Tag: human capital

In part 1 of this two-article-episode, I made the point that all meaningful innovations that drive the prosperity of individuals, companies, and economies alike in the innovation economy start with the ideas and the actions of “human assets.” Hence, the…

Innovation Innovation Method X-IDEA

How human capital can empower the innovation economy (Part 1)

Detlef ReisApril 8, 2021

In an earlier article titled How people management evolved over time (published on February 11, 2021), I explored how people management has changed in lockstep with humanity’s economic evolution from a hunter and gatherer society over the agricultural age and…

Business Innovation Method TIPS

How to better manage talent with TIPS (Part 2)

Detlef ReisMay 9, 2019

Around the turn of the millennium, talent management emerged as a new approach in human capital management in response to a 1997 research by McKinsey and the 2001 book titled The War for Talent. Talent management aims to anticipate the…

Business Innovation Method TIPS

How to better manage talent with TIPS (Part 1)

Detlef ReisApril 25, 2019

Have you ever heard about the “war for talent”? The term appeared first in a 1997 research study by McKinsey and was popularized in the 2001 book of the same title. In The War for Talent, Michaels et al. argue…

Business Innovation Method TIPS

How to put the right people into the right job

Detlef ReisApril 13, 2017

Wouldn’t it be great if all your new recruits fit perfectly into the vacant positions you wanted them to fill? And if everyone on a team worked in a role that allowed them to let their talents shine and played…

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