Category Archives: Strategy
The war for talent is over and we've won!
How so did we win I hear you ask? Well, did you know that there is a CEO who values the importance of developing talent that they suggest that everyone spends a day a week talking about this (and a … Continue reading
Dismal, Disastrous, Ouch!
Dismal, Disastrous, Ouch! No, not the commentary from the recent Olympic boxing, but fallout from Alice, Kim and Dan’s verdict on McKinsey’s ‘Making Talent a Strategic Priority’. Rather than focus on the usual HR sponsorship issues, I thought it would … 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
Managing Intangibles
Summary By making the traditionally intangible aspects of an organisation tangible, managers can benefit from superior information and greater choice. This new perspective combines insights and knowledge that would previously only have been available by chance alone with a comprehensive … Continue reading
Linking Financial Values and Cultural Values
The financial and cultural values of an organisation often appear to be two separate and distinct entities. However, simultaneously linking and managing them can have a major impact on the success of both strategy and its execution. Typically, the financial … Continue reading
Gap Analysis and HR
Systematic HR has an excellent post on HR strategy, both what it is and what it isn’t. While the piece will likely ruffle a few feathers, I think it is interesting to look at the gaps in perception between HR … Continue reading
A Consensus on Recruitment Methods?
An interesting article and comment from HR Magazine highlights the lack of consensus over appropriate selection methods (also see Personnel Today). There are some pretty startling figures in here too, along with the editorial comment; Popular recruitment methods are useless … Continue reading
Demonstrating Value?
Personnel Today have an interesting opinion piece in which they call for greater sophistication in demonstrating the value added by HR and HR Outsourcing in general; HR outsourcing’s tools and techniques need to move up to a new level of … Continue reading
HR Strategy and Strategy Execution
Max Goldman makes a very telling remark about the means and methods of adding value from a HR standpoint. Commenting on a 2006 Talent Management Survey Max writes; The most interesting piece, I thought, was this quote from Averbrook: “Many … Continue reading
HR Strategy – Personal and Systematic Credibility
Liz Ryan at Business Week and Steve at Catbert (amongst others!) have all chipped in with the debate surrounding HR, credibility and HR’s role within business. From my perspective, I think it is a two-fold issue, a combination of personal … Continue reading
