by Brad Herbert | Feb 18, 2010 | Development
Interesting stats by Dan McCarthy on a Bloomberg / Hay Group study of the best companies for leadership development. Take a look at the full report, but here are some interesting highlights: The study identifies a variety of factors that make the Top 20 Best Companies...
by Brad Herbert | Feb 17, 2010 | Development
Here is some very interesting research from Wharton professor Adam Grant who has data showing that discretionary effort notably increases when employees see the significance of their work on others. This resonated with me because I think it’s important to focus...
by Brad Herbert | Feb 3, 2010 | Development
This is a great article from the NY Times with Cristóbal Conde, president and C.E.O. of SunGard on managing modern, info-rich, highly decentralized organizations (thanks @mitchlasky). Favorite quotes: (1) “You have to work on the structure of collaboration. How...
by Brad Herbert | Nov 20, 2009 | Development, Recruitment
Kim Lamoureux at Bersin & Associates, a research firm focused on talent management systems, recently shared how Deloitte helps its employees describe their ideal career through four factors. I think this is a smart idea, especially for a firm like Deloitte with...
by Brad Herbert | Oct 1, 2009 | Development
Here’s a very interesting, provocative article from the Harvard Business Review on innate skills related to creativity and how those skills get expressed (or don’t) by people as they age and the implications for organizations navigating a world of...
