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Good ways to build human capital?

Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:06 pm
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:06 pm
Suggestions?
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75215 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:11 pm to
MBA
Posted by jeepfreak
Back in the BR
Member since Oct 2003
19433 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 7:59 pm to
Are you speaking in terms of your employees or for yourself? If employees, offer tuition reimbursement for related education and/or certifications.

If for yourself, it really depends on what you want to apply it to. MBA, field-related certifications and licenses, etc.
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 8:21 pm to
Boy do I loathe the term human capital.
Posted by GFunk
Denham Springs
Member since Feb 2011
14966 posts
Posted on 4/30/16 at 11:20 pm to
Seen mismanagement of it cost multiple people their jobs. In any small business more than perhaps 3-5 folks it's extremely important. Leaders who divorce themselves into their Ivory Towers of job titles and make believe layers of middle management between them and the boots on the ground are missing the boat on it.

May be something akin to hearing shite like synergy in a professional setting. But it's important.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56034 posts
Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:34 pm to
I hate to sound like an idiot....but what the hell is "human capital"?
Posted by Patrick_Bateman
Member since Jan 2012
17823 posts
Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:47 pm to
Like, slaves?
Posted by GFunk
Denham Springs
Member since Feb 2011
14966 posts
Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:05 pm to
Manpower. Labor. Employees. Associates. Etc.
Posted by Cold Cous Cous
Bucktown, La.
Member since Oct 2003
15046 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 9:54 am to
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I hate to sound like an idiot....but what the hell is "human capital"?


It literally means being good at something. In the dystopian newspeak of 21st century corporate America, you don't learn a skill, you "develop human capital."
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24151 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 10:15 am to
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Good ways to build human capital?


You need to be way more specific about the context. Is this for you individually, a department, or an entire organization?
Posted by GFunk
Denham Springs
Member since Feb 2011
14966 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:58 pm to
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Cold Cous Cous
quote:

It literally means being good at something. In the dystopian newspeak of 21st century corporate America, you don't learn a skill, you "develop human capital."




Actually no. That's either becoming a SME (Subject Matter Expert) or learning/developing a soft skill.
This post was edited on 5/2/16 at 3:59 pm
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
Member since Feb 2012
15339 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 10:13 pm to
That's not what it means
Posted by Cold Cous Cous
Bucktown, La.
Member since Oct 2003
15046 posts
Posted on 5/3/16 at 2:30 pm to
Posted by GFunk
Denham Springs
Member since Feb 2011
14966 posts
Posted on 5/3/16 at 3:47 pm to
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Cold Cous Cous


In Wiki, they quantify Human Capital or as a "Capital Asset," and then discuss the "flight of Human Capital," as the departure of skilled or trained employees from the employer.

It's not the act of investing within them. It's the "them," who are invested in themselves. Them=your workforce. Your workforce has skills, abilities and value they bring to your employer. These people make up your human capital.
Posted by RollTide4Ever
Nashville
Member since Nov 2006
18310 posts
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:32 pm to
Individually.
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24151 posts
Posted on 5/3/16 at 9:20 pm to
There is limitless information available on the Internet...find something you think is valuable and go read about it or watch YouTube videos on it. If you are looking for certifications then these videos will probably point you in the right direction. Join a group or professional club related to your interest. This is a vague question but basically you had to take initiative to learn something. He first step is figuring out where your interest lies and then whether it is something valuable enough that someone else will pay for it.
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