How to help your leaders be more curious
The benefits of curiosity have been acknowledged for a while now. And, being curious can even lower your stress levels! But curiosity is a bit like keeping fit – we […]
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Should we bother with 360 feedback?
I used to be a big fan of 360 feedback. It seemed like the ideal way to make the performance review discussion more well-rounded and richer. And I believed that […]
A look into our One Day Programmes!
It’s not often that you leave a working day full of energy, inspiration, and hope. Well, that’s what happened at our recent One Day Programme in London. We arrived in […]
Why traditional performance management doesn’t work!
It’s costly and takes a huge amount of time and over 80% of us don’t believe it helps with our performance or find it motivating. And yet we still do […]
How to change our thinking in HR
When you’re in an operational HR role, creating the head space to re-think your approach can be really hard. I remember having back-to-back meetings, then getting to the end of […]
How to use data in HR
We’ve all been there. You approach a leader hoping to persuade them to adopt a new HR approach that, in your view, is a complete no-brainer – and you get […]
How HR can build greater collaboration
Almost every leader I speak to is looking to create more collaboration. The need to work across departmental or geographical boundaries is, of course, largely driven by digital technology which […]
Be fair, not consistent
A true story: A high-performing employee asked if he could get a couple of additional days holiday because he wanted to donate his bone marrow – a procedure that usually […]
It’s time to leave your (HR) job when …
I once got a call from a client who wanted some advice about a tricky situation she found herself in. She told me that her boss (the HRD), the CEO, […]
Forget bonuses: Here’s how to really reward people
Think of the best reward you were ever given at work. Actually, think of the best reward you were given anywhere. I was recently hosting a panel of seven business […]