I chose this article for review because, unusually in this particular journal, it is written by someone in an Learning & Development role in a major company, rather than the usual consultants selling their wares. I have always had a sneaking admiration for Dupont because of the association with the famous ‘Dupont Hierarchy’ of financial ratios which we have shown to countless non-financial managers over the years. (But I was rather taken aback one day when a manager from Dupont told me that he had never heard of ‘their’ hierarchy!).
Monday 19 August 2013
Assessing the impact of Baby Boomers' retirement
‘Accelerated Skills Development’ by Sam Ponzo (Dupont), Training Journal, August 2013
I chose this article for review because, unusually in this particular journal, it is written by someone in an Learning & Development role in a major company, rather than the usual consultants selling their wares. I have always had a sneaking admiration for Dupont because of the association with the famous ‘Dupont Hierarchy’ of financial ratios which we have shown to countless non-financial managers over the years. (But I was rather taken aback one day when a manager from Dupont told me that he had never heard of ‘their’ hierarchy!).
I chose this article for review because, unusually in this particular journal, it is written by someone in an Learning & Development role in a major company, rather than the usual consultants selling their wares. I have always had a sneaking admiration for Dupont because of the association with the famous ‘Dupont Hierarchy’ of financial ratios which we have shown to countless non-financial managers over the years. (But I was rather taken aback one day when a manager from Dupont told me that he had never heard of ‘their’ hierarchy!).
Monday 12 August 2013
Brain networks & management behaviours
‘Your brain at work’ by Adam Waytz and Malia Mason, Harvard Business Review, July/August 2013
I chose this article to review because it seems to challenge some of the conventional thinking on the way in which the brain works. It casts doubt on theories that we have come to accept as conventional wisdom, for instance that there are left and right hand sides of the brain that control different types of behaviour.
I chose this article to review because it seems to challenge some of the conventional thinking on the way in which the brain works. It casts doubt on theories that we have come to accept as conventional wisdom, for instance that there are left and right hand sides of the brain that control different types of behaviour.
Thursday 1 August 2013
The Real Business of IT - book review
This book has an impressive feel to it, with the Harvard endorsement and authors who represent a good combination of academia and consultancy. Hunter is a VP from Gartner - well known as specialists in IT consulting - and Westerman is a researcher at MIT, another strong brand. The credibility of the book is strengthened by references to their research and to real issues in top companies such as Intel. It would have been good to have had more in-depth interviews but the clear conclusions and practical approach make up for this deficiency.