Continuing the theme of my last post, I’d like to talk about the fact that there’s an art and a science to racing in the rain; just like business, just like entrepreneurship, and just like HR in today’s climate. It’s about the hard stuff and the soft stuff. And more than that, it’s about “hardwiring” the “soft stuff.” And from now on, when I use the expression “Racing in the Rain” I mean operating in today’s shifting markets and competitive landscape as an entrepreneur, business or HR leader.
The art of racing in the rain is getting the driver and the car to perform as if it isn’t raining! When you can drive like the track isn’t wet, when everyone else is driving like it is … you’ll win. It’s as simple as that… or as complex.
You see, most drivers are afraid of the rain. Rain amplifies mistakes and water on the track makes things unpredictable. Here are a few more final lessons from the book “The Art of Racing in the Rain” I’d like to share: (more…)
The current economic turbulence has been as much an opportunity for redefinition as it has been a challenge. I really believe that the winning equation is one that maximizes the power of collaboration and adaptation. We’ve been able to adopt new models for partnership to weather variances in economic conditions, and that’s part of what the value proposition of outsourcing is about. RPO empowers moving fixed costs to variable costs; flexibility and agility in HR service delivery models and costs; and acceleration of change. 
