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Peerless Potato Chips
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Jones, Liz IvaniwCase DARDEN-OB-1370-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Peerless Potato Chip Company (Peerless) is a private-label, family-owned-and-operated, national potato chip manufacturer specializing in organic chips. The CEO, Kate Kelly, had been with the company from the beginning—since her uncle had first started making chips more than 25 years earlier on his farm in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. In fact, she’d been the primary architect of its growth and expansion. For the first time since ...Starting at €8.20
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The New Management Imperative: The "Workforce of One" Approach
Cantrell, Susan; Smith, David Y.Book Chapter HBS-5950BC-ELeadership and People ManagementCompanies have excelled by treating customers as "markets of one," offering them personalized buying experiences. But in managing their own workers, most firms still use one-size-fits-all HR practices. A better approach, according to talent management experts Susan Cantrell and David Smith, is to treat each employee as a "workforce of one." What exactly does that mean? In this chapter, Cantrell and Smith explain the concept and, using electronics...Starting at €8.20
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Foster Employee-Defined Personalization: One Path to Executing the "Workforce of One" Approach to People Management
Cantrell, Susan; Smith, David Y.Book Chapter HBS-5954BC-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen it comes to crafting HR practices that are highly relevant and tailored to individuals, organizations can choose one of four different approaches to what talent management experts Susan Cantrell and David Smith call the "workforce of one." But no matter which approach you choose, the goal is the same: work that is sculpted to fit lives instead of lives that are sculpted to fit work. The reward? Lower employee turnover, greater productivity, ...Starting at €8.20
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marcus? - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Kane, Mary BridgetTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1310TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for product OB-1310Starting at €0.00
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Peerless Potato Chips - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Jones, Liz Ivaniw; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1370TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for product OB-1370Starting at €0.00
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Peerless Potato Chips
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Jones, Liz IvaniwCase DARDEN-OB-1370Leadership and People ManagementThe Peerless Potato Chip Company (Peerless) is a private-label, family-owned-and-operated, national potato chip manufacturer specializing in organic chips. The CEO, Kate Kelly, had been with the company from the beginning—since her uncle had first started making chips more than 25 years earlier on his farm in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. In fact, she’d been the primary architect of its growth and expansion. For the first time since ...Starting at €8.20
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Designing Your Own Workforce of One: Cultivating a Customized Employment Experience in Your Organization
Cantrell, Susan; Smith, David Y.Book Chapter HBS-5959BC-ELeadership and People ManagementCompanies have excelled by treating customers as "markets of one," offering them personalized buying experiences. But in managing their own workers, most firms still use one-size-fits-all HR practices. A better approach, according to talent management experts Susan Cantrell and David Smith, is to treat each employee as a "workforce of one." In this chapter they help you determine your own unique path toward managing your workforce as a workforce ...Starting at €8.20
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Workforce of One Challenges and Solutions: Striking the Right Balance in Your Talent Management Practices
Cantrell, Susan; Smith, David Y.Book Chapter HBS-5960BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe "workforce of one" model of people management-sculpting work to fit every employee instead of requiring employees to conform to a standard model of work-is a lofty goal. Yet talent management experts Susan Cantrell and David Smith have seen it achieved with remarkable results in many different companies. These companies are trail-blazers in a whole new concept of work: managing their workforces not as a single homogeneous entity, but rather w...Starting at €8.20
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Segment Your Workforce: One Path to Executing the "Workforce of One" Approach to People Management
Cantrell, Susan; Smith, David Y.Book Chapter HBS-5951BC-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen it comes to crafting HR practices that are highly relevant and tailored to individuals, organizations can choose one of four different approaches to what talent management experts Susan Cantrell and David Smith call the "workforce of one." But no matter which approach you choose, the goal is the same: work that is sculpted to fit lives instead of lives that are sculpted to fit work. The reward? Lower employee turnover, greater productivity, ...Starting at €8.20
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Offer Modular Choices: One Path to Executing the "Workforce of One" Approach to People Management
Cantrell, Susan; Smith, David Y.Book Chapter HBS-5952BC-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen it comes to crafting HR practices that are highly relevant and tailored to individuals, organizations can choose one of four different approaches to what talent management experts Susan Cantrell and David Smith call the "workforce of one." But no matter which approach you choose, the goal is the same: work that is sculpted to fit lives instead of lives that are sculpted to fit work. The reward? Lower employee turnover, greater productivity, ...Starting at €8.20