For anyone familiar with the implementation of change initiatives within organisations, the capability of project management as a discipline has long been accepted as critical to its success. The maturity of this capability is underpinned by the availability of a breadth of project management qualifications and accreditation’s including some of the better known such as: […]
Every two weeks we bring you opinion, news and research on Employee Engagement, Leadership and Organisational Performance, along with some thoughts on practical workplace applications. Editorial: The Truth About Why Change Doesn’t Stick In 2013, Forbes reported on research showing that across “276 large and midsize organisations from North America, Europe and Asia: Employers felt 55% of change management initiatives met […]
As the potential of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit increases the closer that we get to the March 2, 2019 date so the need to assess and make contingencies for the risks associated with it heightens. A recent leaked email to NHS England boss Simon Stevens from NHS Providers, the group representing hospitals and ambulance services in […]
I have a missed over 9000 shots in my career, I have lost over 600 games, on 26 separate occasions I was trusted to take the winning shot and missed. Over and over and over again I have failed. That is why I succeed. The words of Michael Jordan, the most successful player in the […]
As the May 25 deadline for GDPR compliance draws ever closer, it is fascinating to observe how the free market is self-regulating in the case of the personal data breach between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. As Apple CEO Tim Cook stated this week: “We could make a tonne of money if we monetised our customer, […]
A gift from the past… that helps create a better future. I recently facilitated a pre-retirement workshop with a group of 50+ employees from a district council in the Midlands. Along with the key issues of finance and benefits, health and healthcare, use of time and changes in relationships that are normally topmost in the […]
It is again that time of year when many of us take a few minutes to step back from the whirlwind of our day-to-day and consider what are the wildly important things that we would like to change in this next year that will have a significant impact on the well-being of our lives. Sadly; […]
If May 25th 2018 is not already highlighted on your calendar then I suggest that you mark it now. Why? Because after this date, failure to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) could result in a £20M fine or 4% of your organisation’s global turnover (whatever is the greater.) What is driving […]
Once again the issue of UK productivity has raised it’s painful head. With the 2017 Budget came the news from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) that the UK economy will grow by less than 2% in each of the next 5 years – the worst forecast since 1983. Underpinning this is an even more […]
Every two weeks we bring you opinion, news and research on Employee Engagement, Leadership and Organisational Performance, along with some thoughts on practical workplace applications. Editorial: Do Organisations Really Need a ‘Chief Happiness Officer’? Marie Puybaraud, Global Head of Research at JLL, reports on the rising trend to appoint somebody in the role of ‘CHO’ or ‘Chief Happiness […]
