Comments on: Dismal, Disastrous, Ouch! http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/01/dismal-disastrous-ouch/ Linking Behaviour to the Bottom Line Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:18:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kim warren http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/01/dismal-disastrous-ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-89590 kim warren Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:05:28 +0000 http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/?p=328#comment-89590 I don't want to under-value the critical things HR contribute re e.g. cultural, leadership and social-systems issues. Key thing often [but not always] missing is the mechanical stuff about numbers of people, age profile, levels of skills, and how these move over strategic time-scales. That's why we end up with too few people with the right qualities in the places we need them, when we need them. Also why one large oil company appointed an engineer to a senior HR role - this sutff is meat and drink to engineers. I don’t want to under-value the critical things HR contribute re e.g. cultural, leadership and social-systems issues. Key thing often [but not always] missing is the mechanical stuff about numbers of people, age profile, levels of skills, and how these move over strategic time-scales. That’s why we end up with too few people with the right qualities in the places we need them, when we need them. Also why one large oil company appointed an engineer to a senior HR role – this sutff is meat and drink to engineers.

]]> By: Dan McCarthy http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/01/dismal-disastrous-ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-89535 Dan McCarthy Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:29:38 +0000 http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/?p=328#comment-89535 Bruce – Thanks for the comment and link. I just subscribed to your blog, it looks good. Btw,I’ll be hosting the 3rd edition of the Leadership Development Carnival on September 6th. If you’ like to participate, please submit your posts using the carnival submission form on my sidebar by September 5th. Here’s a description of the carnival: The Leadership Development Carnival accepts posts related to leadership, management, and executive development, leadership, management, coaching, human resources, succession planning, and organizational development. Irrelevant posts will be automatically rejected. A link back is must to promote this carnival on the web. Please submit one recent (last 2 weeks) post along with a brief (1 line) description. Regards, Dan McCarthy Bruce –
Thanks for the comment and link. I just subscribed to your blog, it looks good.

Btw,I’ll be hosting the 3rd edition of the Leadership Development Carnival on September 6th. If you’ like to participate, please submit your posts using the carnival submission form on my sidebar by September 5th.

Here’s a description of the carnival:

The Leadership Development Carnival accepts posts related to leadership, management, and executive development, leadership, management, coaching, human resources, succession planning, and organizational development. Irrelevant posts will be automatically rejected. A link back is must to promote this carnival on the web. Please submit one recent (last 2 weeks) post along with a brief (1 line) description.

Regards,
Dan McCarthy

]]> By: Rick http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/01/dismal-disastrous-ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-89531 Rick Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:38:45 +0000 http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/?p=328#comment-89531 Thanks for the link Bruce, and for spotting the spelling mistake. I'd spelt it three different ways in the same piece and hadn't noticed. That's why no-one ever asks me to proof-read recruitment ads. Thanks for the link Bruce, and for spotting the spelling mistake. I’d spelt it three different ways in the same piece and hadn’t noticed. That’s why no-one ever asks me to proof-read recruitment ads.

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