Author Archives: Bruce Lewin
Social Network Analysis Recommendation
A hat tip to Allan Engelhardt who writes; If you are at all interested in enterprise social software, then the article A Practical Guide to Social Networks from the March 2005 issue of the Harvard Business Review is required reading. … Continue reading
Working With Pay Pals ā Relationships versus Rewards?
I read a quick review of “Working With Pay Pals” on the HBS Working Knowledge site. While the message isn’t exactly earth shattering, the value people place on their relationships in comparison to their pay was refreshing. “The things that … Continue reading
You can predict relationship potential
Yes, I believe that you can predict relationships and relationship potential! While I would say that, given that it is a major part of what we do at Four Groups, I was interested to read an interview between Stowe Boyd … Continue reading
Confident Networking for Career Success and Satisfaction
I took a call recently from Stuart Lindenfield who was kind enough to let me know about the imminent publication of his first book, “Confident Networking for Career Success and Satisfaction” (hopefully these Google and Amazon links will be up … Continue reading
Organisational Culture and the Organisational Shadow
For those of a Jungian persuasion, I couldn’t help think of the idea of an organisational shadow (see Jungian Shadow), partly prompted by some of the recent things I have been writing on here but also from a post by … Continue reading
A Value Added Attitude?
Regina Miller wrote a great piece on the ‘Value Added Attitude’ of HR and the fact that this is a subject that Regina “could blog on for hours on this topic, but will stop here. I will come back to … Continue reading
Nemawashi and Organisational Culture
On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Watmuff and sharing a chat over coffee (Tim’s looking to move to the South West in a senior HR role, so if anyone can help, please get in touch). We spoke … Continue reading
Taskforce members ignore own advice on people data – Part 2
Following on from the previous post, my curiosity was roused by Paul Kearns’ comments in the same article. He states; HCM has to show a direct causal connection between effective HR strategy and bottom-line business performance, but because HR is … Continue reading
The cut
There’s a great haircut over on Ian McKenzie’s site š Twitter Linkedin Facebook Google Email
Taskforce members ignore own advice on people data – Part 1
There are more rumblings about the Accounting for People (AfP) taskforce. In an article entitled “Taskforce members ignore own advice on people data” we learn that; …close inspection of their [BP, Compass Group and ITV] most recent annual reports reveals … Continue reading
