HR Border Control

Peter Drucker’s well known phrase goes ‘doing things right or doing the right thing?  The problem with this is that it isn’t one or the other.  You have to do the right things and you have to do them right which isn’t always simple or easy. Take the recent incident at...

How to unfrazzle HR – Mission Impossible?

The Circle of Peers road show has pulled up at its last station in Gibraltar this week.  So what did I find out from the participants? One consistent message at all locations was that our contacts are feeling under pressure. I was thinking about this when I spotted...

DREAMing of a world without ‘Sorry Skirts’

So last week we were talking about the mnemonic DREAMS and how following this can create the perfect work place.  To remind you, DREAMS stands for: Difference Radical Honesty Extra Value Authenticity Meaning Simple Rules Let’s talk about the first one,...

Reflection is good for you!

Our blogs are topical and current so this one is no different – written in Manchester whilst up at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition and enjoying free WiFi everywhere – what an innovation! So after a first busy day listening to a great keynote...