Susan Albers Mohrman & A.B. (Rami) Shani, Editors
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011) A large literature has been generated about sustainability, and many organizations, governments, communities and citizens have focused on it. This first volume of the Emerald series Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness learns from some of the pioneers articulating these challenges and organizing to address them.
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Creating a New Employment Deal: Total Rewards and the New Workforce
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explains that the workforce of organizations is becoming more and more diverse, despite this most organizations offer a standard employment deal.
Sustainability Initiatives are not the Answer: A New Approach to Management is Needed
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G.Worley (CEO) share that sustainability has become a major issue for most large corporations. Willingly or grudgingly, organizations are accepting responsibility for the impact that they have on the natural environment, the people they employ and the societies they operate in.
The Future of HR and Effective Organizations
This article by John Boudreau (CEO) and Ian Ziskin (CEO and Exec Excel) describes the results of an ongoing initiative by CEO to understand the future of HR, and in particular its relationships within effective organizations in dynamic environments.
The Chief HR Officer: Defining the New Role of Human Resource Leaders
Patrick M. Wright, John W. Boudreau, David A. Pace, Elizabeth “Libby” Sartain, Paul McKinnon, Richard L. Antoine, Editors (Jossey-Bass, 2011) The Chief HR Officer offers the most current thinking on the evolving role of the chief human resource officer (CHRO).
Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness
In Management Reset, Ed Lawler and Chris Worley, the authors of the best-selling book Built to Change offer a next-step resource for any organization that wants to thrive in our difficult economic environment.
Talent Management – How do you find and develop top talent?
CEO Executive in Residence Ian Ziskin discussed the factors that characterize a Talenterprise (TM), an organization that is particularly effective at finding and developing talent, as well as his new book, WillBe: 13 Reasons WillBe’s are Luckier than WannaBe’s, which outlines what distinguishes up and coming high potentials from other people.
Nine Principles for Sustainable Talent Management
Talent management is arguably the single most important HR activity in a sustainable management organization (SMO).This article by Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) describes nine principles and practices that should drive the way talent is managed in SMOs.
WillBe: 13 Reasons WillBe’s are Luckier than WannaBe’s
In WillBe: 13 Reasons WillBe’s are Luckier than WannaBe’s, author Ian Ziskin draws on his nearly 30 years of experience working with and developing thousands of aspiring leaders to offer a fast-paced and often amusing perspective on leadership behaviors that lead to success.
Creating Sustainable-Effective Businesses
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) talk about necessary steps and give example of companies making themselves into sustainably effective organizations.
Anatomy of a High Potential
In this webinar on February 22, Jay Conger discussed recent research on the characteristics of high potentials.
Loblaw Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Barbara Steele (Strategic Partnerships) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) is a Canadian chain of food supermarkets, the largest retailer of grocery and household products in the country