Director of the Centre for Performance-led HR at Lancaster University Management School
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2 years 7 months ago
Paul Sparrow
commented on There is no such thing as "Best Practice"
Hi Nigel
You're absolutely right - so the key is to use a "rich questioning" approach to get to what the real "best practice" is... and as you show here, the best practice is not using assessment c... More
2 years 7 months ago
Paul Sparrow
commented on There is no such thing as "Best Practice"
Hi Nigel, Gemma
Good to caution that being "down" on best practices carries risks and should not mean rejecting all notions of pre-worked solutions.... I wonder if everyone would be best served if ... More
2 years 7 months ago
There has been a lot of work on innovation, and what becomes more important in open collaborative innovation processes. However, to me, this forms part of a much broader business trend to work m... More
2 years 7 months ago
Paul Sparrow
commented on Storytelling for HR
Hi Martin
I think Louise Beardmore, HRD at United Utilities, is talking about EfS work on Transformational engagement at the next Guru meeting, but the EfS website below is a useful source of pract... More
2 years 7 months ago
Paul Sparrow
commented on Collaborate to Survive and Thrive
Hi Sue and Bruce,
You are spot on here that there is a new imperative to collaborate – and that need for collaboration might be to foster innovation but of course can be for all sorts of other co... More
2 years 7 months ago
Paul Sparrow
commented on Storytelling for HR
Hi Martin and team
I like the idea of storytelling and strategic narrative. Some learning from the field of employee engagement about the types of narrative needed...
In the UK's Engage for Suc... More
2 years 7 months ago
Paul Sparrow
commented on There is no such thing as "Best Practice"
Hi Tim and team
I really support what you are saying here. Best practice can be the bane of HR. One way of arguing against the temptation to assume best practice is to think about creating value,... More
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