Tim Kapp: April 2008 Archives

What are your leaders known for? Wal-Mart's brand - "everyday low prices" - is a household phrase. It's no coincidence, then, that Wal-Mart's leaders are known for relentlessly managing the company's costs. Or take Apple, Inc. - known for innovation and sleek design. Similarly, Apple's leaders are recognized for creative thinking that produces leading-edge products and services.

In this short video, Norm Smallwood discusses the six crucial steps for building branded leadership in your organization.

Additional Resources

	The ideas in this video are explored in-depth in the recent book "Leadership Brand" by Norm Smallwood and Dave Ulrich published by Harvard Business Press.
	View norm's video "Introduction to Leadership Brand"

"The the 21st Century HR Organization" - Part 2
By Dave Ulrich, Jon Younger, Wayne Brockbank

In Part 1 of this article "Are Your HR and Business Structures Aligned?", authors Dave Ulrich, Jon Younger, and Wayne Brockbank described how to structurally align the HR organization with the organization structure of the business.

This month the authors take an in-depth look at the dominant Diversified/Allied business model, laying out the five roles and responsibilities of HR that respond to this organization model: service centers, corporate, centers of expertise, embedded HR, and operational HR. This summary lays out the duties of each role, the relationship among these roles, and suggestions for implementing this new HR structure.

	Download Part 2 in our series "Building the 21st Century HR Organization" in .PDF format.
	Download Part 1 in our series "Building the 21st Century HR Organization" in .PDF format.

Additional Resources

	Many of the ideas in this article are discussed in How Leaders Build Value.