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Yes  - I do have a vested interest here. But I like to read other blogs on HR issues - leadership, management, careers, engagement, retention, reward, recognition, etc  and I have had such trouble finding UK based writers. There are loads of blogs based elsewhere which are great. Now is time to get the UK […]

If you have ever been challenged to write an advert for a job in your organisation and found it a struggle take a look at the jobs listed in this post  by Nancy Rica Schiff - it should make your burden feel a whole lot lighter!
 
 

I wanted to share a quote with you that really made me think. In an article in the Daily Telegraph  about customer service Andrew McMillan , the customer service manager at John Lewis said  “…Up to a point you can take and intelligent person and train them to be polite. But you can’t train a […]

Every fortnight the Carnival of HR is hosted on an HR friendly blog and this time it is honour of Rowan Manahan to do the hosting. As usual the quality is awesome so dip in and out and see what takes your fancy.
This is my first time of contributing and I am very excited to […]

I am writing this as a coach. I know this happens from my own experiences with my clients and from stories I hear.
Sometimes when an employee starts to work with a coach they find that they don’t want to be doing what they are doing any more and they resign!
Now if you hired a coach […]

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