought paperPete Fullard
We’re all in business and we’re all constantly searching for the same thing. Something magical with the power to create profit without changing our products, services or customers.
The good news is that I’ve found it! And it may not be quite what you were expecting. It’s been around longer than any technology. It requires no market intelligence. And there’s not a hashtag or emoji in sight! Even better, is that there’s a simple three-step plan to harness it. Or should I say ‘them’.
Because the opportunity is to be found in our people. Particularly our managers who have the ability to take our culture, our people and our performance to new levels. Like all the greatest opportunities, it has been caused by change. People like us who are running businesses are (on average) getting older. Yet, in Asia, seventy percent of employees are Millennials. Elsewhere in the world that number is over thirty percent. Between them and the directors who pay their wages lies a huge gulf in culture, expectations and values.
The ‘C’ suite within so many businesses remains linear and traditional. They have grown-up in a world where the numbers come first, and the culture comes a distant second at best. Employees, on the other hand, are more agile and value-led. They choose to work in ethical, progressive and consultative environments. They are uninspired by the ‘same old’ approach to HR, training and culture. They are desperate to find something newer, better and more empathetic and they are willing to move jobs to find it.
This presents an incredible opportunity. The vast majority of businesses are not bridging the culture gap. They have focused on what their customers want, without making a similar adjustment to the ever-changing needs of their employees. This is so easy to change. Many great businesses have already done it. The majority are run by Millennials. They recognise that, even in the age of technology, people remain our greatest asset, and can produce the greatest returns of all. Each has delivered on these three simple steps:
• They have a clear corporate vision embracing everything they do
• With an agility that allows their people to flourish
• And an empathy that allows them to embrace, not repel, their people
In that setting, managers can be empowered to motivate and engage. We can help those who are more experienced develop more current skills through coaching and mentoring rather than box-ticking and lecturing. They, in turn, can harness the talent within our Millennial and Generation Z workforce. Investing in a new app may be sexier, but developing our people will have a much deeper and more meaningful impact on the bottom line.
I really hope this thought piece is different. It addresses fundamental issues that are holding back so many businesses and presents a better way forward.
This document discusses how companies can attract and retain Millennial talent. It notes that Millennials currently make up around 40% of the workforce and will be 75% by 2025, so they are a critical group for companies. However, many companies still do not understand what it takes to engage Millennials. The document outlines three key traits of Millennials that impact workplace strategy: they thrive on competition as well as collaboration; they are more interested in new experiences than new jobs; and they evaluate companies like consumers based on alignment with their values. It argues that companies need to provide choice, transparency, opportunities for growth and exposure to different roles to attract and retain Millennial talent.
While modern technology has benefits such as increased productivity and medical advances, it also negatively impacts society by reducing the number of jobs available, especially for unskilled workers. Not all parts of society have equal access to technology's benefits, which can exacerbate inequality between developed and developing nations as well as between socioeconomic classes within countries. Overall, technology provides societal transformation but does not necessarily benefit all members of society equally.
1) Several articles discuss challenges in preparing young people for modern manufacturing jobs and the need to engage students in STEM learning to address America's skills crisis.
2) Other articles argue that infrastructure investment can create jobs and economic opportunity, and call on politicians to pass a long-term transportation bill to rebuild crumbling infrastructure.
3) Additional articles explore ways to attract more people, especially women and veterans, to manufacturing careers through skills training programs and partnerships between industry and educators.
The $3 Trillion Prize for Busting Bureaucracy (and how to claim it)Michele Zanini
Authored by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini
Around the world, productivity growth has stalled out. While some hope that a “second machine age” will reverse the slump, we think that wringing bureaucracy out of the economy offers a more promising and less speculative route to boosting productivity. By our calculations, busting bureaucracy would add $3 trillion to economic growth in the US alone. Dismantling bureaucracy won’t be easy, but it has to happen—bureaucracy must die. The $3 Trillion Prize provides a detailed blueprint for abolishing the bureaucracy tax in your organization, and everywhere else.
BUS203---term ppr--unemployement and its consequences Samiya Yesmin
This paper is a deliberation of the six articles, regarding unemployment and its consequences, provided from “The Economist” Sept. 10th 2011.
For. Professor Dr. Akbar Ali Khan's class
The Barbadian Entrepreneurship Context, A Youth PerspectiveKeeley Holder
A review of Barbadian Entrepreneurial Culture, looking at the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur and the development of Barbados and how it has influenced the entrepreneurial mindset
The document discusses how the world is entering a new era called the Human Age, where optimizing human potential will be the single most important factor for business success. It will require companies to re-examine how they develop and leverage employees' skills and talents. The rise of technologies has leveled the playing field for workers while also creating a talent shortage for companies. To thrive in this new Human Age, companies must adapt their strategies and structures to better engage, train and develop their workforce.
The document discusses strategies for engaging multigenerational workforces, with a focus on millennials. It notes barriers like negative stereotypes between older and younger workers, as well as differences in communication styles and values. Millennials seek opportunities for career growth, meaningful work, flexibility, and a sense of purpose. They prioritize work-life balance, learning and development opportunities, and non-traditional rewards like travel and wellness benefits. Engaging millennials requires developing these skills and providing continuous feedback, learning experiences, and a millennial-friendly culture that leverages technology.
This document provides an overview of managing a multi-generational workplace. It discusses the four main generations currently in the workforce - Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. Each generation has different views and preferences regarding work, communication, and career development. The document provides strategies for organizations to understand generational differences and build a collaborative workplace culture. It also presents a case study of a company that has successfully engaged employees of all generations by embracing their diverse perspectives.
Venta de instrumentos musicales trabajo accsesshaiber2
Este documento proporciona información sobre una tienda de instrumentos musicales llamada "Las Seis Cuerdas", incluyendo su ubicación, números de contacto y sitio web. Ofrece instrumentos de alta calidad y garantiza que los clientes recibirán un buen instrumento.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document provides a professional summary and experience for Prathima Chenna. Some key points:
- Over 9 years of experience in SAP ABAP and mobility technologies like SMP, UI5, and Fiori. Experience designing and developing mobile apps for various industries.
- Expertise in designing mobile solutions, requirement gathering, testing, deployment and production support. Experience with full life cycle of mobile app development.
- Recent experience as a SAP Mobility Architect at CSL Behring developing FIORI apps and prototyping mobile solutions from ECC to devices using SMP 3.0 and UI5.
- Additional experience includes roles at Pacific Gas & Electric, Sealed Air
The document discusses teaching children about time and daily routines. It includes a poem about telling time. It then shows a sample daily schedule for a child that lists waking up, hygiene, meals, school, play, study, dinner and bedtime. Children are divided into groups to discuss and combine their individual routines into one schedule as a group activity.
Managing today's multigenerational workforce presents unique challenges as four generations - Silent, Baby Boomer, Gen X, and Gen Y - now work together. Understanding differences in each generation's attitudes, styles, and expectations is critical for effective communication and collaboration. As Baby Boomers delay retirement and Gen Y enters the workforce, companies must prepare for potential leadership and talent deficits. Creating a workplace where all staff works in harmony despite generational differences will strengthen organizations.
Tom Waltermire Baldwin-Wallace Commencement SpeechTeam NEO
Tom Waltermire, Team NEO CEO, gave the commencement speech to Baldwin-Wallace's MBA and advance degrees in Education on May 9. He talks about the Cleveland Plus region's transitioning economy.
This document discusses managing a multi-generational workforce in Singapore. It identifies five generations currently in the workforce - Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. Each generation brings different experiences and expectations to work. Managing different generations effectively can create advantages for organizations. Leaders must understand generational characteristics to engage employees and leverage strengths. Highly engaged employees improve customer satisfaction and organizational success through leadership that creates a positive organizational climate.
Here is the presentation from Uponor Convention - Connections 2014 in Las Vegas. We had a panel of industry experts provide to us their insights on some macro factors impeding our success in attracting new industry leaders. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the panelists who dedicated their time to this effort from:
RPA/Contractor Magazine, Mark Eatherton
Mechanical Business Magazine, Adam Freill
Ron Jones, Green Builder Media
Steve Swanson, Uponor
Mark Vreugdenhil, Plumbing and HVAC
Video of session is in the works and will be uploaded shortly
The document discusses four labor force megatrends that are converging to create a "perfect storm" in job markets across Canada. The megatrends are: 1) The lingering effects of the Great Recession, 2) an aging population as Baby Boomers retire, 3) increasing skill requirements for jobs, and 4) an unprepared workforce as too few workers upgrade their skills or complete post-secondary education. Taken together, these trends will profoundly impact job prospects for many Canadians for decades and underscore the need for lifelong learning and career management to weather the coming changes.
This document discusses how companies can attract and retain millennial talent. It notes that millennials currently make up around 40% of the workforce and will be 75% by 2025, so they are a critical group for companies. However, many companies still do not understand what it takes to engage millennials. The document outlines three key traits of millennials that are important for workplace strategy - they thrive on competition not just collaboration, they are "experience hoppers" seeking new opportunities rather than job hoppers, and they are consumers of companies and want alignment with their values. It argues real estate and facilities professionals can help by creating transparent, open work environments that foster these traits.
Better managers, better business - a thought paperPete Fullard
We’re all in business and we’re all constantly searching for the same thing. Something magical with the power to create profit without changing our products, services or customers.
The good news is that I’ve found it! And it may not be quite what you were expecting. It’s been around longer than any technology. It requires no market intelligence. And there’s not a hashtag or emoji in sight! Even better, is that there’s a simple three-step plan to harness it. Or should I say ‘them’.
Because the opportunity is to be found in our people. Particularly our managers who have the ability to take our culture, our people and our performance to new levels. Like all the greatest opportunities, it has been caused by change. People like us who are running businesses are (on average) getting older. Yet, in Asia, seventy percent of employees are Millennials. Elsewhere in the world that number is over thirty percent. Between them and the directors who pay their wages lies a huge gulf in culture, expectations and values.
The ‘C’ suite within so many businesses remains linear and traditional. They have grown-up in a world where the numbers come first, and the culture comes a distant second at best. Employees, on the other hand, are more agile and value-led. They choose to work in ethical, progressive and consultative environments. They are uninspired by the ‘same old’ approach to HR, training and culture. They are desperate to find something newer, better and more empathetic and they are willing to move jobs to find it.
This presents an incredible opportunity. The vast majority of businesses are not bridging the culture gap. They have focused on what their customers want, without making a similar adjustment to the ever-changing needs of their employees. This is so easy to change. Many great businesses have already done it. The majority are run by Millennials. They recognise that, even in the age of technology, people remain our greatest asset, and can produce the greatest returns of all. Each has delivered on these three simple steps:
• They have a clear corporate vision embracing everything they do
• With an agility that allows their people to flourish
• And an empathy that allows them to embrace, not repel, their people
In that setting, managers can be empowered to motivate and engage. We can help those who are more experienced develop more current skills through coaching and mentoring rather than box-ticking and lecturing. They, in turn, can harness the talent within our Millennial and Generation Z workforce. Investing in a new app may be sexier, but developing our people will have a much deeper and more meaningful impact on the bottom line.
I really hope this thought piece is different. It addresses fundamental issues that are holding back so many businesses and presents a better way forward.
This document discusses how companies can attract and retain Millennial talent. It notes that Millennials currently make up around 40% of the workforce and will be 75% by 2025, so they are a critical group for companies. However, many companies still do not understand what it takes to engage Millennials. The document outlines three key traits of Millennials that impact workplace strategy: they thrive on competition as well as collaboration; they are more interested in new experiences than new jobs; and they evaluate companies like consumers based on alignment with their values. It argues that companies need to provide choice, transparency, opportunities for growth and exposure to different roles to attract and retain Millennial talent.
While modern technology has benefits such as increased productivity and medical advances, it also negatively impacts society by reducing the number of jobs available, especially for unskilled workers. Not all parts of society have equal access to technology's benefits, which can exacerbate inequality between developed and developing nations as well as between socioeconomic classes within countries. Overall, technology provides societal transformation but does not necessarily benefit all members of society equally.
1) Several articles discuss challenges in preparing young people for modern manufacturing jobs and the need to engage students in STEM learning to address America's skills crisis.
2) Other articles argue that infrastructure investment can create jobs and economic opportunity, and call on politicians to pass a long-term transportation bill to rebuild crumbling infrastructure.
3) Additional articles explore ways to attract more people, especially women and veterans, to manufacturing careers through skills training programs and partnerships between industry and educators.
The $3 Trillion Prize for Busting Bureaucracy (and how to claim it)Michele Zanini
Authored by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini
Around the world, productivity growth has stalled out. While some hope that a “second machine age” will reverse the slump, we think that wringing bureaucracy out of the economy offers a more promising and less speculative route to boosting productivity. By our calculations, busting bureaucracy would add $3 trillion to economic growth in the US alone. Dismantling bureaucracy won’t be easy, but it has to happen—bureaucracy must die. The $3 Trillion Prize provides a detailed blueprint for abolishing the bureaucracy tax in your organization, and everywhere else.
BUS203---term ppr--unemployement and its consequences Samiya Yesmin
This paper is a deliberation of the six articles, regarding unemployment and its consequences, provided from “The Economist” Sept. 10th 2011.
For. Professor Dr. Akbar Ali Khan's class
The Barbadian Entrepreneurship Context, A Youth PerspectiveKeeley Holder
A review of Barbadian Entrepreneurial Culture, looking at the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur and the development of Barbados and how it has influenced the entrepreneurial mindset
The document discusses how the world is entering a new era called the Human Age, where optimizing human potential will be the single most important factor for business success. It will require companies to re-examine how they develop and leverage employees' skills and talents. The rise of technologies has leveled the playing field for workers while also creating a talent shortage for companies. To thrive in this new Human Age, companies must adapt their strategies and structures to better engage, train and develop their workforce.
The document discusses strategies for engaging multigenerational workforces, with a focus on millennials. It notes barriers like negative stereotypes between older and younger workers, as well as differences in communication styles and values. Millennials seek opportunities for career growth, meaningful work, flexibility, and a sense of purpose. They prioritize work-life balance, learning and development opportunities, and non-traditional rewards like travel and wellness benefits. Engaging millennials requires developing these skills and providing continuous feedback, learning experiences, and a millennial-friendly culture that leverages technology.
This document provides an overview of managing a multi-generational workplace. It discusses the four main generations currently in the workforce - Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. Each generation has different views and preferences regarding work, communication, and career development. The document provides strategies for organizations to understand generational differences and build a collaborative workplace culture. It also presents a case study of a company that has successfully engaged employees of all generations by embracing their diverse perspectives.
Venta de instrumentos musicales trabajo accsesshaiber2
Este documento proporciona información sobre una tienda de instrumentos musicales llamada "Las Seis Cuerdas", incluyendo su ubicación, números de contacto y sitio web. Ofrece instrumentos de alta calidad y garantiza que los clientes recibirán un buen instrumento.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document provides a professional summary and experience for Prathima Chenna. Some key points:
- Over 9 years of experience in SAP ABAP and mobility technologies like SMP, UI5, and Fiori. Experience designing and developing mobile apps for various industries.
- Expertise in designing mobile solutions, requirement gathering, testing, deployment and production support. Experience with full life cycle of mobile app development.
- Recent experience as a SAP Mobility Architect at CSL Behring developing FIORI apps and prototyping mobile solutions from ECC to devices using SMP 3.0 and UI5.
- Additional experience includes roles at Pacific Gas & Electric, Sealed Air
The document discusses teaching children about time and daily routines. It includes a poem about telling time. It then shows a sample daily schedule for a child that lists waking up, hygiene, meals, school, play, study, dinner and bedtime. Children are divided into groups to discuss and combine their individual routines into one schedule as a group activity.
The document appears to be a portfolio from a confection company dated December 27, 2012. It includes information about the company's work such as breathing life into existing brands and forging brands from ideas. It also lists the company's office locations in Philadelphia, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and the United Arab Emirates.
This document provides a summary of lessons in team leadership that can be learned from the 2014 Sochi Olympics. It discusses the importance of teamwork, passion, personal accountability, and other "soft skills" in achieving success. The document emphasizes that preparation, effort, determination and resilience are key to winning, both in sports and business. It also stresses the importance of culture, emotional control, coaching skills and learning from setbacks. The overall message is that common-sense lessons about teams, effort and heart can be applied from the Olympics to leadership in organizations.
This document discusses the reliability of the Bible and whether it accurately reflects what was originally written. Regarding the textual transmission of biblical manuscripts, it notes that while no original autographs exist, the extensive manuscript evidence allows for a high degree of confidence in the biblical text. There are many early manuscripts of both the Old and New Testaments spanning various centuries. Regarding translation, it discusses that the Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and modern versions are translations from these original languages.
Materi copywriting membahas pentingnya copywriting dan alasannya. Copywriting digunakan untuk menarik perhatian pembaca dan membuat mereka tertarik pada produk atau layanan yang diiklankan. Tujuannya adalah meningkatkan penjualan dan membangun merek dengan menyampaikan manfaat secara jelas dan meyakinkan.
Este documento apresenta a Confissão de Fé de Westminster, um documento teológico histórico do século XVII que descreve as doutrinas centrais do calvinismo. Ele contém 33 capítulos que discutem tópicos como a Bíblia, Deus, a criação, a queda do homem, a redenção, a igreja e os sacramentos. O documento fornece uma declaração abrangente da fé cristã protestante de acordo com a perspectiva teológica calvinista.
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, was an American author best known by his pen name Mark Twain. Some of his most famous works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and The Prince and the Pauper (1882). The document discusses Twain's life and major writings, and how elements of his stories about characters like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn dealing with issues like mischief, love, racism, and the outdoors remain relevant today.
L'expérience développeur au coeur de votre stratégie ITMailjet
Dans un contexte où tout est inter-connecté, les APIs constituent aujourd’hui un élément central et incontournable. Le plus grand challenge n’est pas de mettre en ligne une API simple d’utilisation, mais de parvenir à la faire utiliser.
L’un des éléments les plus importants reste une bonne compréhension des raisons pour lesquelles vos développeurs voudront l'utiliser, ainsi que les étapes clés pour y parvenir.
Membership with Aeon management Inc offers a range of features. Each of them offers an underlying benefit that makes membership a tailor-made solution for your holiday needs.
1 defining the human capital leader of tomorrow.docmikegggg
This document discusses the need for organizations to modernize the role of the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to focus on strategic human capital management rather than administrative tasks. It notes that while some large organizations have advanced the CHRO role, most have not kept up with changing needs. The document advocates for raising standards around human capital practices, redefining the CHRO mandate, and holding organizations accountable in the same way they are for financial practices. It presents a vision of the future where the CHRO will play a key role in strategic planning, talent management, and ensuring the organization attracts and retains top human capital.
This document discusses managing a multi-generational workforce. It notes that by 2020, Gen Y will represent 44% of the US workforce and outlines key differences between generations like their views on work-life balance, job stability, and technology experience. To engage multiple generations, the document recommends improving feedback mechanisms, promoting connectivity using social tools, evaluating the employee experience, and facilitating positive dialogue about generational issues. The overall message is that embracing diversity across generations can provide benefits if leaders adapt their mindsets and processes.
Gen Now - Understanding the Multi-Gen Workforce and the Coming Leadership Def...Kelly Services
The document discusses strategies for engaging a multi-generational workforce. It notes that the modern workforce includes Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y employees who have different expectations of work. To be successful, organizations must adapt their mindsets and processes to genuinely integrate the learning and leadership styles of all generations. The document recommends improving feedback mechanisms, promoting connectivity, evaluating the employee experience, and facilitating positive dialogue about generational differences to engage a multi-generational workforce.
Leadership in the age of Participation Trophies appears ever more challenging for those entering or existing in the leadership space, especially in the public sector. Observations from the field present a challenging picture of applying yesterday’s solutions to today’s problems.
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This document discusses managing a multi-generational workforce in Singapore. It identifies five generations currently in the workforce - Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. Each generation brings different experiences and expectations to work. Managing different generations effectively can create advantages for organizations by leveraging each group's strengths. However, it also presents challenges as generations may have differing perspectives. Leaders play a key role in engaging employees and influencing organizational culture to maximize performance across generations.
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“Today, human capital is
the most valuable capital in
every company, no matter
what industry it is in.”
So says my colleague Geoff
Colvin, and I’m inclined
to agree. In a world where
many of the most valuable
products can be produced in
infinite quantities at no ad-
ditional cost, where money is
lent by central banks at zero
interest rates (or less), and
where innovation is the only thing that provides
sustainable value, talent is key.
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1. Navigate the FutureTM
“Building Benchstrength for the Future”
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Fall 2012
Executive Report on Leadership & Business Strategy
2. In the face of day to day challenges and continuing economic uncertainty, it may be
unreasonable to ask senior executives to push back from their desk and invest some
quality time in thinking about the future of their human capital balance sheet. On the
other hand, in a world of uncertainty, one of the few things we know for sure is the
future is coming, whether we are ready or not. At The Beacon Group, we are concerned
about the changing nature of the employment market and the fundamental evolution
that is taking place.
It seems to us, the type of talent which will be required on the other side of the current
economic doldrums will likely be very different. The changing economic context,
increased globalization, the unrelenting surge of technology and the phenomenon of
social media will all combine to create an environment unlike the past. In the same
way we have seen consumers vote with their wallet, and sharpen their buying habits
with the search for high value at one end of the spectrum and low cost at the other,
we expect the same trend will become part of the talent market as well. We imagine
the talent market will splinter, yet again, and we will see the divide between the
haves and the have not’s get even greater still.
As if this were not enough to worry about, we expect there to be a continuation
of the trends and changing patterns we have seen, ranging from less loyalty and
permanence on one hand, to higher expectations and a premium on the employment
experience on the other. This leaves senior executives with yet another conundrum to
resolve – how will they position their organization to compete in a changing talent
market while, at the same time, facing an increase in the outflow of long serving
employees from the tail end of the baby boom?
Yours truly,
R. Douglas Williamson
President & C.E.O.
In Our View ...
3. The very nature of work has changed, and most experts agree it will continue to
do so. The changing global marketplace, the silver tsunami of aging baby boomers,
and ongoing economic discontinuity are all part of the puzzle, but they are the
obvious and visible changes. There is something more profound affecting the
world of employment. We can see it in the professional services markets amongst
young lawyers, dentists and doctors. We can see it in manufacturing amongst
young engineers, technicians and quality control specialists. We can see it in the
retail sector amongst buyers, store managers and marketing professionals. The
professional pathway forward today is just not the same as it was even 30 years
ago. The fundamentals have changed.
There are a number of forces which have conspired in this regard.
• The de-layering of middle management across almost all sectors means
there is just not the same number of jobs available to aspiring professionals.
• The stepping stones to regular progression and upward mobility have been
reduced, and the flow through the professional pipeline from junior position
to middle to senior has been significantly slowed.
• The first rung on the ladder to a professional career is higher off the ground
than ever before, and many people are not able to reach even the first step.
These are structural changes that alter the landscape of opportunity for young
professionals and present a real challenge, both economic and social, for our
businesses and communities.
Decline of the Dream ...
4. As the speed and trajectory of professional growth and promotion through the ranks
of most organizations has slowed compared to the 1970 through 1990 period, we
paradoxically find ourselves with a better trained, better educated, more confident
and more worldly pool of young professionals seeking to take a seat on the same
comfortable gravy train their parents enjoyed. Instead, they are finding themselves
seriously disappointed and disillusioned, and have every right to ask the tough
questions about why this has happened and what next.
Their prospects are not great because not only has the pool of those important and
valuable entry level and middle manager jobs shrunk, but portions of those roles are
now being handled by aging middle managers working down a level as they hold on
until retirement. This pressure from both ends creates a dilemma and, because the
traditional apprenticeship pool has been compressed, it will leave us with a talent and
experience vacuum out into the future.
This presents some hidden risks most organizations are not prepared for. For example,
even when supply and demand comes back into balance, the pool of fully apprenticed
individuals will simply not be there. This exposure will be more acute in the western
economies than in India, China and South America and, unless we hedge our bets
now by taking action in anticipation of the inevitable, we will be at a competitive
disadvantage when it comes to qualified management talent in the years to come.
Paradise Postponed ...
5. Inflated Expectations ...
Having presented one side of the case, it is only fair to present the other, even if it is
the one most talked about inside organizations already. Every organization has had to
come to grips, in recent years, with the phenomenon of adapting to the Generation X
and Y cohorts. A generation popularly labelled as being less loyal, more entitled, less
hardworking and more easily distracted. This caricature of the carefree, spoilt and
indulgent brat is broadcast through the personas of popular music stars, sports heroes
and magazine clothing models.
To the dismay of most 55 year old parents, they see their 25 year old children with hyper
inflated expectations and standards, which make them wince even though they are the
ones who produced a lifestyle and provided an upbringing where this was made possible.
They assumed their children would follow the same upwardly mobile path built on good
jobs and relative security. Instead, they see their adult children having acquired too fine
a taste for gourmet burgers, expensive craft beers and addictive electronic devices, which
they might not be able to afford if it weren’t for the fact 42.3% of young adults between
the ages of 20-29 are now living at home, up from only 26.9% in 1981.
We have spawned a generation who have seen and felt the benefits of the final destination,
but who have no sense of the journey it entails. A generation of young men and women
who assumed there would be an active, vibrant, willing market for their services that has
not materialized, on cue, as they now graduate from school and seek well paying middle
management jobs.
6. Alongside this perhaps easier to understand rational explanation of the employment
market supply and demand conundrum, we have the even more perplexing shift in
values, attitudes and behaviours. No doubt every generation has felt the one coming
behind is less hard working than they were, but that would be far too superficial a
tag to place on this current generation of young wannabe professionals. If we take a
somewhat more objective, and at the same time broader perspective, we can perhaps
begin to understand what lies beneath the visible symptoms we see.
We have a generation that, generally speaking, are:
•• More aware and well informed
•• More networked across a much broader universe
•• More cynical, suspicious and intolerant of perceived injustices
At the same time, they are also:
•• Less gullible and less likely to be manipulated
•• Less inclined to be motivated by keeping up with the Joneses
•• Less interested in gaining experience, but rather in collecting experiences
The future gainful and worthy employment of this next generation is a concern not just
for them, but for all of us, and especially those in the business sector. We have, perhaps,
the most talented pool of individuals in the history of the world at our disposal, and we
need to figure out how to channel their energy to meet their ambition.
Shifting Values ...
7. Perspective is so crucial to how we view the world. View a problem or a challenge
through too wide a lens, and you miss the fine detail. View it through too narrow a
lens, and you may overlook some important insight that lies just outside your field
of vision. In terms of the human capital talent challenge we face in business, it is
important we take time to get the perspective right before we jump to conclusions.
In this respect, we are probably wise to use a wide angle lens.
The lens that fits best would allow us to examine the wide sweeping changes that
have taken place in the employment markets over time and to understand we are in
a transitional place between the end of one era and the beginning of another – as
we have been many times before.
• The shift from the Agricultural to Industrial Era put strains on the human
capital market in certain ways as men became workers for someone else.
• The shift from the Industrial Era to the Service Era put new and different
pressures on both employers and employees as work became less about craft
and more about personality.
At the same time as the Service Era was taking shape, there was another overlapping
offshoot that went in a different direction. The Information Era came in, a time in
which workers became valuable for what they knew and their ability to access it.
Today the shift has already begun to what Richard Florida and others have called the
Creative Era, or the Conceptual Era, in which the value of human capital is defined
by what you do with what you know. The subtext here is about the cognitive and
design power of people, and their ability to weave together diverse components to
create products and experiences that feed the emotional needs of others – allowing
people to feel good, be connected and be treated as individuals.
New Work ...
8. Employers in all sectors of the economy have a huge challenge ahead of them. In
the same way customers are demanding new and different products and services
from the organizations they do business with, so too is the talent base within
those same organizations. In the same way consumers are increasingly willing to
exchange loyalties, or bypass conventional channels and products to arrive at a
place where they perceive the value is higher, the utility better and the experience
more satisfying, so too are employees. The consumer pendulum has swung in the
market and so it will with the talent base of the future.
Daniel Pink wrote a book entitled “Free Agent Nation” wherein he spells out the likely
consequences of this trend. It is probably well worth the time of senior executives
everywhere to read it and examine the arguments he makes, and the implications he
sees, as the non-traditional employers of the future begin competing for talent with
the conventional markets of the past. He suggests a rising portion of the valued jobs
in the future will be in three non-traditional spheres which he refers to as:
•• The Soloists - who hang an individual shingle
•• The Temps - who will not commit to a full-time gig
•• The Microbusinesess - who offer a small, flexible, casual alternative
At the end of the day, the result is that employers will need to differentiate
themselves even more than they already have, and the attraction of human capital
and talent will become one, if not the, major source of competitive advantage. The
employment brand and emplacement experience will allow those who master it to
thrive, and those who don’t to be left picking up the pieces. Today, one in four jobs is
in these non-traditional sectors and, as the number increases, so will the pressures
on conventional employers.
New Challenges ...
9. Several years ago, noted McGill University professor Henry Mintzberg wrote a
controversial book entitled “Managers not MBA’s “. The premise of his argument was
that the traditional MBA degree has served its purpose and, going forward, it will not
be a useful proxy for determining success in the hallowed halls of business. Indeed,
he suggests a more well-rounded background might be more desirable in a world in
which practical skills and knowledge will be in greater demand.
Mintzberg could very well have been reading a crystal ball as the boomerang
generation heads back home with their degrees under their arm, and no job prospects
on the immediate horizon. Whereas the MBA was once seen as a primary filter
through which the large bureaucratic organizations could effectively vet the up and
coming talent, and thereby reduce their risks, today the skill sets have changed so
dramatically the old filter has significantly reduced applicability.
In the emerging workplace of the future, the leading business schools will need to
rethink their role, and it could be that we will see a re-emergence of the technical
schools which teach young people a practical craft, rather than a theoretical set
of principles. Regardless of the nature of their curriculum, it can only be a matter
of time before there is a new kind of partnership required between the academic
and the business worlds, if we want to create a value chain that runs seamlessly
from front to back in an integrated manner. In this regard, the natural solution
might be co-op programs boosted on steroids to create the kind of real world
experiences and internships that were previously part of the junior manager ranks in
larger corporations.
The Role of Academia ...
10. In the old economy of industrial based, blue collar employment, governments were
known to play an important, well meaning and even honourable role in supporting
the major national infrastructure projects necessary to ensure the country had the
modern means to compete effectively and efficiently. In recent years, it has become
rather unpopular to suggest government should play any role in helping the greater
good with strategic, long-term investment and, while that may be true in areas where
private industry can realistically fill the void, it might need to be rethought in the
broader context of our human capital infrastructure.
Maslow taught us something about the hierarchy of needs and how, as we mature
along the sophistication and satisfaction continuum, our needs change along with
it. Once our basic needs have been attended to, he suggested we naturally begin to
seek different satisfactions of a more altruistic nature. So it is in business and the
economy in general. Now that we have our basic, traditional infrastructure needs
attended to, it is natural we should lift the bar and begin to focus on the social and
human capital infrastructure of the future.
Workforce planning is the responsibility of any good management team and, forgetting
for a moment whether they do a good or a bad job, there is still a macro planning
requirement required on the part of any government that wants to be competitive
on the global stage. In this respect, it is simply logical that governments, at all levels,
have to do more than provide job assistance or very basic training. Our societal needs
have increased along with our sophistication and, somehow, there needs to be a long-
term view taken of how we are going to develop our national human capital base, and
deploy it in a manner to sustain our social and economic well being.
The Role of Governments ...
11. The world of business is an exciting and rewarding place to forge a career. Generations
of Canadians have been able to make a great life on the back of jobs they took
as young people in the banks, insurance companies, retail operations and factories
across the country. Right up until the 1990’s, they could join a well run organization
right out of school, and progress through the ranks, learning their craft along the way.
They took on ever increasing levels of responsibility as they moved from cubicle, to
office to executive suite, and were able to raise their families in comfort and style.
The children and grandchildren of that generation came to expect the same, if not
better, and now face a wall of disappointment.
While conditions are difficult, they are not impossible if business leaders take steps.
Think Beyond the Quarter
Headcount management is always a big issue around the executive table, and is a
number everyone focuses on as a crude proxy for cost control. Maybe it’s time to
take a slightly longer-term, big picture view of things and consider creating a talent
pool “buffer” that is outside of the traditional headcount number, and comes under
the direct control and management of the CEO. This could be populated by younger,
first-time new hires that the company will need out in the future, and managed as an
investment fund, rather than a line item of cost.
Take an Educated Risk
There are no doubt sons and daughters of your good employees who are currently
looking for work, having finished their undergraduate degrees. You could almost
consider employing them as part of an expanded definition of your “employee
benefits” program. Our guess is they would come to work with the right attitude
and their working parents would see this as a positive reinforcement of their own
commitment to the organization.
Steps to Take :: Actions to Consider
12. Create Meaningful Apprenticeships
It is not so long ago that organizations understood the benefits and advantages
of having apprentices as part of the labour pool. A small group of individuals who
could learn on the job and, along the way, provide and extra set of hands to support
the more experienced workers. It may be time to reinstitute a modern form of this
practice in not just its blue collar form, but in a modern white collar manner as well.
Some professions, like law and accounting, still find this a useful process and perhaps
others can as well.
Bolster your Co-op Program
University students, and those from colleges and trade schools, are finding it more
and more difficult to secure meaningful and relevant co-op opportunities to augment
their academic training. It seems to us, business has a societal obligation to step
up its own commitment to these kinds of programs as they are in the mutual best
interest of all parties and the community at large.
Rethink Job Sharing
Job sharing between two deserving young job seekers may be a way to provide
valuable experience and training to a generation who need a leg up. It might be
better for them to take half of a decent job, somewhat related to their interests, than
a full-time job that does not match either their skills sets, motivations or interests.
Develop an In-House Learning Centre
Another option would be to create an In-House Learning Centre in which interns
could be introduced to the workplace through further education provided by business
managers. These managers could serve as the faculty for a 6 to 12 month program of
practical skills, training and orientation.
13. We are a Canadian-based professional services firm supporting clients throughout North
America and around the world. We work with organizations in all sectors and industries in
the development of their business strategies and in helping them leverage their investment
in human capital.
Our goal is to support senior leadership teams in their efforts to:
Optimize - strategic positioning and market opportunities
Maximize - long-term organizational effectiveness
Develop - leadership competency and fitness
Create - superior levels of performance
Our practice is divided into four main areas of expertise:
Strategy | Culture | Talent | Leadership
When integrated, this broadly based expertise provides our clients with a comprehensive
Organizational Health and Business Performance System.
The Beacon Group is ...
TALENT
TALENT ASSESSMENT &
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
PERFORMANCE + POTENTIAL
MAXIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH
&
IMPROVING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION
& EFFECTIVENESS
TALENT IDENTIFICATION
& DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP
MANAGEMENT TRAINING &
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN + DELIVERY
CULTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL &
CULTURAL ASSESSMENT
ENGAGEMENT + FITNESS
STRATEGY
STRATEGIC THINKING &
PLANNING
FACILIATION + DIALOGUE
14. We believe ... mindset, attitude, character and behaviour matter. It is vitally important
to be clear, consistent and authentic. This is especially true when serving as a “trusted
partner” to the organizations who work with us.
We commit ... in all aspects of our client relationships, to being:
Progressive - forward thinking, ambitious and pragmatically radical
Thought Leaders - innovative, audacious and imaginatively bold
Passionate - loving what we do and creating passion in others
Customer Driven – dedicated, involved and fully committed
Responsive - fast acting, intense and able to anticipate
Agile - enthusiastic, nimble, adaptive and courageous
Our Approach
We support ... progressive leaders and ambitious organizations in developing relevant
Business Performance and Human Capital strategies that have an immediate impact.
We partner ... with them to create and implement robust strategies, solid frameworks
and pragmatic solutions, allowing them to lead with confidence and deliver results.
We achieve ... this through a commitment to:
Providing - a comprehensive, integrated set of organizational effectiveness tools
Focusing - on building customized solutions to meet performance challenges
Supporting - mission-driven leaders with their transformational agendas
Appealing - to those with a pragmatic, no nonsense approach
Executing - our work with punch, panache and know-how
Delivering - results that make a difference
Our Core Values