Investors in People – a framework for culture change The current economic climate presents a challenge for us all regardless of sector. Many organisations are failing to survive whilst others are thriving, despite the recession. Why is this so and what lessons might be learnt from the organisations that are successful? I have a privileged …
Usually I’m inspired by someone who has very similar interests or a similar outlook to me, but the other day was different. I bumped into an ex-colleague from a previous life, someone who is very different than me in almost every respect, and I came away buzzing with – well there’s only one word for …
Warren Buffet is one of the richest and most successful investors over the last 50 years, building his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, from scratch into a $150bn dollar business. $1,000 dollars invested in 1965 is now worth over $5m. If only all our pensions had performed that well! Yet, if you read any of his interviews, …
The training and organisational development market is complex and crowded – as customers, how can we get much better at purchasing the right support? We’ve all been there at some point in our professional lives; a few days out of the office, a couple of lunches making awkward conversation with peers, and hopefully some learning …
To escape this “bbq summer” I headed off the cinema the other day to see the new Batman film – The Dark Knight Rises. Now Bruce Wayne I would hardly say could be voted the man most likely to break into a Morecambe and Wise rendition of “Bring me Sunshine”. But even by his standards …
So Team GB’s gold rush is well and truly underway with 16 Gold medals now in the bag! Team GB have an ambitious target of 48 medals for the London 2012 Games. Beijing was the best result ever for the country, with 19 Gold medals won. But the ambitions are now even higher! It wasn’t …
Have Have you realised someone’s talent in the office? Or are you aware of the hidden skills among your workforce? Great organisations utilise their staff and put their strengths into practice to further the organisation’s performance. It seems simple, but there are a lot of ‘9 to 5’ers’ out there who are sitting on talents …
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