Simple and Effective

Sometimes simpler really may be better. The complexity of today’s HR practices can be arduous for many managers. This month’s Inside Advantage and our Recruiter Resources page present new ideas from HBS faculty and other experts on getting back to the basics for effective and efficient HR management.

M. Christine Sullivan
Director, Alumni Career & Professional Development
 

The right candidates.
The right fit.
The right results.

Building Simpler, More Effective HR Processes (video)

Miriam Ort, Senior Human Resources Manager at PepsiCo and coauthor of One Page Talent Management (seen at right), explains how to eliminate the complexity that plagues so many of today's HR practices.

When Your Employees Know More Than You

Managing today's highly skilled professionals takes special skills — and not the ones that you may think. Oftentimes, knowledge workers know more than you do about their jobs. So, how do you manage people who know more about what they do than you do?

Tools & Time-Savers

• Two Common Mistakes of Millennials at Work
• Six Secrets to Creating a Culture of Innovation
• Not Enough Time? Try Doing Nothing

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