Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) argue that despite their widespread uses, job descriptions frequently are more dysfunctional than helpful, even in traditional bureaucratic organizations.
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The Promise and Peril of HR Data
CEO Research Professor Theresa Welbourne and Kerrian Bard Fournier, Vice President, Head of Human Capital & Analytics, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., discussed how to use the data that surrounds us to orchestrate actions that drive measurable business results.
Executing Multidimensional Organizations
Jay Galbraith discussed three-dimensional matrices of functions, business units and countries as well as four-dimensional structures, such as Procter & Gamble’s Four Pillar Organization is an example.
Organizing for Sustainability
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.
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).
Models & Choices for Shared Functions & Services, 4/11/2011
Chris Worley and Sue Mohrman talk about Models and Choices for Shared Functions and Services. They provide models and company examples of how to design shared functions, services and Centers of Excellence.
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.