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Critical Questions and Solutions For HR Professionals

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Published 19 Jul 2011 11:45 AM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: HR, Business, HR Transformation
What Happens When the Brakes Fall Off?

I had an interesting meeting with one of the board members of the British Bobsleigh team today (Scott Allaway, Commercial Director). We were chewing the fat about the art of the possible and got round to talking about how we deal with failure in our respective...

Published 6 Jul 2011 12:07 AM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Business, Performance, Personal Effectiveness
HR Still Failing in the Performance Game

New research suggests that HR is still failing when it comes to meeting the performance management challenges consequent to demands for growth from CEOs in the UK. According to HR Magazine UK CEOs have set bullish growth targets for 2011, and are demanding...

Published 29 Jun 2011 9:36 AM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: HR, Change, Business, Performance
Executive Stretch Over St Paul's

I facilitated a " Force Fate " session for the Executive Board of a large insurance business last week. The Force Fate phrase comes from a Nike commercial made during the Vancouver games in which the notions of taking control and practice are...

Published 24 Jun 2010 9:06 AM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Change, Business, Facilitation, Board Room
100Thoughts - encouraging growth and success post-recession

Whilst I have expressed my problems with Twitter on several occations I am intrigued by the newly launched 100 Thoughts campaign by HSBC . This initative aims to encourage businesses to think and focus on the activities that will drive growth and success...

Published 11 May 2010 5:20 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Business, Twitter
UK consultancy awards 2010

I attended the MCA last night, held at the rather posh Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. The event celebrated the best management consulting projects from 2009. The Awards identify the best case studies in each of 12 categories, where organisations...

Published 30 Apr 2010 7:21 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Consulting, Business, Facilitation, News, Branding
Poor leadership - what is your excuse?

I came across this excellent example of how art can be used to describe the complexities of business life. In this graphic, from onefte , leaders are reminded that their actions have consequences and that these consequences may not always be particularly...

Published 11 Apr 2010 9:19 AM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Business, Leadership, Art
Worklife balance - Web 2.0 good or bad?

Work-life balance is the notion that concerns the prioritizing between "work" (career, ambition etc) on one hand and "life" (family and spiritual development etc.) on the other. Over the past twenty-five years, there has been a substantial...

Published 4 Apr 2010 12:59 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Business, Work Life Balance
Does not need CSI to uncover the evidence for engagement

What would your CEO think if you could promise her the following: 16% growth in profits 87% reduction in staff turnover 20% improvement in performance These are just some of the metrics that support the case for employee engagement being at the top of...

Published 20 Mar 2010 12:10 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: HR, Business, Performance, Engagement
Gilding the lily - how to fail at business change

Whilst on my travels last week I stumbled upon this building in the heart of Reading (town in the South of England). It suggests that Reading is the place to be and encourages us to come and base our businesses there. However, it struck me that the building...

Published 23 Feb 2010 2:22 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: HR, Change, Business, Engagement, Personal Effectiveness
Customer focus - "block me in!"

I saw this sign on a car windscreen at the weekend. The car was parked next to a very busy gastropub where parking was clearly a problem for customers. I really like the simplicity of this and it is a great antidote the normal "NO" signs you...

Published 17 Feb 2010 10:01 AM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Business, Engagement
The Top 10 HR Bloggers and Tweeters in the UK

HPA have just published a list of their top 10 UK based bloggers . As I have said before I'd really like to see this list grow in the UK but this is a pretty good start. 1. http://strategic-hcm.blogspot.com/ ( @ joningham ) We have lot of time for...

Published 5 Feb 2010 1:07 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: HR, Business
Krafty Americans to snap up "emotional" Cadbury

Cadbury's HR director has described the inevitable takeover of her organisation by Kraft as "very emotional". HR Magazine reports that Kraft, the world's second-largest food company, has said it will continue to invest in Cadbury's...

Published 21 Jan 2010 12:45 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Change, Business, Engagement
Tribal Leadership

In this TED talk, David Logan talks about how there appears to be 5 levels of tribal leadership. He emphasises the value of identifying which tribes you are part of, how to network with people you don't know and describes how Gallup achieved a truly...

Published 14 Jan 2010 4:33 PM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Business, Leadership, TED
Finding a new path in 2010

Many people reflect on their careers at this time of year and for some it's time for a change. This can be a daunting experience, especially if you have been in your current role for many years. The Fast Company report on Nick Corcodilos's views...

Published 14 Jan 2010 11:33 AM by McArthur's Rant - Human Resources, Organisations and HR 2.0

Filed under: Change, Business, Goals

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