It’s Time to Pull Together
This week brought confirmation of something that I have more than suspected for a long-time. Yet, while validation brings vindication, the picture portrayed is alarming. … Read more
Current Affairs
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
The Democracy Delusion
It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of my latest book, “The Democracy Delusion: How to Restore True Democracy and Stop Being Duped.” … 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
Work-Life Integrity is the Answer
A common theme in articles I have been reading this week is employer brand and the creation of places where people want to work. These … 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