As part of its global sustainability program, Coca-Cola has launched ‘2ndLives’, a line of 16 innovative caps which can be screwed onto bottles after consump…MindShare HR’s insight:Don’t recommend consuming anything stored in the plastic bottles for a extended period of time but some ingenious ideas that Coke could perhaps incorporate into their CSR strategy! Corporate Social …
Read More »HR Should Own Organizational Effectiveness
What should the role of HR be in a corporation? It many respects, the answer is obvious and simple. It should take primary responsibility for providing input, advice, direction, and execution with respect to organization effectiveness…. Strategic HRM Read the complete article
Read More »HR data and metrics: overhauling your approach – Personnel Today
Nick Kemsley shows the kind of top-level process he takes organisations through when working with them on their data and metrics approaches… HR Analytics Read the complete article
Read More »The Transformation of HR is Underway | HR Examiner
HR is being transformed while we watch. It’s not going to be a grass-roots endeavor to disrupt the function. Strategic HRM Read the complete article
Read More »Why Can’t a Man Think Like a Woman, and a Woman Think Like a Man? (Op-Ed)
Men and women may feel like they differ on much more than just the possession or not of a Y chromosome. How we react emotionally to a situation, remember events and navigate our way around the environment has also been shown to differ between genders. Diversity Management Read the complete article
Read More »Thomas Malone on Building Smarter Teams
The head of MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence explains how the social intelligence factor is critical for business success. Strategic HRM Read the complete article
Read More »Corporate Social Responsibility – an Overview
Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate responsibility, corporate citizenship, and responsible business) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by … Corporate Social Responsibility Read the complete article
Read More »Leadership vs. Followership: Do We Really Mean "Versus"?
Leadership and Followership: Which do we really want for our teams and organizations. A focus on traits may be more important for leadership and followership. Corporate Social Responsibility Read the complete article
Read More »Increase revenues, engage employees by taking a leadership role in sustainability
Another check mark in the sustainability column: Research shows companies that incorporate sustainability activities into their operations make more money per employee (16% more, to be exact) and attract a higher calibre of talent. Corporate Social Responsibility Read the complete article
Read More »Naomi Wolf says that the debate about women's leadership styles is really about moving the goalposts. – Project Syndicate
In a single week earlier this month, Jill Abramson, the first woman to serve as Executive Editor of the New York Times, resigned under duress, and Natalie Nougayrède was forced out as Editor-in-Chief of Le Monde. What do these high-profile dismissals tell us about women in senior workplace positions? Leadership Read the complete article
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