The latest example of bullish Senior management thinking is from the
Chief Executive of P&O who in a Commons hearing said there was no
point in consulting because , “ no Union could accept our
proposals”. This is not the first time I have heard a Chief Executive
state there is no point in consulting employees because we know they
won’t agree but we are doing it any way....
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23 mars 2022 - 13:02
The dolphins kept it simple when they left the planet just as it was
about to be destroyed to make way for a space super highway.
(Hitchhikers’ Guid to the Galaxy).
Keep it simple is good advice for the standard resignation email.
Just announce your giving in your notice, you’ve enjoyed working here,
even if you haven’t, you appreciate the support provided., even if it
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21 mars 2022 - 16:42
It’s the 50 th anniversary of The Godfather probable the most famous
and many would say the best film about the mafia. Films and t.v.
series set in the world of organised crime are often referred to in
articles to illustrate the principles of effective business thus
spicing up what otherwise might be rather dull academic accounts. In
any discussion about leadership, strategy,...
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15 mars 2022 - 11:21
Shouting ,swearing, ridiculing and “losing it big time” not as a one
off or isolated experience but as a daily occurrence, a regular
feature of the way the manager behaves would be unacceptable and
considered bullying in most organisations.
But how hard can you push someone to deliver, how high can you set
your expectations and how critical can you be before it is considered bullying?...
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05 mars 2022 - 11:56
null Professionalism
What shocked me was not that he threw up all over her Jimmy Choo’s
but that as a professional footballer on a night out he had drunk so
much as to be uncontrollably sick!
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05 mars 2022 - 11:41
When it comes to getting the message across and driving lasting change
are middle managers the problem ? Is the solution to bypass them and
appeal directly to their staff?
I found my self agreeing with an article in Human Resource
Director ( February). The authors were saying how important it was to
engage with middle managers if an organisation wanted to drive lasting
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04 mars 2022 - 12:40
My initial response to the white paper on integration was a flash
back to being a young inexperienced trainee social worker. I was
sitting in juvenile court as the magistrates told my young offender
that basically they would give him another chance to show he could
make something of his life. My initial relief that he wasn’t going to
get a custodial sentence turned into panic as he...
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01 mars 2022 - 10:12
The origins of the expression come from Ancient Rome where a
disgraced soldier was expected to commit suicide by stabbing
themselves in the stomach , literally falling on their sword. Today
to fall on your sword means to do the honourable thing and resign
rather than wait till you’re very publicly dismissed. It’s a specific
skill to persuade someone to, “ fall on their sword”. A...
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null A few bad apples
You don’t want management that is distant and detached but neither do
you want management that is so tight with their staff they can’t see
the faults and so are dismissive of criticisms and complaints.
Senior managers are often accused of being detached from the front
line and therefore out of touch with how the workers on the ground
feel with no real understanding of the challenges...
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There are many reasons why the wrong people get promoted but its not
a new thing. Disgruntled employees used to say ,”It’s not what you
know but who you know “ to get on in this organisation. Academics
identified a tendency for organisations to promote individuals to
their level of incompetence, meaning people were promoted as a reward
for their performance in their previous post...
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15 mars 2022 - 11:24
There is nothing “ soft” about a police interrogation in Line of
Duty. It’s intense and systematic . There is no shouting, verbal abuse
or threats of violence. The aim is to get the individual to talk, to
give an account that can be tested out against the evidence. Any
inconsistencies will be probed. To do this effectively the
officer must demonstrate empathy to gain the suspects...
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22 févr. 2022 - 14:42
A successful financial planner finds that his business partner has
been doing the books for a Mexican drug cartel. What’s more he has
been skimming off the top to fund an extravagant extramarital affair.
The cartel kill his partner only sparing him and his family because he
persuades them he can repay the stolen money. He will use his
financial planning skills to set up a money...
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18 févr. 2022 - 12:26
In Star Trek when the Enterprise first encounters the Borg they
announce themselves with the now infamous phrase “ We are the Borg,
resistance is futile , you will be assimilated.” Is
your organisation like the Borg seeking out people from different
cultures and backgrounds to add their knowledge and skills to benefit
the company but expecting them to give up their...
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Those made redundant , relocated or required to apply for their own
job have long suspected that leaders of organisations are often
guilty of change for change sake. The new chief executive wants to
make their mark and what better way than a reorganisation, a
modernisation, a downsizing, or a merger. This is not to deny that
organisations need to respond to a fast changing world,...
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09 févr. 2022 - 16:15
The best way to smash the glass ceiling, the most effective way
of getting a diverse senior management team and how to ensure
managers have good people skills.
Organisations that want to promote Equality, Diversity and
Inclusion should stop appointing incompetent managers.
I believe most HR professionals would describe their role as
removing obstacles to...
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30 janv. 2022 - 15:08
Even if your employees think the organisation stinks , senior
management are incompetent idiots and the work life balance is all
wrong they will stay longer if they feel their line manager values
them because people leave managers not organisations. This fact is
very relevant when you consider that the biggest challenge facing HR
over the next year is employee retention and...
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20 janv. 2022 - 16:24
I consider my self to be very self motivated when it comes to work.
Even if I had lost faith in the organisation and fallen out with my
line manager my professionalism would not allow me to just go through
the motions. However there were some managers I worked for who really
got the very best out of me. Managers who I really wanted to do it
for. They were very different individuals,...
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10 janv. 2022 - 12:32
As we know it’s not the fastest, the strongest or the cleverest that
survive but the friendliest. Admittedly in reference to evolution it’s
survival of the fittest , those who adapt most quickly to their
environment but I am referring to the workplace. People who are seen
as friendly, cooperative , easy to talk to and get on with tend to
survive and prosper. They survive the...
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null Probably the best….
Once upon a time management was about managing budgets and people
plus possibly but not necessarily buildings and equipment. Information
management would be missed off many people’s lists. But now Big
Data is the big thing. It’s advocates are evangelical in their
enthusiasm for the benefits of bid data, not only does it tell us what
we have done in forensic detail but if used...
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I read an article that asked the question, “ Is HR ever your friend?”
My first thought was this must be a reflection on how HR’s first
loyalty is to the organisation despite presenting themselves as the
people who will help you if you have a bully for a manager, experience
racism in the workplace or fallout with a colleague. Whilst I wouldn’t
tell my HR colleagues,” Your my best...
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