The Performance Paradox

At the European Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) conference in London earlier this week, a speaker introduced us to Neuroscience, a clearly complex topic … Read more

How to break the cycle of poor industrial relations

The centuries-old struggle of employers versus employees shows little or no sign of abating.  There were two clears signs of that this week. The first … Read more

The Case for Employee Engagement

Sometimes it is easier to define something by describing its opposite. Perhaps that applies to Employee Engagement too. Maybe it is easier to depict employee … Read more

Looking for leadership

How’s your organisation’s leadership?   That is likely to be anything but an easy question. Especially if you are the organisation’s leader! And it is … Read more

KISS and end the War for Talent!

Do you ever sense that things are too complicated? I do. And two things make the feeling even worse:- The increasing frequency with  which it … Read more

When Policy Plays Principle!

You have to hand it to the government for trying. On the face of it trying to improve productivity by enhancing employee engagement through employee … Read more

The disastrous consequences of mixed messages!

As I have always stressed, there are two distinct parts to strategy. There’s strategy development and there is strategy implementation. They are two very different … Read more

Does it have any real value?

You do not have to be over 21 to have experienced it. Nonetheless, the likelihood is that if you are over 21 you almost certainly … Read more

Employer Branding, Employee Engagement & Jobs for Life

“Jobs for life.” Where did that concept come from and what does the term actually mean? How many people do you know who believed that … Read more

Sustainable Success Through Optimum Employee Engagement

Sustained success for any organisation depends first and foremost on its employees. Thus it seems self-evident that the more engaged employees are, the more successful … Read more