How can a 50 year's old model still display value? McKinsey 7S Framework provides consistency between hard and soft factors in organisational change.
Many different sources have now validated that there is a true Business Case for Diversity. Learn more about this, and how you act with your organisation.
The Marshmallow Challenge is a great Workshop activity to challenge existing processes and mindsets. Learn how to best use it in your workshops.
Blockchain Technologies are ready to be used for Credentials verification, giving birth to the Internet of Careers. How will this affect the Future of Work?
Being able to think in terms of Customers is key in todays' Transformation. In order to do so HR needs to learn Design Thinking as a core capability.
A passionate speech by Pat Wadors examines the concept of Belonging that she has been proposing to supersede simple Diversity and Inclusion practices.
This is my personal Top 25 Management Books List, based on the reviewes written on my blog. Books about HR, Technology, Self-Development and Leadership.
Diversity and inclusion activities alone, despite being necessary, have not reached results. Answer is creating a culture of belonging for people to grow.
Cognitive Bias affect our work and life by inducing us in judgment errors. Creatinga wareness around these types of Bias is critical to be more effective.
Collaboration by Morten Hansen illustrates, based on valid research, the benefits of collaboration, and the requirements for organisations to succeed.
Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that scientists know but most managers don't: traditional rewards don't work
The Insider's Guide to Culture Change by Siobhan McHale illustrates the necessary steps to ensure lasting impact in an organisation.
A listing of the top 10 blogs I consult on Leadership. A widespread topic, often covered with too much ease. Here the blogs I consult more often.
The Passion Economy is the latest book by Adam Davidson, a user’s guide looking at the fundamental question of why do some people thrive and others not?
Book Review of Range by David Epstein. An eye-opening tribute to the role of Generalists in success, versus traditional focus on hyper-specialisation.
A list of the top books for any "Rebel at Work". You want to disrupt the traditional management style, and get your org to better perform? Start here.
What is the role of Human Resources? In a recent university lesson I've been able to ask this to students, in between Ulrich's model and the focus of the profession
Author Ira Chaleff has produced a very nice video on Leading and Following in Tango. Followership and Leadership are therefore analyzed through this dance.
Frederic Laloux's book Reinventing Organizations is a milestone for new organisation models. But it comes with some severe flaws in it.
The concept of Organisational Intelligence can be seen from multiple angles, and different models exist. I suggest Intelligence to be a key attribute for any successful entity.
Organisation Design is Architecture Design recognises the necessary collaboration between People and Technology dimension to achieve faster & safer organisations.
A listing of the top 10 blogs I consult on Employee Experience. Sources of insight and inspiration, food for thought of what is coming for the most relevant HR challenge.
A list of the Essential Newsletters I read periodically. Eclectic taste first, food for thought and original content. This is what I look for in these newsletters.
I started working on October 1st, 2020. Celebrating 20 years of work, I reflect on the learnings of this journey, as I prepare for the next steps.
Strategy cannot be defined as a Plan: a VUCA world needs Strategy as a Hypothesis. This defines an approach named Strategy as Learning, adaptable rebel organisation
What is the role of the HR Business Partner? Taking part in a University seminar helped me frame once again the key questions around this role. Here some answers.
A listing of the top 10 blogs I consult on People Analytics. One of the most innovative sides of the HR profession, through the eyes of specialists and experts.
What is Organisational Culture? With this article I clarify the concept of Corporate Culture listing the main existing frameworks used across the world
Work Design is a critical capability for any organisation and society that wants to embed the new Discourse of Work into its fabric, fully expanding human potential
What is the Value of Diversity for LGBT+ People? In this second article for Pride Month, I explore Coming Out at Work, the value of Wholeness and of Role Models
The Lippitt-Knoster Model for Managing Complex Change offers a reliable map of key elements needed in Change, also explaining all possible negative outcomes.
8th of March is International Women's Day. I tend to agree with those that say that women should not be celebrated one day per year. The fight against
What is the Purpose of an organisation? With this article I explore how this concept evolved, and how critical it is for Intentional Design and defining Value.
Reinventing Work is the last piece in The Ultimate Quest for the Meaning of Work research, looking at what is needed to recover the true Dignity of Work.
As Brexit shows the incredible cost of bad decision-making, the question of Short-Term Incentives comes back in how it can hinder long-term performance
A listing of the top 10 blogs I consult on Organisation Design. Among the main sources of inspiration for my blog.
What are the Risks of Remote Working? As Remote Working is still the hot topic of the year, thinking, from an HR perspective, what the risks of a fully
A listing of the top 10 blogs I consult on Diversity and Inclusion. Sources of insight and inspiration, food for thought and resources on this vital topic.
Designing for Belonging is a critical concept in the quest for real Inclusion and Diversity. So far, most of the actions linked to D&I initiatives
Leadership is always a hot topic. Here we examine 100+ Leadership Models, covering the complexity of the topic and the impossibility to give an absolute definition.
With year staring, its time for the 2020 Retail Trends identified through multiple sources. Digitization is here to stay, but the Human Factor will be key.
Remote Work is here to stay. Or maybe not? There are five aspects that require special care in order not to backfire on performance and productivity.
Conway's Law states that the products and services of an organisation are the result of its design. Intentional Design becomes the way to achieve consistency.
