by Graham | Jan 31, 2013 | Activities, Opinions
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... by Graham | Dec 31, 2012 | Activities, Opinions, Personal development
In early December, I wrote a guest blog post for Alison Chisnell, on her HR Juggler blog. You can read it here. It summed up my 2012 quite well, and with the benefit of a month’s hindsight, I wouldn’t change a word of it, except for giving the England... by Graham | Dec 18, 2012 | Activities, Opinions
It was off to Canterbury in the Garden of England yesterday for the ‘Engaging Workplaces for a Sustainable Future’ Conference at the University of Kent Business School. I was struck by the fact that there were ‘real people’ directing us from... by Graham | Nov 27, 2012 | Activities, Customer service, Opinions
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the launch event for Engage for Success, the initiative that is aimed at getting the U.K. economy growing again through employee engagement. Leaving aside my incredulity that anyone who runs a business would think that... by Graham | Nov 12, 2012 | Activities, Opinions
A few months ago, I heard David McLeod speak at one of Derek Williams’ ‘The WOW! Awards events in London. What he said about the enablers of employee engagement piqued my interest, as I worked for a company back in the 1990’s where I, and the... by Graham | Nov 9, 2012 | Activities, Opinions
Many of my fellow learning and development professionals have spent the past three days at the CIPD 2012 conference and exhibition in Manchester. I just made it up there for the last day. Reading some of the blog posts from those who have been there, I have been... 