Scenarios and human resources: foresight preparation Scenario planning is often a strategic program driven by executives to help an organization map out its strategic options against a background of uncertainty. Scenario planning should no longer be held captive in the board room, or the executive suite. The new age of uncertainty affects not just strategic choices, but … [Read more...] about Scenarios and Human Resources: 6 Reasons Scenarios and Foresight are Critical to HR
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Scenario Planning for Human Resources: Key to Agility and Anticipation up at People Matters
Scenario Planning for Human Resources Proud to have an article on scenario planning published in India's premier HR publication. If we all knew exactly how the future would turn out, there would be no need to negotiate plans. We would simply accept the future and decide how best to provide for the needs of our organization — paths forward would be clear, and deviations will … [Read more...] about Scenario Planning for Human Resources: Key to Agility and Anticipation up at People Matters
17 Uncertainties that will Define (or Redefine) Your 2014
Download the entire paper here. 1. Workforce Dynamics Key Dynamic: Will the workforce effectively integrate, or will generational issues result in bifurcation? What skill gaps and needs for knowledge will emerge as each generation seeks to define its future? 2. Globalization Key Dynamic: Will the global economy march to ever more ubiquity, or will it fracture and … [Read more...] about 17 Uncertainties that will Define (or Redefine) Your 2014
‘The Future of Work and the Millennial Takeover [Infographic]’ by GraphicDesignNYC
Enjoy this well constructed view of the Millennials massing at the gates of the future... This makes certain things about the Millennials seem, well, certain, but just because we can count them, and we know them as children and young people, doesn't mean we know either how they will really change the workplace, or how the other generations will ultimately get along, or not, … [Read more...] about ‘The Future of Work and the Millennial Takeover [Infographic]’ by GraphicDesignNYC
How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization
My book, Management by Design, offers readers a methodology that creates purposeful engagement in the design of work experiences. Too often, we just let work happen to us, as managers and employees. In the daily rush to accomplish and fulfill, to satisfy and delight, we rarely take the time to consider why we do the things we do in the way we do them. A lack of context can be … [Read more...] about How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization