Posted on 22/11/2008 by Peter Evans
A very interesting paper from Graham Attwell and Cristina Costa at Pontydysgu on linking personal learning and work.
I particularly liked the following quote:
there is a discontinuity between the idea of integrating personal learning and working environments and the business strategies of many companies, a discontinuity which is fuelled by present policies and [...]
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Posted on 25/06/2008 by Peter Evans
1: generate immoveable deadlines – forcing project teams to focus on what is required (to meet the milestone) and to rethink problems and look for creative solutions
2: encourage cross-functional teams and/or construct teams of people who rarely or never work together – enhances the chances for new thinking between different disciplines and the reframing [...]
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Posted on 15/04/2008 by Peter Evans
Luc’s Thoughts on Organizational Change » Blog Archive » HR Blues
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an interesting article on the problems in HR. Personally, I’ve never liked the term “business parter” – surely HR is part of the business, you don’t get an “operations partner” (do you?). The Tichy model is interesing and remarkably similar to models of [...]
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