Category Archives: Psychology
Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-09
Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-08 http://bit.ly/biQ2f8 # RT @VenessaMiemis: "what would happen if developing the human potential of its people were a top priority of corporations & organizations?" # Prosperians believe the economy's bug problem isn't a lack of demand … Continue reading
Thoughts and ideas for 2010-07-08
If #engagement is the holy grail of #HR then great #relationships makes the cup runneth over! # #Booz and #ATKearney end #merger talks – was it #money #people or both? http://ow.ly/280p9 # #HIM + #HumanEdj are the operating system for … Continue reading
Leadership, Intangibles and Talent Review Q3 2009
Welcome to 2009’s third quarterly review, as with previous issues, engagement continues to be at the forefront of people’s thoughts. Behind the engagement debate however there seems to be a growing call for a wider reappraisal of the fundamental way … Continue reading
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
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
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
Innovation and integration are unnatural acts
While this isn’t a Carry On film, Oliver Marks says that In lots of large corporations, innovation and integration are unnatural acts. Silos block cross functional cooperation and resistance stifles new ideas and concepts. A piece in HBR then “explores … Continue reading
Organisational structure predicts software quality
Philip Preissing talks about some fascinating research from Microsoft in which the outcome of software projects reflects and is very heavily influenced by the organisational structure in which they were conceived and developed. Building in part on Conway’s Law, a … Continue reading
An Experiment in Leadership Pratice
We’ve written a paper outlining a new model of leadership (its currently up as a pdf, but might become a blog post). In brief, the document talks about the importance of context within leadership and in building on the work … Continue reading
The Tension in Collaboration
Summary There is a tension at the heart of our efforts to collaborate. This tension and its possible resolution is best captured by the following questions. Should we be putting people first, before technology, in our efforts to collaborate? Does … Continue reading
