Human Capital Enterprise - The value is in your people In this more open and super connected world, lines between all stakeholders have been blurred. Employees, customers, consumers, suppliers work much more closely together. This has lead to a different type of leadership – one that is much more about freedom, collaboration and trust rather than control. For years leaders in business have said that their people are their biggest asset and yet behaviours of control driven by

Innovation - Ideas, Ingenuity, Imagination So far we have spoken about adding value and creating connections. In order to add value, an organisation will need to innovate – and innovation will mean new ideas, products and services re-imagined. And those ideas will come from all around…. Getting closer to the customer, to suppliers to competitors and to organisations in other sectors serving your customer, will help fuel innovation. Breaking down silos within the organisation

The next one of the pillars (although they are not really in an order) is: Networked, Open and Fluid - Limitless connections inside and out This is probably one of the biggest differences between companies that are ready for the 21st century and those that are not. It is easy nowadays to think that this means networked in a technological sense – and it does. Technology enables organisations to connect more easily with their customers, their suppliers, other companies in the s

There are many people looking at our chaotic and changing world and wondering what is required for success today. Form our perspective at valueU, having done some research into those companies that seem to be having the most success, there are a number of attributes that an organisation fit for the 21st century needs to have. We have identified 5 key pillars for success. Value Networked, open and fluid Innovation Human Capital Enterprise Trust Over the next few days, I will s

A few years ago, following a consultancy project, I found myself in the position of Marketing and HR Director for a London restaurant group. At the time I knew that this was more about finances than any enlightened decision - the two areas that needed work were Marketing and HR and seeing as I had written the business plan, putting me in charge of both those areas saved time and money. And yet, years on I can see how this position made perfect sense and sent me on a professio