Humans are resourceful, not resources

The idea that humans are resources, an idea perpetuated by business schools despite changing the title from Human Resources to People, Culture and other pleasant words, is fundamentally wrong.

Look at the picture, the dog is the secret to unlocking understanding. If the car is a resource, what is the dog? A highly-trained part of the team or a resource able to be replaced with another dog? And what does that make the human?

Treating the police dog or the policeman as a resource fundamentally undervalues what they can do. They are both resourceful, if allowed to be. Humans as resources is an accountants view of the world and that is why you don’t put accountants in charge of anything!

Ever!!

Ever!!!