I chose this article because of its relevance to our own business; we are often asked to carry out combinations of training and facilitation and need to be well aware …
‘Creating Shared Value’ by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer, Harvard Business Review, January 2011
This article had to be a certainty for review because Porter was perhaps the leading figure in strategic thinking during the second half of the last century and at MTP …
‘Measuring the effectiveness of Learning & Development’ by Mary Jane Flanagan, Training Journal, December 2010
Feedback indicates that blog readers still appreciate reviews of articles about measuring Learning & Development effectiveness, even though the conclusions are normally highly unconvincing. Perhaps readers enjoy searching for the …
‘Rolling the dice’ by Amy Duff, Director Magazine, January 2011
Risk is a topic that comes up a lot during our sessions on finance programmes in the context of control and project appraisal but does not always get its share …
‘Profile of Jimmy Wales’, Sunday Times 16th January and ‘Wiki Birthday to you’ Economist 13th January
I’ve chosen these articles because, having reviewed a book on Wikipedia a few months ago and found it highly boring, I thought I would see if the Times and the …
‘Profit at any cost? Why business ethics makes sense’ by Jerry Fleming, published by Baker Books.
I came across this book in a bookshop in the USA and was attracted by its style and its message, making a nice link with the Porter article above. I …
‘Smart moves management’ by John Thedford, published by Emerald Book Company
This is another American book that caught my attention and that I felt was worth reading and reviewing. It is in sharp contrast to the more conceptual thinking that comes …