A Conference Board report published last January identified that job satisfaction levels were at their lowest level in two decades, since they first starting measuring it. You will find … Read more
Do you sometimes feel that the world is being swamped by the new jargon of 'Talent Management'? Pick up a management magazine or read the … Read more
The results of a 2009 study by Hay Group into the "Changing Face of Reward" have just been released. It found that the "War for … Read more
In a coincidentally convenient follow up to my last blog, HR Magazine this week published a report that 75% of employers feel "ripped off" by … Read more
In a recent blog I came across the writer claimed he would be a rich man if he had received a pound for every time … Read more
Happy New Year everyone! I hope it is a particularly enjoyable and prosperous one for you all. Of course to be so means, for most … Read more
"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, really work for? (Sung to the tune of "what do you really, really want?") This may seem like a strange question, … Read more
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
Do you ever pause to consider how much language might influence our behaviour? I frequently quote the passage in Jack Welch’s biography “Jack” where he … Read more