Kevin Cox, the Executive Vice President of Human Resources for American Express, presented in a Fall 2011 graduate course on leadership at the ILR school, appropriately named View From the Top. The presentation began by focusing on how American Express utilizes pioneering technologies to continuously innovate within the business and shape the direction of the company. [click to continue…]
Lisa Chen
As the world is always changing and the need for talent is more competitive than ever, businesses are finding themselves in need of attracting and retaining key talent that will drive growth domestically and internationally. As a part of any talent management strategy, companies should look at offering various ways to do work for their employees, especially their high performers. [click to continue…]
Chris Altizer, SVP of HR for Pfizer Diversified Businesses, visited Cornell earlier this month to discuss the important role HR can play in corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Altizer discussed what M&A means for a company’s culture and how HR needs to think about organizational design, talent management, and the art of due diligence when proceeding through such complex deals. [click to continue…]
