A recent white paper from SAP proclaims: ”The ability to attract, retain and manage talent will soon become one of the biggest factors in determining organizational success”. While the paper is focused on the unique challenges that millennials pose to organizations, the points it makes are broadly valid.
I have now watched it several times and each time I smile, reflect, tear up and just feel good in general. The messages are practical yet lofty and inspiring. There are numerous quotes and messages that will challenge even the best leaders. Sit back, relax and enjoy! Share it with your staff and / or your children (as I plan to do). I hope it inspires you to make change happen .
As you can see we are bombarded by change every day and it feels like the pace of change is rapid. Regardless of the source or pace of change, there are predictable and inevitable responses to change. Here are a few things you might hear that indicate a resistance to change:
“WOW” was the reaction from the National Consumer Law Center to the news that major utilities in Massachusetts would be buying wind-generated electricity at less than 8¢/kwh (kilowatt hour). The reaction from the business world (and the biggest electricity users in Massachusetts) was summed up by the Associated…
In preparing for an upcoming presentation at the Parcel Forum, we researched some future challenges and trends in Logistics and Distribution(L&D) and were somewhat surprised by what we found. Here is the list (in random order): Risk Management/Contingency Planning Talent Development “Big” Data/Advanced Analytics – competence to…
