Wow. I seem to have stirred up a hornet’s nest. I’ve had quite a few recruiters contact me challenging my closing comments in a recent Pulse article. As a reminder what I said was:- “Having too much talent can be as problematic as not having enough. You only have to look to some sports to Read more about Life on the bench: the threat of underutilised talent[…]
During University, I went to see the careers advisory service once. Despite all of the posters advertising its brilliance, no one seemed to know where to find it. Eventually I did find it and I was invited in by a pleasant individual who sat beside me and said that they ‘understood my concerns’. They had Read more about Careers advice or just lip service?[…]
Who’s afraid of talent? I suspect a lot more people than you might first think. While organisations constantly proclaim they want more talent, many managers I meet don’t sing from the same hymn sheet. You see talented people can be as challenging as they are rewarding. And as demanding as they may be resourceful. Talent Read more about Too much talent? Five questions leaders need to ask themselves.[…]
Latest statistics for the last quarter from Chiumento regarding resettlement following redundancy suggest that the ‘panic mode’ affecting job searchers – who feared they had few if any options for finding a new job – has dissolved. Our delegates are comfortable to take their time in finding their next role, focusing instead on ensuring it Read more about It’s official – panic over![…]
Over the last few months I have delivered a lot of leadership development events. The audiences have ranged from CEOs and MDs to middle managers and “high potentials”. Each programme always ends with a Q&A. And in every case the question on everyone’s mind was “how do I hold on to my best people?” What Read more about Five golden rules for retaining A players[…]
What a week last week! I spent almost 30 hours driving and covered well over 1,000 miles. I got stuck behind a burning lorry loaded with cheese and got caught up in “Operation Stack”. In between I delivered two management development events, spent a day with an inspirational group of CEOs and took in a Read more about Should you judge quality by price?[…]
Why do people choose HR careers? I know in my own case it wasn’t a conscious choice – at least not when I left full time education. That might in part have had something to do with my grandfather. He was one of the early members of the Institute of Labour Managers – what would Read more about Do HR careers attract the wrong kind of people?[…]
I’ve seen a lot of comments lately – especially in LinkedIn groups – from managers who still seem to have a hang up about letting people work from home. The crux of it seems to be a mental block: “if I can’t see what they are doing, how will I know what they are up Read more about Home working: the problem is managers, not the team[…]