February 2nd 2012
Developing an Effective HR Strategy, Professor Patrick Wright
Following his presentation at a workshop held by Corporate Research Forum on Developing an Effective HR Strategy, Patrick Wright, Professor of Strategic Human Resources at Cornell University, shared some of his views on HR strategy.
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October 29th 2013
Developing Commercial Acumen for the HR Function
Corporate Research Forum interviewed a number of senior business leaders and experienced practitioners on what commercial acumen is and asked them to share their experiences, views and insights on this wide-ranging and complex subject.
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October 29th 2013
5th International Conference, Madrid: Strategy in a Changing World - Rt. Hon Michael Portillo
A closing summary of our 2013 international conference provided by conference chairman the Rt. Hon Michael Portillo.
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October 8th 2015
Purpose & Strategy – How do organisations determine purpose, create and execute meaningful strategic intent?
What is the role of strategy in creating meaning? Rebecca Homkes from London Business School takes us on the journey of finding our organisation’s purpose.
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May 16th 2013
Developing Commercial Acumen for the HR Function
This report is written from the viewpoint that we believe that HR functions can make a substantial contribution to improved organisation effectiveness and business strategy. Using a combination of survey data and other research, this report looks at the subject of business acumen in relation to current and future HR functions, and the importance of this to overall business performance.
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December 18th 2014
Your Strategy Needs A Strategy
It’s clear that companies that correctly match their strategy-making processes to their competitive circumstances perform better than those that don’t. But too many use approaches appropriate only to predictable environments - even in highly volatile situations. Really, what we need is a strategy for setting strategy!
In their classic HBR article, BCG’s Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns present a framework for choosing one, which begins with two questions. How unpredictable is your environment? How much power do you or others have to change that environment?
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