Gross Misconduct Dismissals – How can we possibly lose?
Why do companies lose tribunal cases where they have dismissed an employee for gross misconduct? Having an employee…
Mediocre - does this describe your career?
Let’s see what the dictionary says. Mediocre (EN) me·di·o·cre || ‚mɪːdɪ'əʊkə(r) adj. of medium quality, regular,…
Let me share a secret with you.
Most of the 91% of employees who don’t look forward to Monday mornings, have never been shown, or have never…
Silence is golden, isn’t it?
A friend of ours has two grandchildren, both in their mid teens. One’s a girl and when you listen to her you know that…
Your “professional brand.”
Your "professional brand" - and yes you really should have one - is in essence the combination of words, phrases and…
Interviews, interviews, interviews.
There are easy interview questions and there are difficult interview questions. Perversely some of the easy ones…
Why is emotional intelligence (EQ) so important?
In 2011 a survey of over 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals, found that 71% valued EQ over IQ and 75% said they…
Seven Reasons why Employees Quit
If a bad employee quits that’s great, we all celebrate. But when we lose a star player it can be devastating both…
Are you insane - sometimes?
As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The…
Reaching destinations and achieving objectives.
Me, as we went up in the lift to my office: “You managed to find us okay?”Client, with gratitude: “Yes, great thanks,…
Six Stage Plan for Successfully Tackling Difficult...
We all have to have difficult discussions with employees from time to time – it may be a conversation leading to a…
The job seekers’ nightmare.
I call it the the job seekers’ nightmare, and I come across an example of it nearly every day.“Complacency” is a…
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