Success in a recession: Be inventive

Posted by Blaire Palmer in Managing people on Thu, 16/07/2009 - 10:30
  • The ability to predict what lies ahead and then develop an idea to address the unknown is a priority
  • Every time you solve a problem in a new way, you are being creative
  • Creativity is about approaching situations with a fresh eye
  • A new idea is a delicate thing and needs to be nurtured and supported
HR budgets are under pressure (they always are, of course, but today the scarcity of resources is even more apparent). Professionals in the field need to choose between the must-haves and the nice-to-haves and justify their decisions with demonstrable advantages to the business. So it is not too surprising if many companies are saving 'creativity training' for a time when growth kicks back in and we can all breathe more easily. However, the ability to see around corners, predict what lies ahead and then develop an idea to address the unknown must surely be a priority right now. And what do we call this talent for predicting and preparing for what lies ahead? Creativity. And, the best thing about it is that everyone can do it, if they have learned the tools.

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Editor's Welcome

 

Hello! I'm a great believer in the power of stories, whether they be folk tales, novels, films or TV dramas.
 
They have a wonderful ability to get complex moral or social issues over to us in a palatable, easy-to-understand way and can provide many lessons if only we care to look just a little bit below the surface.
 
But they can also act as a fun starting point for discussion and debate on rather more serious topics that are all too often brushed under the carpet and ignored.
 

Hence our decision to start up a Review slot on the site to look at those everyday stories that are all around us from an HR perspective.

Although we've been publishing book reviews (take a look at our Book Club list of suggested possible non-fiction works for evaluation here) for some time, you may also have noticed that we've been running a weekly home page blog on The Apprentice courtesy of The Chemistry Group for a while now.

And Pauline Wood, managing director at specialist retail headhunter, court & spark consulting, was likewise kind enough to write our first film review on the Headhunters movie.

But the big question is, why don't you give it a go yourself? There's a world of choice out there and I, like the rest of the community, would love to hear your thoughts and insights.

So next time you watch a movie, see a TV drama or read a novel that you think has an HR message worth sharing, send your review to me at cath.everett@siftmedia.co.uk or post it directly to our blogs section at www.hrzone.co.uk/blogs.

So get critiquing and look forward to hearing from you very soon.....

Cath Everett
HRZone Editor 
 
 
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