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David Cohen will be giving a 30-minute talk tomorrow on a thorny topic in the HR world. Can and should the ROI of HR activities be measured just like any other business process? Registration is free, and David is working feverishly to polish a white paper for the event. As David notes, In the last few decades, [...] That’s the question being debated at the New York Times today. The article has assembled a collection of academics and authors to weigh in, and the perspectives are all interesting. The verdict seems to be: There are indeed certain characteristics, approaches and aptitudes that make women better bosses than men. However, the law of averages is [...] Rounding up some of the weekend business book reviews and articles. The Wall Street Journal has an article about former Baltimore Ravens Superbowl-winning head coach Brian Billick’s book, “More Than a Game: The Glorious Present – And Uncertain Future – of the NFL.” It’s interesting to see a coach write in such detail about the economics of [...] The Kindle is becoming increasingly common as a reading tool. The iPhone is getting high marks as well. We’re seeing a migration from a print-bound world to an (excuse the plug) unbound one, in terms of how we access the published world. Like the record labels in the past decade, the book publishing industry is resisting the [...] Along with Howard Morgan, we hosted a terrific session with David Allen on July 8. Thanks to the magic of streaming recording, it’s not too late to access that discussion. In David Allen’s own words, his presentation was a seminar in Advanced Common Sense. Of course, common sense is neither very common nor always obvious; and David’s observations and insights were frequently eye-opening and extremely helpful. |
  
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