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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

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Great Quotes: Luc de Brabandere on Change, Innovation and Perceptions

QAspire

Narayana Murthy being re-instated as Infosys Executive Chairman , where he quotes Luc: “We believe that to really make change happen, changing the reality is of course necessary – this involves developing novel ideas for change, and the implementation of those ideas via project management and measurement, templates and the like.

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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

LDRLB

One of Senge’s (1994) disciplines of a learning organization is the idea of mental models. Perhaps one of the most deeply entrenched mental models in organizational management is the idea of the hierarchical structure. While creative deviance is not ideal, such deviance does help innovation. New York: Doubleday.

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Hierarchies and Creative Deviance

LDRLB

Perhaps one of the most deeply entrenched mental models in organizational management is the idea of the hierarchical structure. As new ideas are generated, the require permission and resources from managers, who may not understand the new idea due to their lack of specialized knowledge. Academy of Management Review, 35 (4), 558-578.

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Decisioning at the information level affords a higher degree of risk management, but are still not as safe as those decisions based upon actionable knowledge. Peter Senge addressed this dilemma in his book The Fifth Discipline and accurately discerned that sound leadership decisions are based on systemic analysis before making a decision.

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The Energy Efficiency of Trust & Vulnerability

Mills Scofield

Trust is a tool to assess and manage (reduce and/or increase) risk, depending on the situation. As we let ourselves be vulnerable, we also leave ourselves more open to new ideas, new ways of thinking which leads to empathy and innovation. Energy Management raises the issue of perfection. Just like playing jazz.

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Transforming a Management System – A Case Study From the Madison Wisconsin Police Department

Curious Cat

Begin discussion with top management team and train them. Share feedback with the chief and his management team. Get buy-in from top department managers. This begins at the top with the chief and the chief’s management team. An elected, rank-and-file police officer, is added to the chief’s management team.