Keeping Standards Up
28 January 2021
I was interested in the Employment Tribunal case last week which resulted in Royal Mail losing a claim from one of their former staff...
Read this articleIs it ok to criticise the NHS?
10 August 2020
I know that I might generate others to have a go at me for this piece but I just have to say it. I...
Read this articleShooting ones’ mouth off!
1 June 2019
In the last few days, we have witnessed both Danny Baker and John Cleese criticised for saying inappropriate things. The public and media criticism...
Read this articleThe worst kind of leadership
13 September 2018
I am unsure why I am so shocked at recent events regarding police pay. Cressida Dick, The Mets Commissioner when commenting upon the decision...
Read this articleOrganisational culture
28 February 2018
We all discuss organisational culture as if it was a precise subject about which HR had all the answers. Straight question – straight answer!...
Read this articleFoster parents as workers – please tell me that the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain are having a laugh!
7 October 2017
I must be getting old. It is not that I cannot do the activities that I used to – though for the record, I...
Read this articleThe danger of what we say in references
6 May 2017
I will be honest! I am not specially a lover of written references. Rarely do they say something that a good interviewer should not...
Read this articleAppraisals – why are they so hated?!
7 September 2016
A conversation about performance reviews and why we get them so wrong A client of mine had a 33-page appraisal form. Declined by the...
Read this articleGood Morale – where does one find it?
3 August 2016
An article about morale in the workplace and what we mean by it. Often, we hear about low morale. Usually along the lines of...
Read this articleGetting people changes right – an article on how NOT to do it!
6 July 2016
This really is an unfortunate tale! I am aware of some attempted recent major changes in an organisation. It is hard to think that...
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