Cross the manager/leader divide!
There is a new fashion in town. You may have seen it. You may have experienced it or, more accurately, be experiencing it yourself right … Read more
change management
It’s no joke really!
Have you ever noticed how a good joke spreads? And endures? Have you ever wondered why this is? Or thought about what makes a great … Read more
“Double Standards”
The recent announcement that Network Rail bosses are getting 6 figure bonuses despite failing to achieve corporate targets hardly caused a ripple. Apart from the … Read more
“Killer Service!”
This past week I encountered two extremes of “killer service” worth sharing. The first instance was when a friend, who had asked me to give … Read more
37 years to go?
I was shocked this week by an email quoting research by British sociologist David Halperin that only 29% of British people believed that others can … Read more
Aaarghh! It’s enough to drive you nuts!
Chocolate-box pretty! That was our garden when the cherry tree blossomed: the symbol of summer finally arrived. Then last year – nada! Absolutely nothing! We … Read more
Talent Wars or Talent Waste?
Are people’s capabilities diminishing? Our own observations would suggest otherwise. Likewise science would probably point to the opposite. So why has talk of the “War … Read more
Talent wars
Ah, the “Law of Unforeseen Consequences!” It is now 15 years since McKinsey first published their article, “The War for Talent.” I wonder whether anyone … Read more
Employees as assets
It is ironic – and not a little frustrating! How often have you heard a colleague or senior executive say, “Our people are our greatest … Read more
Don’t be a blind follower!
The HR news this week has hardly been encouraging, and brings to mind rather forcibly the adage “If a blind man leads a blind man, … Read more