Talent Practices: Leveraging the Power of Collaboration

  One of my favorite quotes comes from Rob Cross in his book The Hidden Power of Social Networks, ” Research has consistently shown that whom you know has a significant impact on what you come to know, because relationships are critical for obtaining information, solving problems, and learning how to do your work.”  That, [...]

Talent Practices for a Tough Economy

11/09/08
In the course of my normal early on-line shopping for the holidays, I ordered shoes from Zappos.  Being curious, I followed the CEO on Twitter.  For those looking for a great example of how to talk about tough issues with employees check out the CEO blog at Zappos.  This is a company known for developing [...]

HR’s Leadership Role in Organizational Spin-Offs

Introduction
Organizational spin-offs offer companies the chance to “reinvent” the business while keeping a core of the familiar. Start a new company (NewCo), yet keep the advantages of existing customers, products, operations, and people. Re-focus an existing company (Parent) around a tighter core of business and a new cost/operating model.
It is an exciting time of [...]