Why hiring for culture fit may not be the best way forward
“You will fit in perfectly here” is a phrase that many of us will be familiar with hearing after receiving […]
Age Diversity: A missed opportunity?
In both the US and the UK employers are waking up to the fact that the workforce is ageing. And […]
You’re FIRED! The ambiguity of the Employment-At-Will doctrine
On a number of occasions in the past I’ve been asked to fire employees for reasons such as “they are […]
Why Systemic Team Coaching is essential to ESG Strategy
For most of history, publicly traded companies have defined their purpose rather narrowly: they existed first and foremost to serve […]
Majority of employers failing to deal with menopause
A YouGov survey of 1,025 HR decision makers working across UK businesses has found that almost three quarters (72%) of […]
How Consultants Add Value for Startups
Throughout my career I’ve found myself gravitating towards startup assignments. I’m a builder, so I find creating a business from […]
Watch outs for 2022 Executive Compensation
Most US-based publicly traded company boards will currently be approving 2021 executive incentives. As they do so, they will also […]
Online coaching – disruption or dilution?
Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. This was my initial reaction to a recent article by Josh Bersin, […]
Employees Fight for Financial Freedom
The UK government were calling it ‘Freedom Day’ – the day when all Covid-19 restrictions would be lifted after two […]
Guiding Students after Graduation
Before you know it, graduation will be approaching. Many of those graduating may not have their first job prospects leaving […]
Storytelling in your Leadership Tool Kit
Looking back, I can’t remember a time when my parents weren’t leading. Sometimes they led small teams of 5-10, sometimes […]
HR Leaders Podcast – Midlife Workers
In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, Chris Rainey is joined by Therese Procter of OrgShakers and Vivek Patni, […]
Ignorance may be bliss – but this affects us all
Midlife is a pivotal period in our life journey. It can suck – or rock! Neither well defined nor well […]
Great Resignation: Are you CHARMing your employees?
Rise to the challenge of #TheGreatResignation by CHARM-ing your people. More than 15-million people have quit their jobs since April […]
Canary in the coal mine?
A staggering rate of increase has occurred for C-suite executives updating their LinkedIn profiles. Well, it is no secret that […]