It has been written in many recent reports, blogs, and studies that organizations must prepare for the potential departure of high-performing employees when the economy resurges and new opportunities present themselves. When the economy spiraled and many companies were forced to downsize – although hanging on to those that were deemed the “best of the [...]
“Capitalizing on Complexity – Insights from the Global Chief Executive Officer Study” is a recently released report that outlines research conducted by IBM. This study includes interviews from over 1,500 CEOs and 3,000 university students asking what challenges and goals they view as top priorities for organizations to be successful in the future. After analyzing [...]
The ongoing release of information from Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks is the defining event of at least the last 10 years. Many have compared it to the March ’71 leak of the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. But, WikiLeaks is fundamentally different. Daniel Ellsberg shared the Pentagon Papers because he felt the American people [...]
BP is responsible for the most catastrophic, man-made environmental event in our history. Eleven members of the Deepwater Horizon rig were killed and 14 injured in the explosion that rocked the Gulf Coast and began spewing upwards to 40,000 barrels of crude a day into the Gulf waters. So what can we learn from BP [...]
Embracing uncertainty can serve as an asset rather than a liability. This is an intellectual stretch for most of us. When thinking about uncertainty in our professional lives, we are forced to see that it exists. Uncertainty exists in our markets, organizational structures, leadership, and internal processes. With everything changing, how do we address this [...]
With a 270% rate of return, you might think that investments in human capital would be an easy sell at companies seeking improvements in their bottom lines. However, that is often not the case. Show me another investment that can hold its value that well. Part of the problem is short-term thinking in corporate America. [...]
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