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
Talent Management
Salvation, Sabotage or Suicide
"What distinguishes our age from any other is not the world-flattening impact of communication; not the economic ascendance of China and India, not the degradation … Read more
7 Competitive Advantages – Trumped!
The Institute of Directors (IOD) has identified that companies who do not cut training spend in a recession gain seven competitive advantages. Such companies: Are … Read more
What do we know about people performance?
"If a company were as ill-informed about its capital performance as most companies are about their employee performance, it would be in serious trouble with the … Read more
Putting a New Perspective on Productivity
Is it possible that productivity is over-emphasised in the modern workplace? Have we reached the point where the focus on productivity is counter-productive? It is … Read more
Employee Engagement & Personal Responsibility
Distilled to its most basic, an employment contract is, in essence, an agreement:1. Between an individual and an organisation that the individual will fulfil certain duties … Read more
Employee Engagement = Brand Alignment
“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get from it, but what they become by it.” John Ruskin A modern day … Read more
The Meaning of Work
“Implementation is straightforward if you understand the fundamentals, but only if you can engage so that modern workers are able to answer the question. ‘What’s … Read more
Who do you REALLY work for?
“Each individual should work for himself. People will not sacrifice themselves for the company.” Soichiro Honda; founder of Honda What a truly humanitarian statement, and … Read more
Shaping Behaviour
“Watch your thoughts They become your wordsWatch your words They become your actionsWatch your actions They become your habitsWatch your habits They become your characterWatch … Read more