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AUGUST 9, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  As a service to you I have narrowed down this collection of reading material to highlight five blog posts from the week of August 2nd to August 8th, 2010 that I found to be especially noteworthy.  Enjoy!

Blog 124

Blog Human Resources Human Capital Talent Management 124

Deming Institute

APRIL 7, 2016

Edwards Deming’s list of 14 points for western management : Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force asking for zero defects and new levels of productivity. If so, you should examine your management system. It is a bad sign and points to serious management problems. Point 10 on W.

Deming 28

Deming System Incentives Short-term 28

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2011

Even when sweetened with incentives for repeat purchasers, jazzed up with time- or item-specific discounts, or offered through location-aware mobile devices, all daily deals are simply price promotions. Simons Distinguished Associate Professor of Management at Rice University in Houston. And often steep ones at that. Mackey, Jr.

Innovation 15

Innovation Hammer Maslow Discount 15

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. How they manage conflict. Reply Gwyn Teatro November 23, 2010 at 11:53 pm Susan, Yes, the management principles of the Industrial Age are, if nothing else, remarkably tenacious. You have given me incentive to do that.

Learning Organization 56

Learning Organization Senge Organization Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2011

And there was Armand Hammer, CEO of Occidental Petroleum, who put in place a long-term incentive plan for himself with a ten-year payout horizon — when he was in his 90s. There was William Paley, the titan of CBS, who challenged his biographer by asking just why he had to die.

Long-term 15

Long-term Hammer Organizational Behavior CEO 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Seeing compensation as the primary or only tool we can use to motivate high performance is like trying to build a house with only a hammer. What gets lost is that incentives, regardless of which ones are applied, filter through employees’ brains along with every other aspect of the employment experience.

Motivation 8

Motivation Hammer Video Objective 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2011

Even if your corporate culture leaves a lot to be desired, managers can create a localized environment that inspires your employees to achieve peak performance. And please realize: A Players don’t just come from management ranks; there are outstanding players on your front line that deserve a chance to help you. Even managers.

Environment 70

Environment Covey Airlines Mission Statement 70