Protecting your business from disruption
I met with the CEOs of several multinationals this week, and they’re all anxious about this one thing: Disruption.
The speed of change is horrifying, as disruptive threat are intensifying.
Disruption is like Piranhas chewing up established firms in no time.
CEOs are anxious for a good reason.
They’re on the lookout for smart defensive and offensive strategies.
As a human capital professional, your role is to ensure your company has the right skills that will protect the business from disruption.
Soft skills are the Human Operating System (“hOS”) of your company, and the single most critical factor that will enable your business to outperform, out-innovate, and outsmart the myriad threats of disruption.
The companies threatening your business have a better, more powerful hOS.
Warren Buffett famously talked about business moats.
Smart human capital is the new moat.
Your disruption-repelling skills are:
curiosity
learning mindset
motivation
attention
change agility
social intelligence
critical thinking
Ready to start? See here how.
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Talent (Mis)management
Talent Management is old school thinking. As a talent professional, you want to drive your company’s Talent Transformation. Talent is your most powerful tool to enable your business to outperform, out-innovate, and outsmart the market. But none of these amazing things will happen if you continue to “manage” talent the same old way.
Steve Jobs' secret to success
Good morning! Jobs’ point is so powerful because business is all about people: their soft skill, character, and future potential. Your people are the Human Operating System of your business. Everything else derives from that. Your people’s potential determines your business potential. So make it your goal to get your business the very best people.
Superskills
The talent space is changing like never before. In the past we focused on hiring someone to do a specific job. But smart companies realize it’s not about filling jobs; but about hiring and investing in super talented and ambitious people who want to solve hard problems and achieve great things.
Mediocre companies vs Genius companies
Which one is yours? Which one are you building? How far will your strategy get you? Arthur Conan Doyle gave us this powerful insight: Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius. Mediocre companies tend to stay this way.