Monthly Archives: April 2005
A Value Added Attitude?
Regina Miller wrote a great piece on the ‘Value Added Attitude’ of HR and the fact that this is a subject that Regina “could blog on for hours on this topic, but will stop here. I will come back to … Continue reading
Nemawashi and Organisational Culture
On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Watmuff and sharing a chat over coffee (Tim’s looking to move to the South West in a senior HR role, so if anyone can help, please get in touch). We spoke … Continue reading
Taskforce members ignore own advice on people data – Part 2
Following on from the previous post, my curiosity was roused by Paul Kearns’ comments in the same article. He states; HCM has to show a direct causal connection between effective HR strategy and bottom-line business performance, but because HR is … Continue reading
The cut
There’s a great haircut over on Ian McKenzie’s site š Twitter Linkedin Facebook Google Email
Taskforce members ignore own advice on people data – Part 1
There are more rumblings about the Accounting for People (AfP) taskforce. In an article entitled “Taskforce members ignore own advice on people data” we learn that; …close inspection of their [BP, Compass Group and ITV] most recent annual reports reveals … Continue reading
Costs and Quality?
I was reading this note on the UK-HRD mailing list and couldn’t help be tickled by the author š Nothing personal – this happens every couple of days – someone puts up a posting asking for an instrument, exercise, whatever, … Continue reading
Innovation Strategy and People
The ability to connect innovation, or the lack of it, directly to people within an organisation is key to ensuring that such innovation is delivered. While lots of people (Dave Pollard and Mark Madsen for example) are looking at disruptive … Continue reading
Human capital dismissed under OFR guidelines
The ongoing debate about encouraging companies to report on their human capital management practices seems to have been dealt another blow. This article outlines some of the recent developments. The draft Reporting Standard for operating and financial reviews (OFRs) currently … Continue reading
HR Blogs
Regina Miller over in the US makes a call for more HR blogs. Here here! Over in London, we’re trying to raise the UK flag! There’s a great list of HR blogs over here, but does anyone else know of … Continue reading
Value Added HR!
There is some more positive feedback on the Commercial Added Value HR Association. Jerry Hayter at Xecutive Search further endorses the position adopted by Neil Griffin in his letter (see the bottom of the page). It is very sad to … Continue reading
