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This is scarey stuff. That an HR/leadership policy can directly or indirectly  lead to the deaths of 24 employees and yet the government (still the major shareholder in France Telecom) seems paralysed as to what to do about it. 24 suicides in France Telecom Shortened CNN report

This is another gem from Beth Axelrod, head of HR, eBay and the types of conversations HR people should be having with their clients.  Unfortunately these don’t seem to happening anywhere near enough. “While I do think that the business world now understands intellectually the role that HR should be able to play in driving … Continued

Interesting and sensible stuff from Beth Axelrod, head of HR at eBay on how to do it…. “Just ensuring that the basic conditions of a meritocracy are in place is a good start. Being aware, on a systematic basis, of how we unintentionally interpret women’s and men’s personal communication styles differently. And being careful to … Continued

I know a few sales managers who will not like this, but having worked in traditional models and entrepreneurial models I know what motivates me. I wonder how long it will take for this to catch on.  Of course, some companies have operated this way for years, 3M is a great example. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

The skills we learnt at school won’t equip our children going forward. Logic and left brain thinking are no longer as critical but we need to be inventive and shine at ‘artistry’, ’empathy’, ‘big picture thinking’. Today’s pace and nature of change call for a shift in the way we think about education, argued Daniel … Continued