Talent Management

Aaarghh! It’s enough to drive you nuts!

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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?

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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

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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

Collaboration, Collective Intelligence & Employee Engagement

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Do you ever give collaboration any conscious thought? I hope so, because it is integral to virtually everything you do, and certainly a key aspect … Read more

Employee Engagement & the Holy Grail

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What do happiness and employee engagement have in common? Actually it may be more than you think. In fact it is quite possible that they … Read more

The Semantics Say It All!

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Are you perhaps guilty of saying or implying this and making your employees feel Bolshie, otherwise and disengaged?

The Tyranny of the Task!

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A relative of rigid reliance on rules, the tyranny of the task is a result of employee disengagement and entails obsessive, fixated, unthinking behaviour that is counter-productive to almost everything you are trying to achieve. And the only way you can prevent it is to ensure you engage your employees.

Will RISES prevent a fall?

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After writing about values for the past few weeks, it seems only appropriate to pause to consider the new values-based direction that Barclays Bank is … Read more

Consistent Values: Key to Community Building

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If values define your vision and your vision shapes the behaviour that builds the community that drives your organisation, you would have to agree that … Read more

Values: The Power Behind Vision

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“What is my vision for my organisation?” That’s the question I left you with last. So, how are you doing? Of course you are the … Read more

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