July 28, 2016
Good listening...it's not all that easy
I can vividly recall a time when a colleague, let's call her Alice, came to see me to talk about some problems she has been experiencing with someone el...
Culture & change
Leadership
Our thinking
Thoughts and insights from the team.
June 11, 2026
The six-month window: managing probation under the new unfair dismissal rules
Amanda Okill explains that from January 2027, unfair dismissal rights will apply after just six months. Employers must manage probation proactively, giving timely feedback, documenting concerns and addressing performance issues early.
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July 28, 2016
CIPD research underlining need for workplace mental health strategies
Here's the latest revealing research, this time from the CIPD, highlighting the extent of mental health issues in the workplace and the need for employe...
Mental health & wellbeing
July 26, 2016
How trust leads to better performance
The dictionary definition of trust is as follows - "to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reli...
Behaviour at work
July 26, 2016
Challenging stress (2)
This is the second in a series of short pieces about how our unconscious thinking can create unnecessary stress - so called Negative Automatic Thoughts ...
Mental health & wellbeing
July 25, 2016
Challenging stress (1)
You know that feeling as stress begins to rise - your heart rate rises, perhaps your breathing gets faster and shallower, perhaps you start to shake a l...
Mental health & wellbeing
July 22, 2016
Abolishing performance ratings not without risk
Here's some interesting research insight into the perils of abandoning performance ratings. The thinking tends to be that imposing performance rat...
Culture & change
Behaviour at work
July 21, 2016
Wisdom, grace and wellbeing
It was Rheinhold Niebuhr that first asked for the courage to change the things we can change, the grace to accept those we can't, and the wisdom to know...
Mental health & wellbeing
July 21, 2016
Pokemon Go - an HR headache?
So. Pokemon Go has arrived in the UK after huge success in the US and New Zealand. It's a craze sweeping the nation. Whilst some say it's great because ...
Culture & change
Behaviour at work
July 21, 2016
How to be an inclusive leader
Being fully inclusive is hard. It's just not how our brains are hardwired. Our unconscious thought processes tell that it feels safer, easier if we stay...
Equity, diversity & inclusion
Leadership
Behaviour at work
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