Obama’s lessons on leading change
Careful study of President Obama's inauguration address reveals his masterly approach to inspiring people to pursue change rather than remaining comfortably in the status quo.
| Published: 9 February 2009
The stress test – steering your workforce through turbulent times
In many companies, a host of counterproductive emotional issues are in play ... and executives who don't recognise and address them will have difficulty moving their organisations forward.
| Published: 7 January 2009
Compromise early to avoid redundancy headaches
As some employers have learned the hard way, botched redundancies can wipe out any payroll savings they had hoped to make, through the cost of going to tribunal and eventual payouts to wronged workers. Therefore, when financial certainty is the watchword of the day, it is perhaps understandable that many businesses are turning to “compromise agreements†as a means of settling disputes early, for example, over pay or redundancy terms.
| Published: 6 January 2009
Arrested development?
The coming year is going to be a difficult one for many large and small businesses alike. Central to every business is the HR team, and staff and senior management will be looking to HR to hold things together when the going gets really tough.
| Published: 6 January 2009
Safe haven for dangerous times
Where in the rule book does it say that government’s can bail out the banker? How can the winning tactics that rewarded our most celebrated business players yesterday suddenly be labelled short-sighted and critically flawed today? What is the new objective in the business environment now rising from the chaos and how can the coolest players in enterprise learn to win with confidence in a new world order where the basic rules of commerce seem to be changing by the day?
| Published: 4 December 2008
Is the time right for Graduates?
With official figures showing unemployment at 1.79 million, the highest since March, these are worrying time for many people with regards to their jobs. Unemployment is rising, companies have to make redundancies, food prices are increasing and in general times are tough.
| Published: 3 December 2008
The Jewel in the Crown
The prestigious list of honours says it all. For five consecutive years the jeweller has been voted The Sunday Times Best Retailer to Work for. In 2007, it was crowned as the Financial Times Best UK Workplace – cementing its place this year as the number one retailer.
| Published: 1 December 2008
The impact of change
A core strategic driver for the Partnership is the radical transformation of Council services as part of central government's modernisation agenda, through re-engineered processes, updated systems and better skilled staff.
| Published: 5 November 2008
Support value through effective communications
It’s a scenario that’s happening time and time again. The phone rings and it’s a journalist from the local evening paper asking for details on the number of redundancies planned for a local business. This is the first time the PR team has heard of the issue and therefore has to call the client for more information. The call confirms the worst – there will be job losses and a buyer is being sought for the firm.
| Published: 3 November 2008
Once upon a time… “I resign”
Recent research from the fast-track headhunting company Executives Online indicates that 35% of the time organisations are ignoring clear indicators that a key Senior Manager is set to leave; while more than 75% of organisations have contingency plans that you could drive a hypothetical bus through. Relying on the rapid deployment of Interim Executives is becoming part of the norm.
| Published: 3 November 2008