tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post8869644962088349940..comments2024-02-16T08:32:46.618+00:00Comments on Donald Clark Plan B: People are our greatest asset (and liability)Donald Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-89243162778014683352012-06-17T14:18:25.135+00:002012-06-17T14:18:25.135+00:00Shripada
Technically no employer 'owns' pe...Shripada<br />Technically no employer 'owns' people. Slavery was abolished some time ago. So I assume you're talking about change or transfer of the ownership of an organisation or company. Quite simply contracts of employment, not people, are transferred.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-16462603434092551802012-06-16T12:44:56.766+00:002012-06-16T12:44:56.766+00:00Hello sir,
I am Prof. Shripada Patil. Am pursuing...Hello sir,<br /><br />I am Prof. Shripada Patil. Am pursuing Ph.D on the topic "Human Resource Accounting"<br /><br />I would like to know the technical details as to why human resource cannot be considered as Assets. May that be ownership, transferability, etc. And how these problems can be sorted to fit HR in the definition of asset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-25661700663626935532009-02-24T12:44:00.000+00:002009-02-24T12:44:00.000+00:00Come on Michael - reinforcing a platitude with ano...Come on Michael - reinforcing a platitude with another platitude is hardly worth the bother. Having happy, contented people is not the same as stating they're your greatest asset.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-63960549008055852572009-02-24T12:02:00.000+00:002009-02-24T12:02:00.000+00:00People aren't your greatest asset people are your ...People aren't your greatest asset people are your business. <BR/>without happy contented safe people you have no businessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-1792747305761823672009-01-30T23:08:00.000+00:002009-01-30T23:08:00.000+00:00Here's how you can find out whom the organization ...Here's how you can find out whom the organization values, whether it calls them executives, associates, or hobbits:<BR/><BR/> -- People who have great autonomy in how they work.<BR/> -- People who have great say in what they work on.<BR/> -- People who make a lot of money.<BR/><BR/>That's roughly in order of importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-87619955478594398772009-01-24T14:52:00.000+00:002009-01-24T14:52:00.000+00:00I agree. In using the mantra 'People are our great...I agree. In using the mantra 'People are our greatest asset' HR steps into audited territory, which is an uncomfortable place to be, unless you're convincing on the real value (HR is generally stuck with outmoded Kirkpatrick evaluation in learning).<BR/><BR/>If it's the social side of the organisation then the mantra uses the wrong language (asset).Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-59786916540423348682009-01-24T14:14:00.000+00:002009-01-24T14:14:00.000+00:00I am willing (though perplexed) to be labeled an a...I am willing (though perplexed) to be labeled an asset or a liability in the eyes of an accountant. Ledgers are highly structured, tightly defined entities (I think). But in the eyes of a HR professional, I would like to be labeled with a term that reflects the context in which I operate. Organizations, like cities and governments, are also social structures; they do not exist <EM>without</EM> their employers and in fact exist <EM>because</EM> of employers and customers and the public. Asset/liability doesn't begin to cover that kind of essential relationship. I'm not asking accountants to recognize the social constructs of organizations, but, sheesh, this is the territory that HR professionals stake out for themselves.<BR/><BR/>And by the way, the emerging term, at least on this side of the Atlantic, "Talent Management" doesn't cut it either. We can't even manage information; it is a little arrogant to suggest that we can manage talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-28932570029512411992009-01-22T18:51:00.000+00:002009-01-22T18:51:00.000+00:00As I said in my keynote at Online Educa, "Employee...As I said in my keynote at Online Educa, "Employees are not an organisation's greatest asset, they are much more important than that!"<BR/><BR/>It's demeaning to be called an asset and, in accountancy terms, a nonsense unless you deal in slaves or football players.Clive Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798059102416534284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-52207662329563720752009-01-22T11:44:00.000+00:002009-01-22T11:44:00.000+00:00Re 'Sell them'. The only people you can sell are s...Re 'Sell them'. The only people you can sell are slaves and footballers. That's what happens when you treat people like assets.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-9710661021799040562009-01-22T10:50:00.000+00:002009-01-22T10:50:00.000+00:00On the whole, city analysts are quantitative peopl...On the whole, city analysts are quantitative people (they are highly analytic. However, after years of dealing with fund managers, they were, largely, sensitive to 'people' issues. They understood the balance that was necessary between the need for new blood, skills and leadership VERSUS people who were trapped, weak or mismatched to the needs of the organisation. They do see people as an asset in terms of being both lifeblood and liability.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-75356670178098577712009-01-22T02:35:00.000+00:002009-01-22T02:35:00.000+00:00I was at a meeting where a participant trotted out...I was at a meeting where a participant trotted out that line<BR/><BR/>'People are our most valuable asset'<BR/><BR/>The response was immediate<BR/><BR/>'Great - let's sell them!'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-66519139761174785822009-01-21T23:30:00.000+00:002009-01-21T23:30:00.000+00:00Oh, the little platitudes that get trotted out by ...Oh, the little platitudes that get trotted out by organisations that want to sound as if they care. But we L&D types know the real deal when we see the extent of the investment they're prepared to make, don't we?<BR/><BR/>I'd say that people are not an organisations greatest asset or liability. They are the organisation.The upsychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-18314122523329435372009-01-20T17:31:00.000+00:002009-01-20T17:31:00.000+00:00The other point, of course, is that lots of organi...The other point, of course, is that lots of organisations don't really believe people are their greatest asset because if they did, they'd treat them better.<BR/><BR/>I remember interviewing a research analyst once who said that when firms asked his advice about how they could improve their performance, he always said: sack your existing staff, and then recruit the brightest, most brilliant people you can find, and pay them twice as much. This advice was obviously never followed.Kim Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132751876448735023noreply@blogger.com