Lurking away in Chapter 3 of Dave Ulrich's Human Resource Champions is the following handy checklist to allow you to decide if the current trend is likely add any long-term value:
- It's simple and easy to use and claims to solve complex problems
- It claims to apply to and help everyone
- It's not anchored or related to any known and generally accepted theory
- Proponents hesitate to present it in academic settings or write about it in refereed journals
- Proponents can't tell you exactly how it works
- It's a seminar session at 75% of the conferences you attend
- Its proponents claim it's changed their lives and that it can change yours, too
- Its greatest proponents are those with the least experience in the field
- Proponents claim that the only way to really understand it is to try it personally; it can't be explained or demonstrated
- It's just too good to be true
Odd thing is, how would the HR Business Partnership model score on this one?
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