Getting off the bonus treadmill!

The festive holidays are over; as ever sped on their way by the bonus season and some promise of reward for reluctant returnees. Yet here … Read more

Realising Resolutions: How to Avoid Resolutions Becoming Regrets

It’s that time of the year when you are likely rising to the challenge of keeping your New Year resolutions. And as you do, you … Read more

Best Definition of Employee Engagement

It is hard to keep track of all the different definitions of employee engagement. David MacLeod’s government appointed task force identified more than 50 perfectly … Read more

Management, Manipulation and Employee Engagement

If you are striving to be a better manager – which, as a self-respecting manager you undoubtedly are – you may find it helpful (even … Read more

Can you really manage with non-permanent employees?

As a writer myself, I understand the difficulties of creating “attention-grabbing” headlines and titles. And this week I was struck by the headline, ‘Why the … Read more

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