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There’s a lot that can be written about leading change and aspects such as change resistance. It’s a major part of my professional practice and I’ll be writing more pieces on leading change in the coming weeks. To start though, I want to share this story with you. I hope it makes you think about … Continue reading
For the last month I’ve been strictly limiting myself to following only 150 people on Twitter. You can read more on my thinking about this and other peoples reactions here. What I want to share with you in this post is what the first month has been like. Hocus Pocus I want to start by describing … Continue reading
If you’ve not heard of it, Dunbar’s Number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person. If this is all new to you then take a moment … Continue reading
It’s fireworks night and all around the skies are starting to fill with the whizz & crackle of tonight’s celebrations here in the UK. OK, lots of the major displays have been going on all weekend for convenience sakes but tonight is the night. Later this week Doug Shaw is hosting The Carnival of HR … Continue reading
I’m sure you’ve heard of Johnny Cash. Like me the chances are you’re not a huge country & western fan but I do love the story telling that comes across in his songs – it’s always a bit of magic. A great example of this is “A Boy Named Sue“. If you don’t know the tale, … Continue reading
Sometimes we put a lot of effort into building a relationship…. Good faith. Positive regard. Active interest. Support. The outstretched hand of friendship. But sometimes it’s one way… Wrong time. Wrong person. Wrong assumptions. And sometimes it’s for the wrong reason… Celebrity. Reciprocity. Self interest. Often we don’t know why the relationship isn’t meeting our … Continue reading
So what’s your reputation? The chances are that as you think about that question you try to see yourself through the eyes of others… your clients, your peers, colleagues, community, possibly even friends and family. So let’s say you have a great reputation as an HR Blogger. Perhaps it’s your job… The chances are that … Continue reading
Employee Relations, Personnel, Human Resources, Human Capital Management? All names that will provoke or evoke… Perhaps we could change to the latest zeitgeist… do we have SoMeHR yet? I’m sure there’ll be some nice, lucrative gigs on the speaking and book writing circuits… Yet there’ll still be fans & critics as there has been for … Continue reading
“What do you do?” – You have to admit that as a question it’s actually quite pathetic isn’t it? Think about all the things that you do. Those you enjoy most. Those impact your life most. Those that define you. Of course we’re more familiar with trying to justify our existence answer with our work … Continue reading
Next in the series of guest blogs on “Positive Practices in Coaching & Mentoring” is Perry Timms. If you don’t know him already, Perry is Head of OD & Talent for The Big Lottery Fund, blogs here and should be followed on Twitter here. Watch out for his tweets and blogs on #PunkHR! It’s a … Continue reading
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