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Category Archives: HR Management theory
Moving the performance paradigm: getting beyond ‘‘best practice’’
“That’s the state of play in human resources today – mindless imitation of what others are doing, little to no systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of management practices and programs, infrequent data-driven diagnoses of the problems HR is expected to … Continue reading
Toward Mature Talent Management: Beyond Shareholder Value
MI’s Professor David Collings explains how Talent Management must be addressed in a much wider context of Value in the latest edition of the HRDQ journal: Abstract: Talent management has become one of the most prevalent topics in the field … Continue reading
Human solidarity – capitalists, workers, citizens and shoppers of the world – unite!
In April, over 1000 garment workers died in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. The right wing Daily Telegraph reported that “many saw Rana Plaza as the moment fashion shoppers would realise cheap prices had consequences further up the … Continue reading
Talent stats – A book review of ‘Moneyball’ by Michael Lewis
Update for ‘Football Manager’ fans. It probably tells me something about the state of the talent management ‘profession’ when a book on baseball proves to be the best source I could find on how to use statistical evidence to identify … Continue reading
The 1st Pillar – Societal value versus profit
MI’s 10 Pillars – its core principles – are all very simple. Pillar 1 makes a clear distinction between profit and value. Why? Because if society focuses on profit, rather than value, it gets what it deserves. One of the … Continue reading
Performance management – SHRM Foundation finally acknowledges need for mature approach
How long does it take for mature thinking in HR to take hold? Let’s consider this question in relation to how the problematic topic of performance management has fared over the last 20 years or so. Back in 2000, I … Continue reading
Google – saints or sinners?
In the capitalist system large corporations can sometimes develop dual ‘personalities’. Bill Gates’ Microsoft is both an exploitative monopoly and the provider of funds for his ‘philanthropy’. An interesting piece in the Financial Times today – “Google is the General … Continue reading
The greatest management story ever told. A book review of ‘The Puritan Gift’
The Puritan Gift – Reclaiming the American Dream Amidst Global Financial Chaos – Kenneth Hopper & William Hopper, 2010 (I.B.Taurus) An investigative, business journalist calls me for an interview. He is in the closing stages of writing his “definitive” account of … Continue reading