In recent years our work environment has gotten more visibility and attention as we juggle how to deal with a pandemic. Our conversation this week with Dr. John Boudreau will help us navigate and learn from these changes, so we can embrace them to create a better work environment. We discuss in depth how adopting a skills based systems can be a framework to redefine an organization. Instead of being made up of jobs and job holders it can become a rich pool of skills that help projects and tasks succeed. This new method can breathe life into the conversation, helping to evolve our traditional and often limited ways of approaching situations. Some organizations might find they are already using many of these processes and can learn how to broaden them to other areas. Dr. John Boudreau is Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization and a Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Effective Organizations at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Dr. Boudreau is recognized worldwide for breakthrough research on the bridge between superior human capital, talent and sustainable competitive advantage. He consults and conducts executive development with companies worldwide that seek to maximize their employees’ effectiveness by discovering the specific strategic bottom-line impact of superior people and human capital strategies. Please join us again next week as we continue Warriors At Work conversations to guide us in transforming and enriching the organizations we lead and are a part of. (4:03) Why has Dr. Boudreau chosen this path to work on? (5:55) What does Dr. Boudreau mean by saying that HR (Human Resources) has “wind in its sails”? (8:00) In his book, a new operating system model for businesses is proposed. We discuss what this new model looks like. (16:01) How would a business begin to implement these new processes into their model? How would Dr. Boudreau guide them through this change? (26:25) We have a discussion about how companies who are financially fit might feel this also means they foster a positive culture. Do these two concepts really work together in that way? (29:21) What if we started reporting on people success? What can this mean for an organization? (34:45) What examples can Dr. Boudreau share with us how this new operating system model is impacting businesses he works with? (40:36) How does Dr. Boudreau see these models impacting a traditional business hierarchal structure? (54:14) What types of challenges and criticism does Dr. Boudreau receive when discussing/implementing these new models? Connect with Dr. John Boudreau https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-boudreau-115500/ http://www.drjohnboudreau.com Subscribe: Warriors At Work Podcasts Website: https://jeaniecoomber.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/986666321719033/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanie_coomber/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanie_coomber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-coomber-90973b4/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMZ2HyNNyPoeCSqKClBC_w