01 May Why Billion-Dollar, 100-Year-Old Companies DIE
By Peter H. Diamandis In this post, I am going to talk about why large companies typically can't innovate...
People Management
27 Apr What can HR learn from marketing?
By Andy Philpott - hrmagazine.co.uk There is still a battle going on for HR to have greater influence within organisations. Marketing used to have a similar problem. Yet in the past 10 years stereotypes around the left-brained "colouring-in department" have evaporated as marketing professionals have increasingly...
27 Apr Ed Shaw on Leadership, Innovation, and Success [Interview]
By Tom Flanagan - business2community.com Our next interview in the HR Thought Leadership series features Ed Shaw, Global Lead of Talent Development, on the topic of leadership. Ed offers his insights and advice on how to create and lead a high functioning team and how to inspire others to...
27 Apr Lack of strategic HR destroying market capitalisation
FROM a business standpoint, strategic Human Resources (HR) is how a business makes integrated and coordinated choices about talent, leadership and organisational culture to deliver unique value to customers and other key external constituencies such as investors and regulators. Column by Brett Chulu - theindependent.co.zw Recent research...
27 Apr Blacklisting report: cause for concern for HR best practice?
By Joan Pettingill - hrmagazine.co.uk A Government report criticising ‘systematic blacklisting’ in the construction sector is likely to exacerbate concerns among HR professionals about how to uphold best practice in employee recruitment and management. The interim report from the Scottish Affairs Select Committee strongly criticises 43 construction companies for...
27 Apr 5 Changes All Leaders Should Make
By Chad Brooks - smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com Keeping up with the changing times is critical to the success of any business. However, change can only be driven by company leaders who are willing to change themselves, says Barbara Trautlein, author of "Change Intelligence: Use the Power of CQ to Lead...
27 Apr NZ: Employment law changes under fire
By AAP - news.msn.co.nz The government's latest employment law changes are under fire from unions and opposition parties. Labour Minister Simon Bridges has introduced the Employment Relations Amendment Bill to parliament and says the raft of changes in it will lift productivity and help businesses grow. Labour, the...
19 Apr New CEO sets frugal agenda for BHP
By Peter Ker - brisbanetimes.com.au BHP Billiton executives will work under a more frugal pay regime, after new chief executive Andrew Mackenzie reshuffled and redesigned the company's leadership ranks. The BHP board has used the management reshuffle - which included the demotion of petroleum chief Mike Yeager,...
19 Apr Learn to Recognise Your True Strengths – Hint: they aren’t just what you are good at!
By Kim Seeling Smith - Ignite-Global.com Your parents were wrong! But it wasn’t their fault. Everyone has been taught that in order to be successful, more productive, more well-rounded and happier we need to learn to overcome our weaknesses. That’s why, if you brought home 3...
19 Apr 7 leadership development trends for a stronger bottom line
By Jocelyn Davis - boston.com Business leaders looking for meaningful growth are all about investing in their people to cultivate an engaged workforce, and ultimately, achieve higher sales and a stronger bottom line. Here are seven trends we’re watching: 1. Uncertainty is the new normal. Organizations are...