Part of me feels reluctant to write about or refer to the Jimmy Savile affair because there has been so much written and said already. However, it is a subject… read more →
Firstly what is HR business partnering? The HR business partnering model was developed by David Ulrich in the late nineties. This changed the focus of HR professionals from a broadly… read more →
I recently attended a seminar on “solutions focussed coaching” led by Evan George from an organisation called Brief Coaching. Brief Coaching believe that coaching and counselling should focus on solutions… read more →
As we start the Olympic Games in London this week wondering who will be the gold medal winners it seems timely to think about organisations and how they should focus on… read more →
The answer to that question is likely to be “no”. It may be that you’ve had an influx of bright, young things as new recruits or interns (see Leadership for… read more →
A psychopath . . .? Psychologists describe a psychopath as someone who is incapable of empathising with others. That’s a short answer and, on one level it makes sense that,… read more →
There’s been much in the media about young people, particularly 18 to 24 year olds struggling to find work. NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) are a growing concern… read more →
It seems appropriate in a month when we celebrated International Women’s Day (8 March) that Cranfield School of Management’s latest figures show that women directors in the UK FTSE 100… read more →
I recently re-read Nancy Kline’s book “Time to Think”. Her principal theme is that in order to create a “thinking environment” we need ten components; attention, incisive questions, equality, appreciation,… read more →
The coalition government has spent the past year consulting on its approach to employee relations. It has recently announced some forthcoming changes in UK employment legislation. Here is a summary… read more →