Ken DeMeuse, Ph.D. – Korn/Ferry: The influence of learning agility on business results
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Dr. Ken DeMeuse is Associate Vice President of Research for Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting, the division of Korn/Ferry that includes Lominger products and services. Ken explains the concept of learning agility and how it impact leadership and business execution. Drawing on extensive qualitative andquantitative research, he discusses the 5 major aspects of learning agility and their influence on performance. Of particular interest is Ken’s description of the limitations of learning agility and examples showing how high learning agility can actually hurt performance in some situations.
Learning agility is increasingly considered to be one of the major predictors of leadership potential. Find out what it is, how to measure it, and its advantages and disadvantages this week on Business Execution Radio.
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Enrique Washington- Generator Group: Getting the talent you need to execute.
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Enrique Washington, co-founder of Generator Group discusses methods for ensuring your company has the talent needed to support its business strategies. Drawing on his extensive experience in recruiting, Enrique discusses what line managers need to do to ensure they have access to the right talent at the right time. He also provides insight into what it takes to find and hire the best candidates.
Find out how to get the “right people on the bus” – this week on Business Execution Radio.
Brian Fieser- 3D Results: Utilizing talent technology to align company culture and business strategy
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Brian Fieser, Partner at 3D Results discusses how companies are leveraging technology enabled talent
management process to drive meaningful culture change. 3D Results is a consulting company that focuses on helping organizations define and create cultures that support their business strategies. Their approach emphasizes the use of systematic, scalable processes as tools for change. They have a particularly strong area of expertise around the use of SuccessFactors business execution technology.
If you have ever wondered how to align company culture or “how we do things around here” with business strategies or “what we need to get done”, then you will enjoy listening to Brian Fieser, this week on Business Execution Radio.
Peter Howes- SuccessFactors: Why workforce planning and analytics matters for business execution
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Peter Howes, Vice President at SuccessFactors shares insights about workforce planning and analytics and why it matters for business performance. As founder of Infohrm,
the leading workforce analytics company in the world, Peter has extensive experience helping companies leverage data as a tool for increasing productivity and decreasing workforce costs. He provides several stories that illustrate the financial value of using data to better understand who is working for you, their level of performance, and what motivates them.
Here is an opportunity to learn about workforce planning and analytics from a person who in many ways created the field itself. Find out what it takes to transform static workforce data into insightful, business relevant results: this week on Business Execution Radio.
Tony Greenwald- University of Washington: Reducing business risks created by biased talent management processes
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Tony Greenwald, Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington discusses the impact unintentional biases have on talent management practices. Tony invented the Implicit Association Test (IAT). The IAT shows how unconscious biases create hiring, promotion and pay decisions that adversely impact certain demographic groups. Tony’s research on decision making biases is perhaps best known among the general public because it is discussed at length in Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling book “Blink”. Tony explains why companies continuously struggle with issues of adverse impact and the legal and operational risks this has on business execution. He provides suggestions on how to reduce bias in performance management processes, but notes that there is no simple single solution.
Fair and consistent treatment of people regardless of ethnicity, age, and gender is critical to any company wishing to fully leverage the capabilities of its workforce. This topic extends well beyond the business world, and has significant legal and social implications as well. Learn why biases persist, their impact and how to minimize the risks they create from the world’s leading expert in this area – this week on Business Execution radio.
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Nilofer Merchant- Rubicon: Building strategies with business execution in mind
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Nilofer Merchant is CEO of Rubicon Consulting and author of the book “The New How: creating business solutions through collaborative strategy”. Nilofer discusses fundamental flaws in the methodsfrequently used to develop business strategies. These flaws make it extremely difficult to move from planning to implementation. Sharing wisdom based on extensive experience in strategic planning, Nilofer explains several key concepts and techniques for creating strategies with execution in mind.
Which of the following is good approach for creating business strategies: a. murder boarding, b. building air sandwiches, c. creating a chief of answers, or d. none of the above? Hear the answer this week on Business Execution Radio.
Jeffrey Saltzman- Org Vitality: Employee confidence, business performance and economic growth
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Dr. Jeffrey Saltzman, CEO of Org Vitality discusses employee confidence and its relationship to business profitability, economic growth, and talent retention. Employee confidence is a widely overlooked concept that has been shown to correlate highly with outcomes ranging from employee engagement levels to the economic growth of entire countries. Jeff discusses the four major aspects of employee confidence and illustrates how leaders are using these to forecast future business performance and drive positive change within their companies.
Are you confident your company can succeed? Do your fellow employees share this confidence? Find out why the answers to these questions matter a lot more than you may realize – this week on Business Execution Radio.
Ross Fubini – CubeTree: Using social network software to accelerate business performance
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Aarti Shyamsunder – Infosys: Comparing business execution in India and the United States
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Dr. Aarti Shyamsunder, Associate Principle at Infosys Leadership Institute compares business execution methods in India and the United States. Combining insights from her background as an industrial-organizational psychologist with personal experience working and living in both countries, Aarti highlights how work practices in India may make the country better suited to excel in some industries than others. She explains the critical role of relationships in Indian business methods, discusses why Indian employees may have a greater levels of adaptability and flexibility than US employees, and gives advice on how to work effectively on an IFT schedule (Indian Flexible Time).
Scott Brooks – OrgVitality: Employee confidence, engagement and evidence based business execution
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Dr. Scott Brooks, Partner and Vice President of OrgVitality explains how evidence based management methods help drive business execution. Scott discusses how data can prevent companies from succumbing to the “lies we tell ourselves” and focus on what truly impacts business results. Drawing on extensive survey analytics experience, Scott emphasizes the value of going beyond employee engagement to measure things that more directly impact business outcomes. He also shares his favorite three employee survey items having to do with resolving customer problems, trusting leadership, and feeling optimistic about the future.
Can you handle the truth about employee engagement, confidence, and business execution? Find out by listening to Scott Brooks this week on Business Execution Radio.
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