How to get a big fat pay rise and promotion, even in lean times
We’re living in tough times and it may not feel like the best moment to look for a pay rise or a promotion. But for ambitious companies and...
Remote working: lessons for managers from 20 years’ experience
As I write this, many thousands of people have been directly affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus, including members of my family. It is...
Employee engagement: 11 quick wins you can do today
Employee engagement matters. Yet, only 15 percent of employees are actually engaged in the workplace, according to Gallup. A demotivated,...
The best and worst job titles
Bin man or Environmental Maintenance Officer? Why are job titles getting so ridiculous? Perhaps I’m sitting in a glass house throwing...
The two enemies: absenteeism and presenteeism
Buddhism talks about near enemies and far enemies. The far enemy is the opposite of some good quality while the near enemy is a kind of...
How to manage creativity
I came across this speech transcript when I was writing a piece about managing geeks. I wrote it eons ago when I was running Intelligent...
Six steps to a stress-free career
There’s a fantastic article on the NewScientist.com website, Six steps to a stress-free career. I wondered how well I was doing.