Author Archives: Bruce Lewin

HR Executive Article – Boom or Bust for HR?

Anne Freedman at HR Executive very kindly published our “Boom or Bust for HR?” article back in January. Thanks Anne! The introduction is below. Is 2009 the year the HR function finally enters its ascendancy as organizations place greater emphasis … Continue reading

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Productivity, pharmacology and work-life balance

Nick Carr takes a wonderfully tangential view on pharmacology and productivity. I recently commented on the Nature editorial that made a case for “the responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy.” The writers of the editorial, a distinguished group … Continue reading

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We spend so much time smoothing things out…

We lose the opportunity for change, or for texture or creativity… (at least according to Seth Godin) Here’s the full piece… Is everything okay? Unless you work in a nuclear power plant, the answer is certainly no (and if you … Continue reading

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Sweet or sour?

Happy New Year! Thanks to Coby, a video with some interesting reflections on economic circumstances from 2006 and 2007 … sweet for Peter Schiff, sour for everyone else? Twitter Linkedin Facebook Google Email

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Is Malcolm Gladwell stating the obvious?

Malcolm Gladwell has been over to London, talking about his new book, The Outliers. I haven’t read the book and I’ve only scanned the reviews, but the talent management component of the message seems to be that; Outliers focuses more … Continue reading

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Values go beyond ‘what you can get away with’

According to Stephen Green, chairman of HSBC Holdings; Values go beyond ‘what you can get away with’ and that values are, in the end, critical to value – to sustainable value, that is Green goes on to say; “For companies, … Continue reading

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Four Dimensions of Leadership

Nick McCormick very kindly sugested a podcast with himself on management tips. We had a good chat about some thoughts on leadership and spent about 10 minutes talking about; Self Awareness Relationships Systems Culture I spoke a bit more about … Continue reading

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Better returns from Talent Management

Michael Spect points us to an article and interview he did with Kate Carruthers. I’ve added some extracts from the piece below; A fragmented approach to the elements comprising workforce development led to lack of integration and inability to align … Continue reading

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Reshaping an organisation’s social structure

Gary Cokins highlights some recent Dutch research that suggests; overall enterprise performance is improved by defining accountability for sales turnover and profit and loss simultaneously over multiple dimensions (e.g., by product, region, account, market segment, industry). This “multidimensional” concept means … Continue reading

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HR – Boom or Bust?

Summary Commentators are currently polarised around the future of the HR function. Some suggest that the function is about to enter a boom period as after several years of cajoling, organisations are placing far greater significance on talent management and … Continue reading

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