Cost vs. Value
On a course recently, the trainer repeatedly used the example of you giving him a pound or a dollar and receiving 5 back. He confirmed … Read more
Human Capital
Future Reward: The Future of Reward Programs
In case you haven't seen it, I thought I would share some highlights of the 2009 Hay Group and WorldatWork "Reward Next Practices" report, which … Read more
Embedded Entrepreneurship
Isn't it funny, how ideas spread? I heard recently about how sheep in Yorkshire have learned to cross cattle grids by rolling over them. They … Read more
To go or not to go? A Work Dilemma
A key measure of employee engagement and focus of much HR attention is employee absenteeism – people taking unwarranted time off work. Of course, not … Read more
Seal the Deal with Your People!
Despite the gloomy statistics of the employee engagement surveys that indicate such high levels of employee disengagement, there are many companies out there that do … Read more
How fair is your business?
Nobody has ever described life as being fair. Nor is there any obvious reason it should be. Yet we all somehow expect it to be. … Read more
Are you giving your business air?
"Businesses take care to get the right value on the balance sheet for their assets, when they are useless without ideas and people. Ideas and … Read more
Who do you really work for?
Who do you really, really work for? (Sung to the tune of "what do you really, really want?") This may seem like a strange question, … Read more
Exciting Developments
I am writing this blog a little later than I usually do and apologise for the delay. This is due to the additional demands made upon … Read more
How to SAve Jobs – Ask Your People
Have companies that have laid off employees missed a trick? Top Consultant's latest newsletter quotes the findings of a survey of 2,500 people conducted by the … Read more