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Personal development is more than the the skills and competencies listed in a set of job requirements. The most important elements of behaviour and performance are almost impossible to train. Let's call these societal skills.

Who knew?

Process Mining is the 'next, big thing'. You have to ask how out of touch executives can be. Procurement and supply folks have been using ERP systems to trace and analyze process activities for over quarter of a century.

The Economist article mentioned in this podcast episode, 'The real next big thing in business automation', even calls it 'a digital gold mine'.

It is sad how executives are unaware of the talents of their own organizations

Episode 3 was about social media companies' refusal to accept that they have massive influence over the content on their platforms.  This episode asks why users of social media platforms cannot retain ownership of their own data and sell licences to use it.

Social media platforms escape most of the rules that apply to publishers.  They claim, and we appear to accept, that they do not have control or influence over content; and consequently they should be regulated lightly, like a utility provider.  Really, who believes that?

After more than a century of Taylorist thinking on how to organise companies for efficiency, isn't it time for a rebalance

The transcript for this podcast is at Season 02, Episode 02: De-Organisation (FORVM.online)

WARNING: Some listeners may find this podcast boring - SORRY! 

There is too much Leadership.  What we really need is Followership.

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 of FORVM499, an occasional podcast on business, politics and society.  The first Season looked mainly at supply chains but, from this episode onwards, we'll be sharing the curious, thought-provoking and perhaps controversial on a wider range of topics.

I hope you enjoy it.

This is the third of three episodes (18-20) that address Managerialism, a western approach to business that created a class of managers locked into practices dating from early in the twentieth century.  These practices, known as scientific management, are evident in many of the the things we blame on business in general, and on capitalism in particular.

This is the second of three episodes (18-20) that address Managerialism, a western approach to business that created a class of managers locked into practices dating from early in the twentieth century.  These practices, known as scientific management, are evident in many of the the things we blame on business in general, and on capitalism in particular.

There is a transcript of this episode at: https://www.forvm.online/episode-19/

This is the first of three episodes (18-20) that address Managerialism, a western approach to business that created a class of managers locked into practices dating from early in the twentieth century.  These practices, known as scientific management, are evident in many of the the things we blame on business in general, and on capitalism in particular.

There is a transcript of this episode at: https://www.forvm.online/episode-18/

The idea that diligent, hard work brings rewards is a good ethos - for the people who work for you.  With experience, we learn differently.  We find out that it's not what you do, it's the way that you do it; and now it has a word, Performativity.  In this Episode of FORVM499, we'll explore some of the things that the HR function doesn't talk about.

There is a transcript here:  https://www.forvm.online/forvm499-episode-17/