National Happiness is a tangible outcome! Because of my commitment to great people management and engagement, I was heartened to discover that the UN conference on national happiness and wellbeing which began in New York City on 2nd April came to the conclusion that good performance on GNP (Gross National … Read More
Be an organisation that supports life-long learning! If you are a Leader, Manager or HR Professional then you may have established a life-long learning habit. In a survey by CIPD The Coaching Climate shows that out of 332 responses from organisations; 77% of them used coaching and mentoring. All activity was … Read More
Inspiration is the best way to engage people! Or does it make you squirm? You may be an HR Professional leader or manager relying on HR to help move your business forward. When discussing strategy with people of different roles at many levels, I have often been met with a … Read More
Welcome to this weeks Guest Blogger. Paul Myers is the HR Manager for a local transport company. He has initiated significant change in his organisation and has managed to keep his staff on board. He is a people centric manager who has considered how to increase and harness employee engagement … Read More
Its not the organisational change – its how you do it! I recently held a workshop which had a section around organisational change and particularly redundancy. It’s obviously a big subject at the minute, and one which is exercising many managers and HR professionals. What struck me about the difference … Read More
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining A couple of weeks ago, I heard from a young mum of three. In a downsizing by her husband’s company he lost his job after one interview. He had been in the job for 14 years, and loved it. Now I don’t know the … Read More
We all want Happiness at work! Today the sun is shining and the hope of a beautiful spring and lovely summer are in the air. Most of us know the feeling of happiness and wellbeing that comes with a lovely sunny day. The day made me think about happiness at … Read More
Welcome to this weeks’ Guest blogger – I am really pleased to introduce Claire Marriott. I have known and worked with Claire over a number of years. We instantly developed a rapport as we both had similar views about innovation, creativity and life! Claire has a flair for weaving creativity … Read More
The innovative process is available to everyone! You either own or run a business, and so you know what it takes to make a concept work. You must be providing a product or a service which is or has been in demand. If your business is thriving then congratulations, if … Read More
People Managers need to know about Emotions! This is my third blog in a series of 3, where I take a look at 3 basic psychological components which great people leaders and managers know and work with to create great teams. In Part One, I outlined the importance of the … Read More
