By George – I Think She’s Had It! News of a Prince Born in The 24/7 Era
31 / 07 / 2013
The birth of a baby in a royal family has always generated global interest. It’s no different in our 24/7 era, just a bit more frantic So when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced the birth of their first-born last week, in some ways it was predictable that the team at Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) quickly turned to Twitter to...
When “Equality” Means Unfairness
29 / 07 / 2013
Fanatical adherence to a belief often signals trouble. It’s time to renew my car insurance, and frankly my dears I am being robbed blind in the hallowed name of equality. As a reasonably safe middle aged driver, with no claims (and not even any points for speeding at the moment) the premiums I am being quoted are absurdly high; far...
New Beginnings
22 / 07 / 2013
Making the right recruitment choice is essential for the success of any business. However, the selection process is just the start of what you hope will become a successful and productive employment relationship. Ensuring you have an effective Induction process in place is the next step to this success. Traditionally, when we think about an Induction, we think about pointing...
Dealing With Employees’ Addictions
19 / 07 / 2013
Sport and drug taking (whether deliberately or inadvertently in a supplement) seem to be inextricably entwined. Last year the Lance Armstrong scandal broke which disclosed that through a clever manipulation, Armstrong managed to keep his use performance enhancing drugs undercover. This week the news broke that two of the biggest names in sprinting have failed drug tests. The USA’s Tyson...
Leaking Tap Management
18 / 07 / 2013
The news this morning that hospital inspections in England have been carried out in a flawed manner is depressing but perhaps unsurprising, given the number of avoidable deaths reported in Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and other hospitals in recent months. I start to feel as Jane Eyre did when she replied to Mr Brocklehurst and her Aunt Reed "I must...