human resources – Exploiting Change

Energize Your Leadership Development

Richard Martin March 5, 2015 No Comments

There is no truth to the belief that great leaders are born that way and that you can’t really develop or acquire the competencies for leadership. This belief stems from a self-limiting, fixed mind set. The first leadership principle—to achieve professional competence—tells us what to achieve, the second leadership principle—to appreciate one’s strengths and limitations and pursue self-improvement—tells us how to achieve it.

What a concept! Thinking strategically about attracting and keeping the right people!

Richard Martin March 10, 2014 1 Comment

This is the book any strategic business leader needs to position his or her organization to attract, select, and keep the best people possible. As a consultant myself, I work on a daily basis with companies and organizations that struggle with finding and retaining excellent employees. In fact, human capital is so important that it can actually make or break strategy and other business plans.

Fighting for Talent

Richard Martin April 13, 2012 1 Comment

We are all engaged in a fight for talent. Not only do we need to recruit the right people but, as my friend and expert in human capital strategies Roberta Matuson points out, we also need to keep the right people. The notion of ‘rightness’ is key. It is a question of attracting, working with, and associating with people who are appropriate given our goals. This plays out in our personal, professional, social, and political lives.