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Agile HR revolution by Jean-Claude Grosjean

Even if it is a book in French, I wanted to publish a review of it on this blog because regardless of whether or not you will ever read this book, the thoughts it inspired in me may be of interest to everyone. I'm still (too) slowly going through the...

Unique(s): praise for uniqueness and the companies that make it possible

This post is a review of a French book that has not been translated into other languages but that's no reason not to share here its message and the thoughts it inspired me. It's been a very long time since I've talked about a book here and the pile of...

Everybody Wants to Love Their Job

The question of the relationship between employees and their work and their company remains a subject that is much in the news. It seems that the subject will be eternally topical, which would not surprise me. The latest book on the subject, "Everybody Wants to Love Their Job" by...

How to transform your business with design and customer centricity.

Which company does not nowadays claim that customer orientation is its main concern? I wonder what they were thinking before. What we see, in reality, is that the promise made to the client continues to grow, while the way in which the company organizes itself to keep it does not...

Socrates in the land of processes : a praise for enterprise common sense

Following the many laudatory feedbacks I had about the book, I recently read "Socrate au pays des process" (Socrates in the land of processes) by Julia De Funès. Ok, the book is only available in French but it does not matter : I"m only going to discuss some points it...

The employee experience advantage : a reference work on employee experience

Employee experience is a new field and if we're starting to see interesting things happening, there was no real reference book on this topic.  The employee experience advantage by Jacob Morgan is filling this gap. Who ? Jacob Morgan, author of bestsellers like The Collaborative Organization and The Future of Work. What...

Leading Digital : how to digitize a non digital born business ?

When people talk about digital businesses, they often mention  pure players like Google, Uber etc. what leads logical reactions from traditional businesses. They say "that's not me", "that's not for us", "we're different", "we won't be able to make it". A well known syndroma that does not help to...

How to Manage Complexity without Getting Complicated

Unlike what's often said, the complexity of their environment is not what makes businesses struggle. Their real issue is their internal complication what makes them unable to face the external complexity. That's what Yves Morieux, Senior Partner & Fellow, Boston Consulting Group writes about in Six Simple Rules: How...