Good talent is worth fighting for. At senior levels of an organization, the ability to adapt, to make decisions quickly in situations of high uncertainty, and to steer through wrenching change is critical. But at a time when the need for better talent is increasing, big companies continue to find it difficult to attract and [...]

Recently I have been reminded that business ethics remains a huge area of debate. First was a recent article in the FT that suggests there are lessons business can learn from organised crime.  A business lesson from mafia mobsters.

Cynics will no doubt not be surprised by the linkage between business and crime, but better to [...]

Some more visuals on the changing landscape of social media. Employees have over the past 12 months according to Nielson, spent 28% less time looking at e-mails. Firmly placed in the Number 1 spot is of course Social Media. Below some social maps on the changing landscapes in just under 3 years. Any predictions on [...]

We are delighted to introduce Allan Freed as a guest author.  Allan Freed is a principal consultant with The RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping leaders and organizations deliver results and increase value. Allan’s current work helps organizations identify and build capabilities required for the execution of strategy through leveraging human resources and [...]

“I would tell you to go to Hell but I work there and I don’t want to see you every day.”

The above quote is apparently available as a fridge magnet in the USA …. no comment required!

Writing in the FT recently Lynda Gratton asked readers if they could feel the wind of change heading for [...]

Transatlantic from Bloomberg BusinessWeek to Sky News reportedly Nokia is looking to replace its chief executive as it struggles to compete in the smartphone market against the likes of Apple and Google. Interesting cover near on three years ago from Forbes back in 2007 on 1 billion customers can anyone catch the cellphone king? around [...]

HRN are long time fans of award winning business reporter and researcher Stefan Stern of the FT. Stefan leaves the Financial Times in August for a leadership post as Global Head of Strategy at PR giant Edelman. We are delighted to have Stefan both Chair and input his expert opinion at this year’s talent [...]

The headlines in France are awash with the latest revelations in “ L’affaire Bettencourt”. In today’s newpapers the ramifications went straight to the top and the heart of the French political system – Nicholas Sarkozy. Swift denials have been issued and no doubt investigations will put an end to such suggestions. However for [...]

HR professionals have been fast adopters of social media, why for example HR and OD professionals on LinkedIn represent the largest group alongside sales & marketing and ICT professionals. HR are not just using Social Media for networking but for improving their value as a profession. Clearly in many cases, many identify social media channels as [...]

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 Next Generation Talent – World Talent Forum

Date: 4-5 November 2010

Location: London, United Kingdom

Everything we know about work – where we work, how we work, who we work with, the technologies we use – is changing and those changes will continue to accelerate.

Shift Happens! We [...]

TRANSFORM 2010 – The European HR Transformation Summit

Dates: 10-11 October 2010

Location: London, United Kingdom

Please visit [Event Website]

Introduction

In the business world today organizations have to learn to expect the unexpected. It can be many things ‐ game changing technology, innovation, economic crisis, terrorism, natural catastrophe, or even legislative change. Business needs to be agile, flexible, and [...]

The FT’s management columnist, Lucy Kellaway, is always well worth following for a down to earth, sharp and often wryly amusing approach to management. Her most recent column “Principles for living that we could all do without” takes a highly critical look at the set of Principles that the CEO of Bridgewater [...]

The prophet Cassandra warned the city of Troy to beware of Greeks bearing gifts, but Cassandra was cursed to foretell the future yet never be believed. The city’s citizens took in the famous wooden horse, and the rest as they say is history. Over the past few weeks many leaders in Europe [...]

For many people “work” still remains a necessary evil – it’s too often a case of doing something that has to be done, like it or not, to survive in the modern world. The dark satanic mills evoked by William Blake in Jerusalem may have almost disappeared in the developed economies, and employers constantly [...]

Retooling HR:  How Proven Business Models Offer Untapped Potential for Strategic Talent Management

By John W. Boudreau

This weeks exclusive post has been kindly produced by John W. Boudreau from the Centre for Effective Organisations at the Marshall School of Business in California. © John W Boudreau.

Why do HR leaders and their constituents work so hard, accomplish so [...]

I have been fortunate enough to read “really interesting information” about the world of work over the past 12 months – perhaps some of the best information available to net users. Thanks largely in part to three of the 8 or so social networks for which I am a member. Isn’t it great how linkedIn, facebook, and [...]

Does your company qualify as a most or least admired company?

If your company is ’least admired’ does that mean your business is - will perform poorly?

An interesting take on “top companies for leadership” from our friends at The RBL Group – this time Norm Smallwood digs a little deeper to offer better perspective on why he believes leadership development in [...]

Competing for the attention of the talented is a something of a challenge these days, and in the online soundbite world you need to grab attention fast; first impressions count. Beyond first impressions, attracting people today, particularly those young talented high potentials we read so much about, companies are having to contend [...]

This month I wanted to revisit a nervous twitch I had recently in Vienna – airports, airlines and union strikes. France is often the first mental picture my mind conjures when I hear “strike”, however I think the UK is fast replacing that picture. In the media spotlight strikes can send butterflies to the pit of your stomach for many reasons but [...]

Most of us will have had a feeling or presentiment about another person and have, if we are honest, allowed it to influence our judgement. There is a legend that says most people either get a job / second interview based on the first 30 seconds of the meeting – perhaps this is an [...]