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Track records of the 5 management talents

Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball stopped me in my tracks as soon as I read about the ’5 talents’ of baseball. It forced me to ask myself two very important questions. One, did we ever get to grips with what the … Continue reading →...

Published 31 May 2012 12:16 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: EBHR Solutions, competence, management, talent management, Evaluation & ROI, talent, analytics, metrics, HR measurement, Book Reviews
Talent stats – A book review of ‘Moneyball’ by Michael Lewis

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 and deploy talent. I need … Continue reading →...

Published 31 May 2012 10:26 AM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: talent management, Book Reviews, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Oakland A's
Welcome to HR Standards

See the Introductory video here and the Executive Summary of the TC260 Business Plan Thank you for taking the time to visit ‘HR Standards’. As this site has only been up since 25th May 2012 it will take some time … Continue reading →...

Published 25 May 2012 10:07 AM by HR Standards

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Would the real Nigel Paine please stand up?

If anyone is thinking of attending this year’s “Learning Live” conference I wonder if you would be so kind as to do me and the rest of the learning profession a favour, would you? According to the programme they have … Continue...

Published 23 May 2012 12:59 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: EBHR Critiques, Evidence, BBC, damn lies and statistics, Donald H Taylor, Learning & Performance Institute, Learning Live, Nigel Paine
Trainers who rely on happy sheets should at least learn to use them properly

The level of ignorance about evaluation amongst the training community is alarming and it is actually getting worse, rather than better, as more and more self-proclaimed experts come onto the scene offering unhelpful and unnecessary ‘new’ models that...

Published 22 May 2012 5:35 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: EBHR Solutions, evaluation, Evaluation & ROI, happy sheets, smile sheets
The best of all cultures

I’m always acutely aware that one of the dangers of an evidence-based approach is the accusation of negativity. This is a real paradox because what might appear to be very critical is actually very positive; with a very clear purpose … Continue...

Published 16 May 2012 10:50 AM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: Truth Seekers & Idealists, Diversity - EOD, global family, organizational culture
The Alternative Theory Theory

How many of the things you plan to do today are based on sound theory? If you work in HR you might be running an assessment centre, organising an employee survey or developing a competence policy. Each one of these … Continue reading → Read...

Published 9 May 2012 9:35 AM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: EBHR Critiques, MBA Questions, Evidence, Truth Seekers & Idealists, damn lies and statistics, alternative theory, top business school ranking, top MBA ranking
‘Next Generation HR’ has just arrived in the 19th Century

If you ever have cause to visit the CIPD’s office in Wimbledon don’t be fooled by the typically modern façade: inside is a perfect replica of how dismal life must have been in first half of the 19th Century. They … Continue reading → Read...

Published 2 May 2012 3:33 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: General HR Council, CIPD, code of conduct, Jeffrey Pfeffer
CIPD’s ‘Next Generation’ are stuck in the 19th Century

19th Century HR director introduces latest diversity policy If you should ever have cause to visit the CIPD’s office in Wimbledon don’t be fooled by the modern façade: inside is a perfect replica of how dismal life must have been … Continue reading...

Published 2 May 2012 3:33 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: General HR Council, CIPD, code of conduct, Jeffrey Pfeffer

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Track records of the 5 management talents

Talent stats – A book review of ‘Moneyball’ by Michael Lewis

Welcome to HR Standards

Would the real Nigel Paine please stand up?

Trainers who rely on happy sheets should at least learn to use them properly

The best of all cultures

The Alternative Theory Theory

‘Next Generation HR’ has just arrived in the 19th Century

CIPD’s ‘Next Generation’ are stuck in the 19th Century