Turning “Human Resources” into “Humane Resources”
Last week I wrote about the strange dichotomy in organisations: their dependency on people while generally failing to take any account of the intrinsic drivers … Read more
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The Strange Dichotomy of Organisations and How to Bridge It
Thus, although coming from three totally different perspectives, all three of these writers reinforce one another’s conclusions. This makes their findings more credible, and more significant for you as a business leader. To significantly transform performance and results you have to create an environment that makes the best of your people or – more accurately – that allows them to make the best of themselves. For this you need to consider how you are going to create a system or systems that addresses the physical and psychological needs of your people. Both collectively and individually, because every individual matters.
Big Data Demands ‘Big’ People
Whatever data our computers generate, the determination of requirements, and the uses to which it is put, are all shaped by humans. This demands great insight, sensitivity and balance if it is to be put to effective use. Thus you need ‘big’ people if you are going to optimise your big data.
Meeting Management’s Greatest Challenges
Apparently there are seven major challenges currently occupying the minds of business leaders and causing them concern. At least, that is what the conference speaker … Read more
Why Human Capital Accounting is Becoming Imperative
You cannot continue to look upon your people as an expendable, easily replaceable cost. If you want your people to develop and “share their competence” you have to enable this. Treating and accounting for your employees as human capital is the vital first step. Are you ready to take it?
How to Inspire the Right Attitude
Employee engagement is, essentially, a matter of attitude. Think about it for a moment. What you are looking for in employee engagement, is employees who … Read more
Teamwork: Fact or Fiction?
“’Teamwork’ is an illusion created when the individual components within a human system accomplish a goal that is credited to the collective, rather than to … Read more
Taken for granted?
How much do you take things for granted? Something that helps keeps me on guard against this is an unforgettable experience I had when in … Read more
People as Assets – A Practical Proposition
The challenge Last week we looked at the statement “people are our greatest asset” and found that it was more than a cliché. The definition … Read more
People as Assets – Fact or Fiction?
“People are our greatest/most important assets!” How often have you heard that? It has become rather a cliché. But how much validity does the statement … Read more