I attended an International NGO Learning Forum recently on Leadership & Ethics hosted by Islamic Relief which, although it was planned a while ago, seemed apt as it followed the… read more →
There has been much talk this last week about zero hour contracts. While the Office of National Statistics suggested about 250,000 people are on these types of contract, the Chartered… read more →
A recent report published by Working Families, an organisation which campaigns for better work-life balance, looked at the link between long-term sustainable performance within businesses and individual performance. The report found… read more →
At a time when pay rises are lagging behind inflation how do you keep your staff motivated to give their best performance when there are no pay rises on offer?… read more →
Many businesses and charities now are interested in “employee engagement” and maybe it’s simply down to the fact that employers want “engaged employees” because they deliver improved business performance. The… read more →
There has been much said and written about the virtues of coaching and whether it adds value to an individual’s performance and, indeed, an organisation’s performance. As part of re-launching… read more →
In this newsletter I return to Nancy Kline’s book “Time to Think”. She claims that “everything we do depends on the thinking we do first” and “our thinking depends on… read more →