Comments on: Talent Revisited http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/ communication. community. cognition. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:31:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shannon Whitley http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 Shannon Whitley Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:48:11 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/#comment-1342 We've already been through this renaming, several times over. It doesn't do a thing, except increase expenses by requiring that we order new business cards, change the signs on the doors, and reprogram all of our software to include the latest buzzwords. "Human Capital Management" was a big bust, but it was great to have a new term to throw around. Bah! Stick with HR. Those that hate HR are not going to change their opinions just because we slap a new name on it. We’ve already been through this renaming, several times over. It doesn’t do a thing, except increase expenses by requiring that we order new business cards, change the signs on the doors, and reprogram all of our software to include the latest buzzwords. “Human Capital Management” was a big bust, but it was great to have a new term to throw around. Bah! Stick with HR. Those that hate HR are not going to change their opinions just because we slap a new name on it.

]]> By: Molly http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 Molly Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:51:14 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/#comment-1338 I have known some of the "talent" Ike has worked with. The guy had a degree in Theatre. He had worked in different tv news markets in Alabama. It was really weird when I realized he was living his life performing for us. When the guy was in the hospital for life threatening surgery, he was still talking to visitors in his broadcasting voice. When his health continued to decline, I phoned him at his brother's home in Virginia. After the conversation, his sister in-law said that when he was just around him he talked in his normal voice, but as soon as he began talking to me on the telephone, it was like a switch was flipped on. He began talking in his broadcasting voice. I have known some of the “talent” Ike has worked with. The guy had a degree in Theatre. He had worked in different tv news markets in Alabama.

It was really weird when I realized he was living his life performing for us. When the guy was in the hospital for life threatening surgery, he was still talking to visitors in his broadcasting voice.

When his health continued to decline, I phoned him at his brother’s home in Virginia. After the conversation, his sister in-law said that when he was just around him he talked in his normal voice, but as soon as he began talking to me on the telephone, it was like a switch was flipped on. He began talking in his broadcasting voice.

]]> By: ed faucette http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 ed faucette Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:47:38 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/#comment-1334 They had a sign on the door: ZERO DEFECTS, so I turned away. Earlier, in the Army, I had gritted my teeth when being directed through the PERSONNEL PROCESSING CENTER and later assigned to a CONTROL GROUP. HR was a bit more intimidating than personnel office. They had a sign on the door: ZERO DEFECTS, so I turned away.
Earlier, in the Army, I had gritted my teeth when being directed through the PERSONNEL PROCESSING CENTER and later assigned to a CONTROL GROUP.
HR was a bit more intimidating than personnel office.

]]> By: Ike http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Ike Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:33:42 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/#comment-1330 Rachel, we're on the same page. I'm all for creating an environment that values people. I just don't think over-inflated self-worth is an entitlement. Rachel, we’re on the same page. I’m all for creating an environment that values people. I just don’t think over-inflated self-worth is an entitlement.

]]> By: rslux http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 rslux Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:59:51 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/#comment-1328 What I think Godin was trying to get at is a subject that Joel Spolsky has also addressed (and for that matter, Google): creating a work environment where people are freed from having to focus on anything that doesn't help them be productive. That's not in and of itself a bad thing. As you point out, though, the details of how you get there are hard to get right. What I think Godin was trying to get at is a subject that Joel Spolsky has also addressed (and for that matter, Google): creating a work environment where people are freed from having to focus on anything that doesn’t help them be productive.

That’s not in and of itself a bad thing. As you point out, though, the details of how you get there are hard to get right.

]]> By: Lewis Green http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Lewis Green Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:44:52 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/#comment-1327 Ike, Have to be honest here: I have yet to discover any value in HR, and changing its name won't change their lack of contributions to the business. Sorry. I have to say unkind things about a department, but I'm simply testifying to my experiences. Ike,

Have to be honest here: I have yet to discover any value in HR, and changing its name won’t change their lack of contributions to the business. Sorry. I have to say unkind things about a department, but I’m simply testifying to my experiences.

]]> By: Ike http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Ike Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:39:35 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2008/02/20/talent-revisited/#comment-1326 While we're at it... anyone got a better word? While we’re at it… anyone got a better word?

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