by JP Elliott, PhD on January 29, 2010
There is quite a debate going on over at the HR Bartender on who “owns” the talent in a company – 1) the organization 2) the managers or 3) the individual employees?
This is an important discussion, so I wanted to weigh in…
Let’s begin by taking Managers out of this conversation entirely. A managers job is to drive business results, and to do that they need to get the best performance out of the people they are leading. So, do they need to influence, direct, coach, and develop the talent they have - yes, but do they own it – no.
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by JP Elliott, PhD on January 21, 2010
I am guessing you are not a big fan of household chores like dusting, scrubbing the bathroom, or doing the laundry. Well, I am right there with you except for vacuuming. Here is the thing, I have a Dyson vacuum and it is seriously the best damn vacuum on the planet, bar none. It actually makes doing household chores fun (well, at least vacuuming).
If the Dyson vacuum is this good, you would imagine that it took some time and energy to develop, right? Sure, but how many prototypes do you think Mr. Dyson built before finally perfecting something that many of us thought was working OK to begin with?
10 prototypes? 50? 500? Nope, would you believe it took him 5,127 prototypes and fifteen years to produce a vacuum cleaner that would challenge and change a stagnant industry. So what does a vacuum cleaner have to do with the Future of HR?
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by JP Elliott, PhD on January 14, 2010
Let’s face the facts - TV is for entertainment purposes only, right? Especially those “Late Night Shows” with their predictable monologues, contrived interviews, and those oh-so friendly bands. They are the comfort food in America’s TV diet and have been filling us up on empty calories for over 60 years.
Well, the times they are changing and you can thank NBC for this week’s after school special on the “Don’ts” of leadership transitions and succession planning. Here is the situation in a nutshell brought to you by NY Times…
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