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White Paper
July, 2010
Creating a New Deal for Middle Managers: Empowering a Neglected But Critical Group
Jean-Michel Caye, Rainer Strack, Paul Orlander, Julie Kilmann
Employees who are engaged and committed can make corporate strategy come alive. Unfortunately, the economic downturn damaged the willingness of employees to go the extra mile for their companies. Middle managers, who oversee the vast majority of all employees, are the key to bringing back engagement. This paper outlines a four-step process for helping middle managers. The paper is based on a global survey of more than 5,500 executives conducted jointly by BCG and the World Federation of People Management Associations.
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Report
March, 2009
Creating People Advantage in Times of Crisis: How to Address HR Challenges in the Recession
Jean-Michel Caye, Rainer Strack
The Boston Consulting Group and the European Association for People Management surveyed 3,348 executives and conducted more than 90 interviews with senior leaders across Europe to understand current and future human-resources challenges. A total of 883 executives answered questions about the actions they plan to take in the crisis. This white paper previews the findings about specific people challenges—and opportunities—presented by the recession and the lessons learned from the last downturn. It also outlines likely recovery scenarios and a 12-point HR action plan to assist companies with strategic people issues during the crisis and beyond.
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Report
April, 2008
Creating People Advantage: How to Address HR Challenges Worldwide Through 2015
Jean-Michel Caye, Andrew Dyer, Rainer Strack, Michael Leicht, Anna Minto
People challenges are greater than ever before at companies, thanks to globalization, an aging workforce, and employee desires for work-life balance. This report, which is based on a worldwide survey of more than 4,700 executives, lays out a comprehensive approach to enable companies to understand the HR environment and how they can create a people advantage. When companies that understand how to measure the effectiveness of their people and harness their talents, they will achieve a lasting edge. Read an excerpt.
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