Selama ini wacana yang sering mendominasi kita adalah berita-berita mengenai konflik politik, korupsi, pemutarbalikan fakta dengan opini, gosip selebritas dan tokoh masyarakat, bahkan pada perbuatan asusila. Keadaan ini menyebarkan suasana psikologis berupa kebingungan, kekesalan, stres, apatisme, dan ketidakpercayaan. Padahal, di balik berita meresahkan itu, kalau kita jeli, ternyata siswa kit…
Managing government employees presents unique challenges. Government managers may feel that stringent and convoluted regulations mean they "canÂ’t do that." Some others may use that perception as a crutch. But the truth for all of them is, yes, they can "do that" -- and theyÂ’d better. "That" means managing employees as proactively and decisively as their corporate counterparts, and holdi…
The source of competitive advantage has shifted in many organizations from reliability to innovation and flexibility. But what does it take for an organization that innovates to then manage effectively? In this follow-up to Built to Change, Ed Lawler argues that it is a combination of the right structure and the right people. First, organizations must decide what structure they are: are you a h…
Competency development is one of the hottest topics in the HR profession. Still there is much confusion among managers about what a competency is and how to use it effectively. Here, author Paul Green draws on twenty-five years of training, consulting, and employee assessment experience to establish a behavioral language that describes, guides, and links actions at work. This is the foundation …
Global human resources consulting firm Watson Wyatt has conducted a large body of research on 25 human capital management practices showing, for the first time, how these practices can raise or lower the stock price of a company and by how much. This research, cited in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes, is the foundation of the Human Capital Edge, and brings a new level of…