Neil Morrison wrote an excellent post about making Human Resources sexy (http://change-effect.com/2013/09/29/get-your-sexy-on/). I agree with it entirely, if you want people to do things differently they need to be interested, if you aren’t going to make things interesting – well, ... View Article
Article by 10 July 2014
Earlier in the year the kind folks at NZlead invited me to publish a post on collaborative HR. That post can be found here. As part of the post I invited people to contribute to a list of things that HR should start ... View Article
Article by 8 July 2014
I hear it a lot. “How do you get time to surf social media feeds?” “Where do you fit in that MOOC study time?” “It’s not my preferred style of learning – give me a coach/conference/classroom”. “It’s the chance to ... View Article
Article by 4 July 2014
The entire content of LinkedIn and Twitter can sometimes seem to be leadership soundbites. Some are put onto an attractive background to make them look more important, some are been attributed to Aristotle or Einstein to make them seem more ... View Article
Article by 1 July 2014
I wrote a blog on positive things people have said to me that stuck throughout my career. Someone then suggested I should do one on things that suck. Due to the way blogging works this one will be more popular. HR ... View Article
Article by 27 June 2014
The commonly held view in many organisations seems to be that “performance management” is something that you do at particular times – maybe once a year when it’s the dreaded appraisal meeting or when a member of staff is seen ... View Article
Article by 26 June 2014
I seem to be developing a blog-posting Disney theme…First the Lego movie http://wp.me/p45I4E-6t then the Lion King one http://wp.me/p45I4E-7T and now a bit about how coaching can help, thanks to the Frozen movie. It’s about the journey that I’ve experienced from being coached, as ... View Article
Article by 23 June 2014
I was thrown a question this week by a friend who asked me what the trick was to getting his planned change programme to seriously stick, he wondered just how he will get his people to really want the new world that he ... View Article
Article by 23 June 2014
I have learned something this week, and honestly, I feel cheated. Let me share what I now know. Before I do let me check – there are no sharp objects close to you, are there? No, Good. Carpe Diem, the ... View Article
Article by 23 June 2014
There are plenty of articles and blog posts about the problems with employee engagement surveys. Surveys can add value, but there are inherent problems with them too. There are common problems associated with their design, use and application. So here ... View Article
Article by 12 June 2014