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Sustainability Initiatives are not the Answer: A New Approach to Management is Needed

Jul 4, 2011 | Sponsor Content, Sustainability

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G.Worley (CEO) share that sustainability has become a major issue for most large corporations. Willingly or grudgingly, organizations are accepting responsibility for the impact that they have on the natural environment, the people they employ and the societies they operate in.

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The Future of HR and Effective Organizations

Jun 8, 2011 | Future of HR, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

This article by John Boudreau (CEO) and Ian Ziskin (CEO and Exec Excel) describes the results of an ongoing initiative by CEO to understand the future of HR, and in particular its relationships within effective organizations in dynamic environments.

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The Chief HR Officer: Defining the New Role of Human Resource Leaders

Apr 15, 2011 | Talent Management

Patrick M. Wright, John W. Boudreau, David A. Pace, Elizabeth “Libby” Sartain, Paul McKinnon, Richard L. Antoine, Editors (Jossey-Bass, 2011) The Chief HR Officer offers the most current thinking on the evolving role of the chief human resource officer (CHRO).

Models & Choices for Shared Functions & Services, 4/11/2011

Apr 11, 2011 | Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness

Chris Worley and Sue Mohrman talk about Models and Choices for Shared Functions and Services. They provide models and company examples of how to design shared functions, services and Centers of Excellence.

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Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness

Mar 29, 2011 | Sustainability

In Management Reset, Ed Lawler and Chris Worley, the authors of the best-selling book Built to Change offer a next-step resource for any organization that wants to thrive in our difficult economic environment.

Talent Management – How do you find and develop top talent?

Mar 21, 2011 | Leadership, Talent Management

CEO Executive in Residence Ian Ziskin discussed the factors that characterize a Talenterprise (TM), an organization that is particularly effective at finding and developing talent, as well as his new book, WillBe: 13 Reasons WillBe’s are Luckier than WannaBe’s, which outlines what distinguishes up and coming high potentials from other people.

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Nine Principles for Sustainable Talent Management

Mar 20, 2011 | Sponsor Content, Sustainability, Talent Management

Talent management is arguably the single most important HR activity in a sustainable management organization (SMO).This article by Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) describes nine principles and practices that should drive the way talent is managed in SMOs.

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WillBe: 13 Reasons WillBe’s are Luckier than WannaBe’s

Mar 17, 2011 | Talent Management

In WillBe: 13 Reasons WillBe’s are Luckier than WannaBe’s, author Ian Ziskin draws on his nearly 30 years of experience working with and developing thousands of aspiring leaders to offer a fast-paced and often amusing perspective on leadership behaviors that lead to success.

Creating Sustainable-Effective Businesses

Mar 7, 2011 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Sustainability

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) talk about necessary steps and give example of companies making themselves into sustainably effective organizations.

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Anatomy of a High Potential

Feb 22, 2011 | Leadership

In this webinar on February 22, Jay Conger discussed recent research on the characteristics of high potentials.

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Beyond Change Management: From Traditional Phase Models to More Robust Models of Transformation Amidst Chaos, 2/7/2011

Feb 7, 2011 | Organization Design

Chris Worley and Sue Mohrman highlighted the characteristics of more advanced models of continuous change and transformation suitable in today’s complex and dynamic environments. They noted that many organizations faced with overlapping cycles of changes that may or may not be nicely integrated in a neat and tidy model and that cannot be fully aligned, and also that an organization’s resilience is based on creating and preserving diversity in talent, strategies, and systems.

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Loblaw Sustainable Seafood Initiative

Feb 6, 2011 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR, Sustainability

Barbara Steele (Strategic Partnerships) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) is a Canadian chain of food supermarkets, the largest retailer of grocery and household products in the country

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