Can common sense be the underlying principle for a Talent Management program? Evidently it can and is for successfully managing talent at Netflix. In “How Netflix Reinvented HR” in this month’s Harvard Business Review, former Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord chronicled how the culture was shaped and performance…
Earlier this week I was saw this post in The Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review: Encourage Your Team to Challenge You “We’re all drawn to people who repeat back to us what we already believe. But dissent, not consensus, leads to smarter decisions. Still,…
The theme for this month’s issue of Harvard Business Review is “Reinventing America – Why the World needs the U.S. to Bounce Back”. There is one article in particular which highlights the need for the U.S. to become more competitive. Here Michael E. Porter (ever hear of Porter’s Five Forces Model?) and Jan W. Rivkin discuss the need for America to repair some “cracks in the foundation.” The area that I found most critical is human development, particularly the lack of focus on our education systems and the training / development of our employees.
No, this is not about the Kama Sutra – sorry! But before I tell you about The Birds and The Bees, let me ask you a serious question. If you were faced with a life and death situation, what percentage of the time do you think you would…
