HR 4 Mental Health

 I recently wrote a guest  post for Alison Chisnell  @AlisonChisnell  – on her HR Juggler blog, which you can read here What I didn’t write in that post was that the manager who signed off the funds to enable me to have the counselling I needed had his own...

Google Plus – Why I Am Getting Involved

I attended a workshop on Google Plus this morning. Before I went along, I was a little sceptical, just as I was about Twitter two years or so ago. I am not sceptical any more. Let me explain why: Chris Ogle is the driving force behind a business community called...

A Change Is Gonna Come?

I had the great pleasure and privilege of spending the day with a group of paramedics last week. Unsung heroes until something happens to us or those close to us, then we realise how important a contribution people like this make. I gave them a little praise, told...

21st Century Customer Service Management?

I was Skyping with a friend on the other side of the U.K. this morning. My friend is currently working in a fast food restaurant while looking for a job in H.R./Learning and Development, having recently completed a masters degree in Human Resources Management. While...

Managers Need Help Too!

It struck me over the past week that I may have been over-critical of mamagers in my writing last year. I have to realise that not everyone is like me! However, a couple of stories I heard recently illustrate the point that managers need help too. Late in 2012, I met...