by Brad Herbert | Aug 14, 2009 | Development
Those of us who love working in tech companies know that culture and talent are the two most important ingredients for innovation. My favorite memories of both Netscape and EA are of engineers inventing things and the vibe that goes with nurturing curiosity and...
by Brad Herbert | Aug 14, 2009 | Development
Ever been inside an organization when someone solves a problem in her area but creates a problem in yours? Systems thinking helps explain how things are connected inside an organization, like processes or the way people are working (or not working) together. Over...
by Brad Herbert | Aug 13, 2009 | Development
I wish I could have studied under or worked for Peter Drucker. He was one of the earliest management gurus and was a genius in his ability to take complex topics and make them easily understood. I came across this quote from him that I think is particularly helpful in...
by Brad Herbert | Aug 10, 2009 | Development
Brian Kropp from the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) recently published a study, detailed in Talent Management Magazine, showing that a growing number of employees are disengaged in the workplace as compared to a similar study from 2006. The opportunity to help...
by Brad Herbert | Aug 7, 2009 | Development
Leadership is the art of getting people to achieve more together than they would independently. This is challenging for any leader but as the scope of the role increases and the impact of mistakes rises, it puts enormous pressure on leaders to get it right. In that...
by Brad Herbert | Aug 5, 2009 | Development, Recruitment, Total Rewards
Here’s how Netflix describes itself on its career page: Entertainment, like friendship, is a fundamental human need; it changes how we feel and gives us common ground. We want to entertain the world. If we succeed, there is more laughter, more empathy, and more...
by Brad Herbert | Jun 23, 2009 | Recruitment
I recently read an intriguing article by Michael Marlatt on phonecasting, an early-stage form of custom, permission-based recruiting leveraging mobile devices. What? Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and he wants to text you when your dream job is posted. My sense...
by Brad Herbert | Jun 22, 2009 | Development
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo says happiness and success are rooted in a trait most of us disregard: the way we orient toward the past, present and future. He suggests we calibrate our outlook on time as a first step to improving our lives. He says there are six time...
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...
