You’ve made it. You’re finally at the helm of this company or this Business Unit. Your new appointment crowns many years of hard work, and a bit of luck. You’ve read HBR articles in detail and a swarm of your … Continue reading
As human resources and operations leaders from around the world gather in Boston for the annual Hanson Wade Life Sciences Leadership Forum, I see three pressing issues that will pose major challenges to the industry over the coming years. The … Continue reading
The July-August issue of the Harvard Business Review has a provocative cover: “It’s Time to Blow Up HR and Build Something New.” So when I opened the magazine, I expected a cannonade of bombast and hyperbole. Despite the cover’s sensational … Continue reading
When people are aligned, organizations prosper. “Alignment” is the first dimension of the Human Performance Equation, Hay Group’s new measure for identifying how well a workforce is performing. People at the world’s best companies are aligned – and it’s often … Continue reading
I had a rare opportunity recently to get away from a desk and screen and go on a site visit to a high technology company to see how things are done in the real world. Amongst the plant and equipment … Continue reading