by Brad Herbert | Jun 14, 2009 | Development
In my last post I talked a bit about Peter Senge and systems thinking. I try to be ecologically minded and found this recent article on sustainability in the MIT Sloan Management Journal a great read. Senge breaks down sustainability into something tangible: Energy,...
by Brad Herbert | Jun 14, 2009 | Development
Here’s an interesting article showing the power of peer influence on behaviour. “The WSJ article mentions another study where a hotel tried to get customers to reuse towels. Claiming that 75% of people who stayed in the same room as the customer reused...
by Brad Herbert | Jun 11, 2009 | Development
Company incubators are not a new idea, but I recently enjoyed watching a video about entrepreneurs working with experienced leaders to launch a new idea. My immediate thought is that so many great ideas are squashed by corporate cultures that, in a way, these things...
by Brad Herbert | Jun 7, 2009 | Recruitment
Interesting article from the NY Times on Jobvite, a SF based startup focused on recruiting systems integrated with social-networking applications. I assume we’ll see this functionality from every recruiting application, but hats off to this company for making...
by Brad Herbert | May 28, 2009 | Development
Here’s an interesting article from Ken Milloy in the BC Human Resource Management Association’s HR Voice, a regular online publication highlighting best practice thinking. He does a great job explaining a comprehensive approach to evolving organizational...