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Strategic Human Resources Briefs
2014
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Narcissists Can Be Manipulated into Caring About the Environment
August 22 | HBR The Daily Stat | Comments (0)Although narcissists tend not to care about the societal benefits of pro-environmental activities, their attitudes change if their “green” behaviors are likely to be seen and admired by others.
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The Agility Factor: What Organizations Can Learn From the Beatles
August 12 | Edward E. Lawler III, Distinguished Professor of Business and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations, USC Marshall School of Business | Comments (0)I’ve asked Chris Worley, colleague and co-author of our new book, The Agility Factor, to write about his seven year study of agility. His response follows.
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How GE Trains More Experienced Employees
July 24 | Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Vice President of Executive Development, GE | Comments (0)Let’s say you are growing geographically and are struggling to hire enough people who align with your culture and expectations. At GE, we have created mid-career leadership programs as one answer to these challenges.
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Jill Abramson’s Ouster: Why Aren’t Standards This High For Male Leaders?
July 24 | Sarah Green Carmichael, Senior Associate Editor, Harvard Business Review | Comments (0)Jill Abramson is out at The New York Times, and the circumstances of her departure have lots of observers feeling all flavors of depressed, angry, and tired. We’ve seen this movie before.
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Who’s Responsible for the Walmart Mexico Scandal?
July 23 | Ben Heineman, Jr., Senior Fellow, Harvard's Law and Kennedy Schools | Comments (0)The Walmart bribery scandal is one of the most closely-watched cases of alleged malfeasance by a global company. The piece, which won a Pulitzer Prize for reporter David Barstow, raised a host of personal accountability and corporate governance issues for the company.
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How GE Stays Young
July 22 | Brad Power, Consultant and Researcher | Comments (0)GE is an icon of management best practices. That includes learning from the outside and striving to adopt certain start-up practices, with a focus on three key management processes.
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Q&A with Amanda MacArthur: Leadership Development with Social Impact
July 21 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Comments (0)PYXERA Global helps companies send employees on skills-based assignments with nonprofit and government partners. PYXERA Global’s VP of Global Pro Bono and Engagement, Amanda MacArthur, answered my questions regarding the benefits such programs bring, and trends the industry is seeing.
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When the Board Agrees with the CEO’s Politics, Oversight Suffers
July 18 | HBR The Daily Stat | Comments (0)Similarity of political views between CEOs and their boards strengthens directors’ empathy for chief executives and thus weakens their monitoring of CEO performance and compensation.
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Ruth Reichl on Challenging Career Moves
July 14 | HBR IDEACAST | Comments (0)The renowned author and former editor of Gourmet talks about the magazine’s closure and her recent transition to fiction writing. She is featured in the Life’s Work section of the forthcoming June issue.
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Data Goes Best With a Good Story (and Vice Versa)
July 11 | Walter Frick, Editor, Harvard Business Review | Comments (0)I recently spoke with The Post’s Jim Tankersley about what he sees as the benefits of pairing narrative and data to get your point across. An edited version of our conversation follows.