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In discussions with my colleagues at Napier University this afternoon we got onto the subject of employee engagement to be included in a project  on developing new managers. Then I found this interesting article in HR Zone.
But it was one of the comments that really caught my eye. The story in the post is about how a […]

I received and invitation to an alumni event from a previous employer in the mail yesterday. My husband attended a similar event some time ago. There seems to be a growth in alumni type events  so I was interested to read this article in the Harvard Business Review . As I understand it the research […]

I think Steve Roesler’s post at All Things Workplace on getting things done  by asking for help is great! It got me thinking about asking for help generally.
Like Steve I think there is often a feeling that to ask for help shows “weakness” and this stops people from doing so. Which is a pity.
Steve writes about […]

Think about the best manager you ever worked with. What made him or her so special.
If I were a betting woman - and I’m not!! - I would bet that being a good listener would be on the list.
Clearly I advocate coaching as an invaluable personal development skill. I also look forward to the day […]

I spent yesterday in conversation with leaders - on the topic of leadership. Earlier this week at the launch of the Edinburgh HR Academy our table discussions were about employee “wellbeing”. In both the issue of engaging and engaged employees came up. You don’t  have to Google “employee engagement” to realise that it is a […]

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