People will change when they see that the change will help them reach their goals. If the CHRO sees that the HR transformation that others desire wil….

It is easier to talk about doing things than doing them. Many of us want to exercise more, eat more healthy, be kinder to our loved ones, etc., but u….

When I think of organizations, I think of the capabilities an organization has more than its morphology or structure. The ability of an organization ….

Of course, change requires change. Until there is a felt need for change, it is only an event not a pattern..

Leaders being born vs. made is a bit of a separate issue. The research on this issue is fairly conclusive: 50/50. We have innate predispositions that….

There is an increasing gap between academic research and business application. Sometimes the incentives for success in the academic world are not con….

Being an effective leader is enormously complex. It requires vision to see a future, dedication to make things happen, sensitivity to people who are ….

We do not see through our eyes alone..

When leaders behave consistently with the expectations of customers, they are doing things inside their organization that deliver value outside..

People are our greatest asset ..

I see top business schools working to bridge this gap [between academic research and business application] by respecting executive education, by havi….

Sometimes HR transformations have been definitions. Just because someone does an e-HR system or puts in a new talent system or changes the HR functio….

I like to co-author books to learn from those I write with..

Future leaders will be less concerned with saying what they will deliver and more concerned with delivering what they have said they would..

I like ideas, frameworks, and figures..

In almost any change there is 20 - 60 - 20. 20% are doing the change and we need to stay out of their way. 20% will never get there (a large percent ….

People are more likely to support a change when they have information on it and when they participate in it. So, getting the CHRO information about t….