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How Successful Change Works

Association Now Leadership

Communication was also at the core of the School Nutrition Association’s recent reorganization. As SNA chief of staff and VP of strategy and governance Rhea M. The development plan included a strategy for how information about changes would be shared, with a special emphasis on how middle managers would be involved.

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Mass Layoffs: Strategically Guiding Your Company Through This Tough Transition

Chief Executive

Having the right team on board may also help smooth the situation if trusted individuals relay an honest, straightforward message of economic hardship or reorganization to accommodate a changing product or client base. Another point to consider is if the company requires board approval to remove key positions or conduct a mass layoff.

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Alison Green

I contacted the Secretary of State in my former state, since it’s the governing body for notaries and their website instructs notaries to contact them if an employer refuses to return a notary book, but nothing came of it. Notaries are required by law to keep their materials in their possession.

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The skills gap: Understanding the causes and making plans for improvement

Walk Me

In general, technological change and reorganization processes can equally affect public and private sector employers when it comes to skills gaps emerging. Are there any differences in skills gap issues for public and private sector employers? Skills gaps do not have to take organizations by surprise.

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4 Things Congress Should Fix Now To Help U.S. Businesses

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It may not be fashionable to admit in an era of vast government expansion and profligate spending by both political parties, but taxpayer funded bureaucracies—more often than—not still stifle efficiency, kill innovation and produce poor service. So it doesn’t come naturally to me to seek out government as a solution to solve problems.

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the popcorn calamity, the chair battle, and more stories of dramatic reactions to small changes at work

Alison Green

A new unit was added to my state government division, and the unit’s purpose was bitterly fought in the media by locals losing the power to do this function. Because it was a new unit, a large percentage of the team were new to government service. I worked for a large government office where people would stay for 30+ years.

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Verizon’s Sam Hammock On Avoiding The Great Talent Grab

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a new strategy that would reorganize the company around a more customer-facing model, rather than one centered on products, and would require an overhaul of how the company viewed talent acquisition and development. We have a pretty rigorous governance process at large. What helps you stay connected to the company’s talent needs?