Building Culture and Reorganisations – The British Army’s Way
28 / 11 / 2014
Christmas is only three weeks away and on Saturday my partner and I are attending the Stony Stratford lights switch on (the Old Man can be heard practising his “Ten! Nine! Eight Seven!” etc countdown round the place…) and then attending a local production of The Messiah on Sunday. At the end of next week our office Christmas trees will...
Who is Bringing Employment Tribunal Claims
26 / 11 / 2014
Here, Ashton KCJ Employment Law specialist Hywel Griffiths, talks about the issue of employment tribunal claims. The word on the block is that the number of Employment Tribunal claims made during the period April to June 2014 was 70% down on the number made in the same period last year and a third fewer than those made in the quarter...
Where Do Entrepreneurs Go Wrong When Managing People?
24 / 11 / 2014
Managing people is tough at the best of times. Even if you know about Maslow and Herzberg and what you’re supposed to do, managing people is in Warren Bennis’ words like “herding cats”. Why do things go wrong? In part it is because many managers don’t grasp how differently we can perceive and interact with the world. Self-knowledge is as...
The Changing Face of The Career Woman
21 / 11 / 2014
The status of working women is getting better in some ways. There is equality of opportunity in education. There are more choices for working women and far greater equality for women with children. This makes many young women think the fight is won. Not all agree. In The New Soft War on Women: How the Myth of Female Ascendance is...
Calls for Changes for Working Families – ‘A Better Off Britain’
17 / 11 / 2014
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has released a report ‘A Better Off Britain’. This coincides with the annual conference which was held in London last week. The CBI said ideas are needed to provide immediate relief for families and low-income workers. The ideas include changes to national insurance, free childcare and maternity leave. If agreed, the proposal could mean...