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Ideation and Entrepreneurship: Interview with Liz Alexander and Naveen Lakkur

QAspire

Liz Alexander (who I interviewed in 2013 on the topic of thought leadership ) and Naveen Lakkur (Director, Founder Institute, India) wrote a new book titled “ FOUND – Transforming Your Unlimited Ideas Into One Sustainable Business ”. Let us offer a story from the book to illustrate what we mean.

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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It’s Not HR’s Job to Be Strategic

Harvard Business Review

A few months ago, Ram Charan proposed splitting HR into two parts: one to oversee leadership and organization, and one to handle administration. Indeed, according to the Association for Talent Development, nearly 40% of corporate training in 2013 was delivered through technology, and that number is projected to grow.

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How Boards Can Innovate

Harvard Business Review

To that end, Diebold recruited a new CEO in 2013, Andy W. Sandy Ogg, an operating partner in Blackstone’s Private Equity Group, had previously served as a senior vice president for leadership and learning at Motorola and chief human resource officer at Unilever. More blog posts by Michael Useem , Dennis Carey and Ram Charan.

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If the Board Monitors the Company, Who Monitors the Board?

Harvard Business Review

By 2013, that fixed portion had dropped from 63 to 16 percent while the incentive fraction soared from 17 to 66 percent. An important filter has become the quality of the board’s leadership, and to help appraise it, Blackstone brought in Sandy Ogg who had served as the chief human resource officer for Unilever.