Management Tip of the Day: Use "Returnships" to Bring in Fresh Talent

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   TIPS   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile DECEMBER 3, 2012 Use "Returnships" to Bring in Fresh Talent Despite high unemployment, it can be tough to find the right applicants for higher-level positions. Some companies are trying "returnships," where experienced, highly educated workers who have been out of the workforce take on short-term paid positions, with the hope they'll join the firm long-term. Here are three ways to make such a program work: Model it on your existing internship program. The work assigned to returning professionals should be more challenging, but many other elements — the application process, the orientation, and mentorship arrangements — can be similar. Give participants role models. Expose them to high-performing employees who took time off during their own careers. This will give them a sense of the upward mobility they can hope for if they attain a regular position. Get hiring managers on-board. Managers are often reluctant to consider people who've been out of the workforce, fearing that their skills are out-of-date. Set up face-to-face meetings with returnship participants so managers better understand where they're coming from. Today's Management Tip was adapted from "The 40-Year-Old Intern" by Carol Fishman Cohen. Read the article and join the discussion » Share Today's Tip: FEATURED PRODUCT Managing Global Innovation: Frameworks for Integrating Capabilities around the World Ebook Now Available Yves Doz and Keeley Wilson show how to build and leverage a global innovation network. Drawing on extensive research and a wealth of real company examples, the authors walk you through a set of practical frameworks for acquiring and integrating innovation-critical knowledge from multiple far-flung sources. Bridging theory and practice, Managing Global Innovation gives you the know-how and the tools you need to harness critical expertise from around the globe and channel it into your innovation programs. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Tip: PREVIOUS TIPS What You Can Do To Prevent Layoffs Keep Your To-Do List Fresh with the 3-Day Rule Delegate, Delegate, Delegate Don't Waste Your Organization's Anniversary Turn a Relationship Into a Sale Use Sound Bites to Make Your Presentation Stick Ask These 3 Questions Before Joining that Start-Up Energize Your Network New Job? Only Make the Sacrifices You Want To Keep Your Team Small All Previous Tips BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Management Tip of the Day" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)

Turn blank stares into standing ovations

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to see it in a web browser. TURN BLANK STARES INTO STANDING OVATIONS HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Ebook + Video Case Study Contrary to common practice, presentations aren't just an opportunity to overwhelm an audience with a sea of bullet points and uninspired charts. Used properly, they can be a powerful tool in your quest to win the hearts and minds of executives, colleagues, customers and shareholders. But you won't achieve these results by accident. You need insight, technique, and confidence — exactly what you'll get from the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Ebook + Video Case Study. Get the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Ebook + Video Case Study. Available exclusively on hbr.org for just $39.95! ORDER NOW Product #11150V Ebook/PDF You'll turn to these valuable resources again and again. They're filled with useful tips and examples from communication expert Nancy Duarte, who'll help you make each presentation a compelling pitch for your ideas. You'll learn how to: • Show audiences why your ideas matter to them • Win over tough crowds • Balance analytical and emotional appeal • Craft unforgettable messages • Create clear, useful visuals • Strike a tone that resonates • Measure your presentations' impact In the Video Case Study, the CEO of a renewable energy company shows how Duarte's smart, practical advice helped him capture the attention of investors, industry experts and other high-stakes audiences. This engaging 20-minute video: • Illustrates some of the guide's most important points with real-life examples • Can be viewed online or offline from any device, at any time, as often as you like • Gets you up to speed quickly on key presentation techniques Together, the ebook and video case study will transform how you create presentations and connect with your audiences. So order the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Ebook + Video Case Study today for $39.95. And get the power to persuade. View More Titles in the Series » To order by phone, call us toll-free at 800-668-6780 and mention referral code 01453. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call +1-617-783-7450. If you do not wish to receive special offer email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. Copyright © 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)

The Daily Stat: Why Firms with Female Directors Make Fewer Financial Mistakes

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile NOVEMBER 30, 2012 Why Firms with Female Directors Make Fewer Financial Mistakes Companies whose directors include one or more women are 38% less likely to have to restate their financial-performance figures to correct errors than firms with all-male boards, says a team led by Lawrence J. Abbott of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Gender diversity may make a board more open to viewpoints that oppose the CEO's and may encourage a more deliberative and collaborative decision-making process, according to the research, published in the American Accounting Association journal Accounting Horizons. Source: Women on corporate boards foster better financial reporting, study finds Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Ebook + Video Case Study EBook + Video Now Available TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF PRESENTATIONS. Terrified of speaking in front of a group? Or simply looking to polish your skills? No matter where you are on the spectrum, this guide will give you the confidence and the tools you need to get results. Written by presentation expert Nancy Duarte, the "HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations" will help you: (1) Win over tough crowds, (2) Organize a coherent narrative, (3) Create powerful messages and visuals, (4) Connect with and engage your audience, (5) Show people why your ideas matter to them, and (6) Strike the right tone, in any situation. Available exclusively through HBR.org: Ebook + Video! Purchase of the "HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations" ebook includes a 20-minute video case study. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Is Paying Down the U.S. Debt a Worthy Cause? Consumers See Worn-Out Money as Yucky and Want to Spend It Raising Corporate Taxes Is Good, not Bad, for Jobs Why You Must Have the Same Brand Salsa for Your Chips Newspapers Make Politicians Behave Better Sometimes It's a Bad Idea to Let Customers Complain Kids in Big Families Get Less, but Achieve More It's Not Work That's Keeping Us from Interacting Declines in Home Equity Shrink Charitable Donations Why You Feel Broke When You're Raising a Child Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)