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With particular interest in building stakeholder, client and employee relationships
The Accidental Manager
2025-04-14 11:23
The Accidental Manager: A British Workplace Tradition That Needs Rethinking
There’s a New Yorker cartoon (credited to Kendra Allenby) that nails a truth I’ve seen play out too many times:
“At thi...
How to get Onboarding right
2025-03-30 14:11
Onboarding Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
Getting onboarding wrong is expensive – and not just in the obvious ways.
Recruiting a new hire isn’t cheap. Various estimates put the cost at up to s...
Time to ditch 'Manager' and 'Leader'?
2024-01-31 16:30
Time to ditch 'manager' and 'leader'?
‘Manager’, ‘Leader’, or something different? Do we need a new word for the person who, traditionally, is at the head of a team and responsible for old fa...
The benefits of a ‘wellbeing job’
2023-04-18 12:29
The benefits of a ‘wellbeing job’
I’ll be honest, I struggled through lockdown; stuck at home and staring at a screen all day with only Zoom for company.
Having said that, I won’t knock Zoom; I...
This week is volunteers’ week. Does that mean anything to your business?
2022-06-05 15:36
This week is volunteers’ week. Does that mean anything to your business?
Does your business have a meaningful Corporate Social Responsibility programme? Does it demonstrate Social Value within ...
The Great Resignation is coming: Are your staff on the first train out?
2020-04-07 13:41
The Great Resignation is coming: Are your staff on the first train out?
I left a toxic work environment a while ago ago: I’d moved into a different department and found the Fixed Mindset unbearabl...
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