A spectacular own goal!
For a profession that vociferously proclaims its right to a place at the high table of management the HR profession is remarkably adept at undermining … Read more
valuing people
Shaping the Future – but What Future?
We have now looked at all 8 of the "key themes" for driving sustainable organisation performance identified in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) … Read more
Can’t get no satisfaction? Try this new approach!
Do you sometimes feel that the law of attraction seems to work for everyone but you? Or is it even worse than that – is … Read more
Is Redundancy Losing Favour?
Is the workplace becoming more humane? Recent reports show that output in the UK has fallen by 6% while unemployment has only gone up by … 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
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
Maslow, Happiness, Employee Engagement & Value
“We’re so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with … Read more
The Power of Appreciation!
“The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” William James I found it! For weeks I have been searching for … Read more