Strategic Resourcing and the Flexible Firm – Ashridge/Chiumento
I’ve just come across this report from Ashridge Business School (researchers Arno Haslberger and Mary Kennedy) and talent management consultancy Chiumento: Strategic Resourcing and the Flexible Firm. It dates from summer 2004 but is still very relevant. The researchers’ top-line conclusion is that HR needs to take strategic leadership on resourcing (which we talked about […]
Interim Management for HR: Two Sides of the Agility Coin
People Management magazine’s Anna Scott posts a great article on interim management for HR professionals. The HR sector is interesting from an interim / freelancing point of view because it sits on both sides of the desk. As this article observes, increasing numbers of HR professionals are taking up the interim management model for their […]
Nicholas Bate 101 Posters: Crisp, Elegant and Engaging
Fans of Nicholas Bate should check this out. Kurt Harden (of the Cultural Offering blog) and his office team have designed a set of posters that really bring to life Bate’s recent mini-books. They are beautifully designed and bring Nicholas’ words to life. Check them out. Technorati Tags: Nicholas Bate,Kurt Harden,Strategic Edge,Cultural Offering
Look to the Cloud for Chore Relief – Matthew Stibbe
A handy post from Matthew Stibbe on HP’s Business Answers Blog: Ten business chores you can move to the cloud in 2012. Being a sovereign professional of any sort means that time is always short. Your day-job is looking after the client and your own business’s admin needs are squashed into stolen moments in the […]
Look to the Cloud for Chore Relief – Matthew Stibbe
A handy post from Matthew Stibbe on HP’s Business Answers Blog: Ten business chores you can move to the cloud in 2012. Being a sovereign professional of any sort means that time is always short. Your day-job is looking after the client and your own business’s admin needs are squashed into stolen moments in the […]
Independent Work Predictions from MBO Partners
Just before Christmas, MBO Partners were everywhere (well, here and here and here anyway) with their 2012 Independent Work Predictions. Drawing (as far as I can see) from their own MBO Partners Independent Workforce Index and from this Analyst Insight note from Aberdeen Group: Independent Contractor Engagement and Management, MBO make the following five predictions: […]