I’m fine thanks … How many times have you either been asked how you feel, or have asked someone else the same question, only to trot out the same, ‘safe’, pre-programmed answer ‘I’m fine thanks’. The conversation very rarely delves any deeper and validates whether or not the person really is ‘fine’. We’ve all heard…
Your manager arranges a one on one meeting with you. Your immediate thoughts are… a) Oh joy upon joy! b) another routine chat c) a chance to improve d) oh no – a day ruined. Which it will be depends on so many influencing factors. They include: your relationship with the person you are meeting;…
An unedifying habit is creeping into the world of people support and HR. It relates to the perception of expectation when newly appointed managers and leaders take over the reins in any role. It is that people in new management roles MUST be seen to be doing something – anything!? Well, it seems so. Centralised…
The importance of investing in and working with, not TO, your people has always been important yet with the extent and speed of technology development (not always ‘advancement’) it has never been more so. Whatever happens, short of apocalypse, people will still be needed in five years’ time, but to do what? Will your organization…
The budget this week was interesting and there were some surprises. One such surprise was the focus the government have stressed on increasing productivity as a key priority for the future. A natural response for many would be to revert to the continuing quest for more efficient and lean processes, new systems, for seeking ways…
Your Workplace, Your World! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA There are so many considerations and time being devoted to well-being and one that is continuously cited is a need for ‘fun.’ Consider your workplace, is it fun? Is it enjoyable? Is the work itself fun and/or enjoyable? For context…
The HR Language Barrier Let me be honest right from the start. I can’t speak Swedish. I can speak English, French, and Spanish. But if anyone speaks to me in any other language, I’m lost. Luckily for me, and for all the other English speakers who don’t understand Swedish, many Swedes speak English. If I…
Catherine, would you like to discuss some of your experiences and the reference points you have around creating engaged organisations? This interest in engaged organisations is fairly recent. Before that, people used to talk about ‘staff satisfaction’, ‘internal communications’, ‘customer care’, etc. There has been a whole series of things that were the ‘word of…
