Talking HR Show #012 (Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2009 and book review Of 'Succession')

 

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Show notes:

1:14 mins	Publication of the Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For 2009.
4:50	Jon: Adding new features to the show and new book reviews (through relationships with McGraw Hill).
7:40	Krishna: This book review: Marshall Goldsmith's Succession - Are you Ready? (Harvard Business Press Memo to the CEO series).
9:30	Krishna's busy month and new book: 42 Rules of Marketing in a Recession.
12:00	Jon's recent trip to Dubai and dramatic change in mood across Middle East; plus upcoming trip to US for Human Capital Institute summit.
16:10	Jon: highlights of the Sunday Times Best Small Companies in the UK (separate from Great Plans to Work Institute lists).
19:40	Krishna / Jon: numbers of organisations, amount of work involved in, and benefits of applying.
24:30	Jon: Comparing increased satisfaction and engagement scores to declining levels of trust (show #011).
29:00	Krishna: The top 10 small companies.
34:40	Jon: Role of HR practices in developing best companies.
36:30	Krishna: The opportunity to participate in this even during a recession.
38:30	Jon: Lame link to Succession book.
40:00	Krishna / Jon: value of the book.
46:30	Jon: Krishna: review of Succession book.
53:40	Krishna: Need for CEO's / others to have courage and listen to key stakeholders.
57:20	Krishna: Summary and end.

 

Check out the resources we referred to on the show:

• Best Companies on Twitter
• Krishna's videos on getting started with Twitter / social networks
• Krishna De: 42 Rules of Marketing in a Recession
• Human Capital Institute
• UK Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For
• Best Places to Work Institute:
• US (Fortune)
• Ireland (Irish Independent)
• UK (FT - to be published in May 2009)
• Marshall Goldsmith: Succession - Are you Ready?
• Marshall Goldsmith website
• Marshall Goldsmith blog

 

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