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The talent management philosophy at Booking.com is key. Here’s why

HRExecutive

At its core, Booking Holdings—the leading provider of online travel services, employing more than 20,000 people around the world and known for brands like Booking.com , OpenTable and Priceline—was founded as a tech company. That’s how we’re looking at it. Pisano: We are at a unique crossroads: between travel and technology.

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Innovative approaches to talent management

HRExecutive

CHROs from Accenture (which built the platform), Lincoln Financial Group, ServiceNow and Verizon created and launched the idea, which has more than 100 employers signed up already. Ravin Jesuthasan, managing director at Willis Towers Watson, is another supporter of this developing trend.

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What surging CHRO pay and influence say about HR’s evolution

HRExecutive

During the three decades studied in the report, the compensation gap between HR leaders and the other four highest-paid executives at these companies has narrowed from 60% to 30%, Bloom recently wrote on LinkedIn. For years, we have been talking about the need for a triad at the top to be the CEO, the CFO and the CHRO.

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Become a better CHRO by improving in these two areas 

HRExecutive

While these themes span a broad spectrum, two recurrent topics consistently dominate discussions: crafting dynamic talent strategies and achieving board alignment — aligning closely to the needs and interests of the company’s board of directors. And you can’t truly be effective at the former without accomplishing the latter.

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Are we ready for CHRO readiness?

HRExecutive

Why is it that more than half of companies remain unable (or perhaps unwilling) to develop CHRO-ready successors? Should we be proud of infusing non-HR talent into CHRO roles, or troubled by it? Further, it is common—and many would say likely—that a change in CEO will yield a change in CHRO. Is 50% readiness good enough?

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6 HR lessons from Microsoft’s CHRO

HRExecutive

Kathleen Hogan , executive vice president, human resources, and chief people officer at Microsoft, knows what it takes to be a successful HR leader: She’s helped transform Microsoft’s culture to make it one of the biggest success stories in recent history. Investing in managers is so key. HR has such a deep purpose.”

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15 Job Titles for Human Resources: A Comprehensive HR Job List

Analytics in HR

HR professionals are involved in recruitment, performance management, learning and development, and much more. HR is a field that is growing at a staggering pace. Companies will also look at those with economics, statistics, or analytics backgrounds. In addition to this, most Chief Talent Officers have HR certifications.