There has been some criticism of the term "Human Resources" - referring to employees are resources is considered by some to be de-humanising. But let's not kid ourselves - employees are resources for the organisations they work for.
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In 1972, Bhutan decided to change their primary measure of progress from Gross Domestic Product to Gross National Happiness. This post contains 5 lessons for Strategy development and Metrics from Gross National Happiness.
The "Peter Principle" is the idea that when promotions are made on the basis of prior performance, everyone will eventually be promoted to their own level of incompetence. It still has resonance some 40 years after is was first proposed, and it has an enormous impact on productivity, engagement, and retention in organisations today.
Any model or framework that type-casts people is dangerous when used inappropriately, but such models can be helpful in understanding the ways that different talent management initiatives will impact attraction and retention differently, depending on the employee.
