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According to John Brockman, Publisher & Editor, Edge.org, “With Big Data we can now begin to actually look at the details of social interaction and how those play out, and are no longer limited to averages like market indices or…
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Formerly, Tim Richardson headed Leadership and Talent at PWC (2000-2009), where he was the driving force behind the creation of an integrated talent strategy and leadership development. He started his career in financial services. He now focuses on talent and…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jac Fitz-enz for Talent Management magazine. He recommends seven skills that can give talent managers the intelligence needed to create competitive advantage in the marketplace. To read the complete article, check…
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High-Impact Human Capital Strategy: Addressing the 12 Major Challenges Today’s Organizations Face Jack J. Phillips and Patricia Pulliam Phillips AMACOM (2015) “It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not…
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Social Physics: How Social Networks Can Make Us Smarter Alex Pentland Penguin Books (2014) How to increase our understanding of “the dynamics of human society, and hence our ability to plan for the future” Alex (“Sandy”) Pentland is among the…
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In one of Tom Davenport’s recent books, Judgment Calls , he and co-author Brooke Manville offer “an antidote for the Great Man theory of decision making and organizational performance”: organizational judgment. That is, “the collective capacity to make good calls…
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HBR Guide to Leading Teams Mary Shapiro Harvard Business Review Press (2015) “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams Most of the volumes in the…
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For those self-described “book lovers” who only obsess about business bestsellers, here are the “Top Ten” (thus far) in 2015 according to Amazon US: 1. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance 2. Team…
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In Paul Schoemaker’s latest book, Brilliant Mistakes , he observes: “The key question companies need to address is not ‘Should we make mistakes?’ but rather ‘Which mistakes should we make in order to test our deeply held assumptions?’” I cite…
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Why People Are Drawn to Narcissists Like Donald Trump
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Maccoby for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…
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