Category Archives: Strategy
When will the Artists take over from the Technicians?
Two ideas to consider… Focusing on the ‘unstructured, intangible and typically unmeasured’ will lead to the greatest increase in profits and problem solving over the coming years. Benefiting from working on the ‘unstructured’ will only be fully realised when it … Continue reading
Opportunities for HR and People Management in 2010 and beyond…
Looking at 2010 and beyond, HR and people management activities will only increase their value, recognition and influence through the application of new technologies or methodologies. The first factor which determines the success of this is the ability of something … Continue reading
Re-Writing the operating system for HR
Karl wrote recently on ‘Re-Writing the operating system for business’ and the impact that technology and the internet is having on business models and entire organisations. Reading the post, I was struck how much of what is said could apply … Continue reading
Our current approaches to doing business are fundamentally broken
It hard to both argue with and do justice to John Hagel’s work on the Shift Index and his finding that returns on assets in US public companies have been falling since 1965. Extracts follow and the full pdf is … 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
Leadership, Intangibles and Talent Review Q2 2009
Welcome to 2009’s second quarter roundup of all that’s going on in the fields of talent management, innovation and leadership. Articles are included from the likes of the American Society for Training & Development, Aviva, Deloitte, Institute of Employment Studies, … Continue reading
Leadership, Intangibles and Talent Review Q1 2009
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein Welcome to the second quarterly roundup of the latest thinking and developments around leadership, HR, innovation, talent management and organisational development. … Continue reading
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
Leadership, Intangibles and Talent Review Q4 2008
Introduction Welcome to the first issue of the Four Groups Leadership, Intangibles and Talent review. The purpose is to try to distil and comment on some of the more interesting and articles shaping the field. That said, the subject matter … Continue reading
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
