Innovate? Not Here, Not Now.

The cry has gone out in almost every organization I work with for more innovation.  CEOs decry the lack of innovative people and CFOs wring their hands over lost potential revenue.  Academics and consultants toil to find out why people in medium and large organization...

Plays Well With Others

When you were in elementary school I bet you received a report card with a section that indicated how well you played with the other kids in your class.  Strangely enough, schools have been promoting collaboration in this way for decades, even though it has become a...

Which Century is Your Organization In?

If you read my previous post on talent trends, you are aware that life in organizations is undergoing tectonic change.  We are moving from the mechanistic and manufacturing-oriented era that dominated the 19th and 20th centuries, to an era based on community,...

Six Talent Trends for 2010

In late January, I gave my annual webinar outlining six major trends I think will affect how we think about employees and work in 2010 and beyond.  These themes  constitute the core research the Future of Talent Institute will conduct this year.  The result will be a...