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Are You Using Your “People Analytics” to Create Value?

Published on April 8, 2011 By The Strategy Guy

Human-resources executives have aspired to be strategic advisers to business leaders for at least a generation. But it’s been a struggle for many because it’s so difficult to measure the business value of HR approaches. Questions such as “What is the ROI of training?” and “Which screening techniques yield the best performing recruits?” or “What [...]

Profit & grow by up-skilling your teams / yourself

Published on March 5, 2011 By The Strategy Guy

“Economists worry that many of the nation’s idle—particularly men—won’t return to the work force because they lack the college degree or higher education required for many job openings, or because their skills have atrophied“. Straight from the Wall Street Journal internet edition, whilst I reflect on the substantial new revenue streams from some knowledge personally [...]

Important vs. Urgent; How can you get it right?

Published on February 26, 2011 By The Strategy Guy

Faced with the opportunity to earn 100 euros that you most probably could never collect, or 24.000 euros guaranteed.. what would you choose? I’m working from my country of birth, Portugal, this week. I was born here in 1964.. my parents immigrated to the US, Philadelphia, in 1970.. I would return seeking a quality-of-life shift [...]

The Art of Discipline; A Pre-requisite for Productivity

Published on February 1, 2011 By The Strategy Guy

Life is not a Nike commercial. Being told to “just do it” is not enough. If it was, you would have “just done it” by now. BURN THIS INTO YOUR MIND: Self-discipline requires hard and consistent mental, physical and emotional labor. It is not the path of convenience. It is not a glamorous way of living and [...]

4 Steps to Boost Productivity & Employee Retention

Published on January 4, 2011 By The Strategy Guy

How would you like to boost the productivity in your organization whilst addressing employee retention? How would that impact your bottom line & overall company culture? Whilst reading a McKinsey Quarterly document recently, I decided to add some more practical thoughts to the four barriers workers face in their daily interactions. Their analysis focuses specifically [...]

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