I was reading a piece in the WSJ about the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In case you’ve never been invited to the WEF, Davos is an alpine resort equidistant between Zurich and Innsbruck Austria. Be sure to bring your skis and a fat wallet if you plan to attend next year.
I was talking with Dave Ulrich last week about the term capability. He was reviewing my new book, The New HR Analytics. He acknowledged the distinction between competence (current skills) and capability (future potential) that I made in the book and suggested he would like to see something about organizational capability.
Analytics is already the differentiating advantage of companies. If HR wants to be a business partner, have a seat at the table or otherwise be valued it MUST learn how to apply descriptive and predictive analytics.
After reading dozens of predictions regarding the new decade I am struck by evidence of an unfailing human trait: namely that things mean pretty much what we want them to mean.
