Author Archives: Bruce Lewin

Text versions of our articles

Just a quick admin note to say that there are now some text versions of our articles online, along with the pdf versions that are avaliable if you register. Actions for Enterprise Collaboration – White Paper. Companies need to innovate … Continue reading

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Where next for HR Strategy?

The questions over HR Strategy, ROI, credibility and the genuine strategic contribution that HR makes to the business seems to be a topic that never dies. Continuing the post and comments exchange with Steve at Catbert, he makes a great … Continue reading

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People like Good Working Relationships

People like good working relationships and actively seek them out! This idea has clear implications for team building and team effectiveness. By combining this with 4G and the ability to predict relationships, I think there are some interesting new ideas … Continue reading

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Hero's Code

Apologies for the lack of new posts recently, I’ve just returned from a trip to Spain. I’m slightly burnt but have a smile on my face šŸ™‚ I’ve recently been introduced to Derek Jones’ blog, Hero’s Code. Derek talks about … Continue reading

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HR can't get no satisfaction (again)

Following on from our own post on levels of happiness within HR, Personnel Today have also picked up on the same survey in their article entitled ‘Tears on my pillow: why is HR so unhappy?’. As I’ve said before, I … Continue reading

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Association of Career Professionals International

Simon Hamm has very kindly asked me to give a talk on ‘Career Success and Succession Planning’ to the London Chapter of the ACPI. The date is the 28th June at the new IoD (123). I’m hoping to talk a … Continue reading

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4G and Social Relationships (cont.)

Building on from the previous post and the idea that there are 14 Social Relationships, I thought it would be worth introducing and examining some of these relationships one by one. I won’t go through all 14, but hopefully this … Continue reading

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4G and Social Relationships

Our first post in the 4G category (An Introduction to 4G) was an attempt to introduce some of the key ideas behind 4G and give people an overview. In this post, I’d like to explore the Social Relationships in a … Continue reading

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HR can't get no satisfaction

Steve over at Catbert quotes a recent Guardian Survey in which HR workers are the unhappiest of all. In the UK, the workers who were most happy in their jobs were those who worked in research (59%) and engineering (53%). … Continue reading

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Rational v. Irrational Attitudes

We are not all rational, some of us are of course irrational, it all depends on our attitude… I came across a post by Stowe Boyd who was talking about something written by Suw Charman. In essence, the posts seemed … Continue reading

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