Measuring Work
Define. Measure. Govern. Turns a fuzzy management buzzword into a disciplined, governable asset. This is the field guide leaders have been missing—and HR has been waiting for.
Most organizations talk about “capabilities.” Few can specify them, test them, or govern them with evidence. This book fixes that. It gives HR and enterprise leaders a practical system to convert strategy into a capability map, define standards and conditions, assess human and structural readiness, verify performance under stress, and roll it all into one defensible signal: Foundational Capability Attainment (FCA).
FCA isn’t a maturity level. It’s an executive-ready number—paired with confidence and risk weighting—that blends three pillars:
─ Propensity-to-Act (PTA): human-centered foundations and readiness.
─ Latitude-to-Act (LTA): structural foundations and readiness.
─ Enacted Capability (ENC): proof under conditions.
With clear concepts, worked examples, and an operating cadence, you’ll learn to move from initiatives to specifications, from activity to accountability, from opinion to evidence. HR steps into its rightful role as Capability Architect; leaders get a single, decision-grade view of enterprise health.
If you’ve ever asked “Do we actually have the capability?”—this book gives you the answer, the number, and the governance to back it up.
CHROs/HR leaders seeking visible business impact.
CEOs/COOs/CFOs demanding real alignment between people, process, and performance.
Public sector executives navigating high stakes without profit signals.
Consultants and academics looking for a rigorous, referenced treatment.
Students who get a flavor of more expansive HR, at scale.
The pivot: CHRO as Capability Architect. The book reframes HR’s “product” as organizational capability (seriously)—DEFINE IT, BUILD IT, MEASURE IT.
Operator + scientist lens: Outside-in voice of a former executive paired with organizational scientist.
Evidence-based, and widely cited. Not a “how to” HR book; looks at HR in a system.
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Diagnose the double bind: HR absorbs accountability without authority. Fix starts with role clarity and governance.
Strategy as method, not mood: Specify enterprise capability, design the system to produce it, govern it with discipline.
Board-ready visibility: Show capability state-of-play as clearly as Finance shows risk.
Administration as spine: Process excellence as enabler.
