A young engineer was leaving the office at 3.45 p.m. when he found the Acting CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. “Listen,” said the Acting CEO, “this is a very sensitive and important document, and my secretary is not here. Can you make this thing work?” … Continued
Went to a talk given by Paul Bridle on Friday (www.paulbridle.com). Paul is a self styled leadership methodologist who highlighted some key issues on leadership in the 21st century. Whilst there wasn’t anything startling new it was a good reminder that employees today: are focused – they are outcome and achievement oriented take ownership – … Continued
A good friend wrote and produced this movie using brand new software called xtra normal. You write a script and the characters animate themselves – more or less. It is fun – although as with all things the message has to be relevant to the audience, so probably only Andy and I will find this … Continued
If the world were a village of 100 people, how many of the 100 would be white? How many would speak Spanish? How many would have a college education? Satisfy your curiosity by checking out “The World of 100,” a series of poster-infographics designed by Tony Ng. It’s easier it is to process this info … Continued
This is scarey stuff. That an HR/leadership policy can directly or indirectly lead to the deaths of 24 employees and yet the government (still the major shareholder in France Telecom) seems paralysed as to what to do about it. 24 suicides in France Telecom Shortened CNN report
This is another gem from Beth Axelrod, head of HR, eBay and the types of conversations HR people should be having with their clients. Unfortunately these don’t seem to happening anywhere near enough. “While I do think that the business world now understands intellectually the role that HR should be able to play in driving … Continued
Interesting and sensible stuff from Beth Axelrod, head of HR at eBay on how to do it…. “Just ensuring that the basic conditions of a meritocracy are in place is a good start. Being aware, on a systematic basis, of how we unintentionally interpret women’s and men’s personal communication styles differently. And being careful to … Continued
This is hysterical and scary from the Daily Telegraph.
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