by Brad Herbert | Jan 27, 2012 | Development
I am totally digging a new site called Management Innovation eXchange. It’s a bold attempt to throw away everything we now do around management and fully rethink it using the essence of the web as inspiration for how we can work together in the future. If you...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 27, 2012 | Development
A busy life does not mean a satisfying life, or one even aligned with your values. It’s easy to not reflect on what matters to you, or the contributions you want to make to others, if you let distractions and your inner saboteur keep you in the same patterns and...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 25, 2012 | Development
Everyone has heard the expression “Strategy eats culture for lunch” by now, but not all leaders have slowed down enough to address it proactively and with the conviction they do with other parts of their role. I think this stems from many leaders...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 25, 2012 | Development, Recruitment
You need to read this article in ERE about the absolute insanity of recruiting people with a set of promises that you know full well your organization cannot deliver. It’s the equivalent of lying while dating and we know how well that turns out. It’s a...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 18, 2012 | Development, Recruitment
I’m a big fan of agile development practices because it facilitates a culture of ongoing learning. Basing your development resources on explicit assumptions and experiments allows organizations to learn what things customers want and helps to remove the emotion...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 10, 2012 | Development
I like this video from Sean-Delaney because it helps explain why culture is important and why you need to start thinking and working on your culture from the very beginning. “ING Direct CEO Arkadi Kuhlmann, discusses how culture can and should be created by...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 4, 2012 | Development
I recommend reading this article from the Management Innovation exchange on nurturing your culture to support and encourage people to do what’s right for the organization even if that means bending a few rules here and there. “In her years making...
by Brad Herbert | Dec 14, 2011 | Development
There are lots of articles out there about generational differences and, as I have previously written, I think most are attributing too much to cultural or other factors. People value different things at different points in their lives, although I fully agree that...
by Brad Herbert | Dec 9, 2011 | Development
I am 100% convinced that social media has the potential to transform the very nature of how organizations create value. When I say social media, I’m including both the consumer platforms like Facebook but also corporate platforms like Jive that facilitate...
by Brad Herbert | Dec 5, 2011 | Development, Recruitment
Dr. John Sullivan pens another prescient post at ERE.com on the top predictions for talent management and recruiting in 2012. Social media was the big thing in 2011 and he believes 2012 is the year of the mobile platform. I encourage you to read his full article but...
