Some companies – like Apple – become famous for their products. A few – like Virgin, Oracle or Ryanair – become famous for a flambuoyant CEO. But – despite decades of evidence linking HR and performance – very few companies become famous for their management practices. We can probably list them on one hand: W.L. [...]

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Prominent female leaders are emerging in the Middle East, and in India Infosys is asking whether women could be an answer to the talent crisis. Yet too often, women still see the rewards of leadership as ‘pointless’ and ‘not worth it’. We need ‘Female Vision’, argue Helgesen & Johnson. It’s complicated, as shown by this [...]

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Thanks to input from well-known employers in India, Europe and the US we are discussing plans for a new ‘Innovation Academy’, in collaboration with MLab. This will equip HR and business leaders to solve business challenges by challenging the beliefs and assumptions underpinning six fundamental activities: 1. Strategic Planning 2. Agile Work Design 3. Real-time [...]

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Three of the world’s best-known organisations are sponsoring a new resource for employees and managers: The CiZone™. We’ve started building the platform, but it’s not too late for other organisations to sponsor one of these next generation tools for employee engagement and development. Join us!

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On November 10th a group of experts and practitioners from organisations as diverse as BT, Oxfam and Jongleurs Comedy Club met in London. Hosted by Tomorrow Project, Work Foundation and Ci, our focus was on incremental daily improvements that add up to real change. Amongst the conclusions: • Innovators need crystal-clear measures of success: ‘Will [...]

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