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Why HR Gets a Bad Name

Let's Grow Leaders

I spent the next decade keeping my HR and Finance partners as close as possible. Blinding rules and regulations” Strategic HR people sit at the table offering highly creative solutions to real business problems. ” Now before I completely tick off the entire SHRM organization, please know I’m on your side.

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How to Succeed With Limited Resources

Let's Grow Leaders

I’ve seen this first hand, when I look back at the most creative times in my career and in how I’m approaching my business now, the best solutions came when we felt the most stretched. The finance crowd speaks and entirely different language than sales or IT. I also watched the evolution at Verizon Wireless in this regard.

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6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders

Career Advancement

For example, in the HR field, you could focus on compliance or succession planning , or if you work in finance, you could study healthcare accounting. For example, a finance professional will have a more hands-on role in guiding the direction of the organization rather than focusing on crunching numbers. Big-picture thinking.

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6 vital workplace skills you’ll need to succeed in the future

Career Advancement

Having a strong understanding of how to analyze reports will help professionals in departments from finance to HR to help steer their organization in the right direction. Encourage them to engage in brainstorming exercises that generate outside-of-the-box solutions, then talk through which ones might be most feasible.

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Innovation: Your solution for weathering uncertainty

McKinsey

When the times get tough, the tough get innovative and create paths to future growth.

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Attention to problems matters more than solutions to problems

Penelope Trunk

But I do think my mental shift to paying attention to things that create a life of romance gave me the ability to find a guy. Feng shui, like career consulting, reflects a commitment to focusing on what matters most during that time of your life.

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6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders

Career Advancement

For example, in the HR field, you could focus on compliance or succession planning , or if you work in finance, you could study healthcare accounting. For example, a finance professional will have a more hands-on role in guiding the direction of the organization rather than focusing on crunching numbers. Big-picture thinking.

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