Shaping the Future – Alignment
In their report "Sustainable Organisational Performance: What Really Makes the Difference." the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), identified alignment as the first of 8 … Read more
Human Capital
How to create shared value
In a thought provoking article in the Jan-Feb 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer claim that capitalism is under attack … Read more
Widening Earnings Gap – A Growing Problem
Remuneration for FTSE 100 CEOs is now 88 times the median UK wage. (Source: Will Hutton Fair Pay Commission .) This has grown from 48 times ten … Read more
A Small Step in the Right Direction
HR Magazine has recently published research data from Towers Watson indicating that senior managers earned 35% of their base pay in bonuses and shares in … Read more
Why it is time to kill the bonus
Today's the day the new regulations governing bankers' bonuses comes into effect. From today, only 20–30% of bonuses can be paid in cash upfront, and … Read more
It’s all about value – or is it?
The issue of bankers' bonuses is making headlines again. The banks, even the ones that were bailed out and are effectively owned by the taxpayer, … Read more
Trust: Why You Need It and How To Build It
Trust is essential to build and sustain a successful business. That is why trust is an essential ingredient of employee engagement. Without trust you will … Read more
What is “fair pay” and how do you achieve it?
In May 2010 UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, appointed the economist and former editor of The Observer and Chief Executive of The Work Foundation, Will … Read more
Change begins with the individual
This week I would like to continue with the subject of last week's blog and the key theme of the Association of Change Management Professionals … Read more
When will we ever learn?
“Experience is the best teacher,” they say. Really? In that case, you would think we would have learned our lesson, wouldn’t you? You would think … Read more