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Report examines skilled trades recruitment through behavioural economics
A new report examines the recruitment of young people into the skilled trades through the lens of behavioural economics. Read More
On cybersecurity, educational institutions have a people problem
For decades, bad actors have exploited computer systems by finding vulnerabilities in the systems themselves, but now, in a vast world of connected devices, users have become the soft underbelly of each organization, especially in educational communities. Read More
Why Is Most Public Speaking So Awful?
A few years back on this blog I asked myself the question, why is so much public speaking – especially in the business world – so awful? Read More
CAOIMHE KEOGAN CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER, MONEYSUPERMARKET GROUP
Caoimhe, tell us about your early life and how your career path led to you becoming a HR professional... Read More
How Strong Leaders Own Up To Flops, Mistakes, And Misjudgment
Being human means making mistakes. And being a leader means owning them. The weak defend mistakes, deny them, or distort them so that it looks as though someone else caused the consequences. If you want to see how that happens, listen to the next politician or...
Are Your Employees Engaged At Work?
According to the latest Gallup Poll on employee engagement “The percentage of 'engaged' workers in the U.S. those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace , is now 34%, tying its highest level since Gallup began reporting the...
Beyond Diversity: How Firms Are Cultivating a Sense of Belonging
In January, senior executives at Citigroup shared personal stories with the entire global organization, livestreamed in 96 countries. One told how, earlier in her career, she had routinely avoided revealing that she never went to college. Read More
AN INCREDIBLE MEETING AGENDA ANY LEADER CAN USE
Lousy meetings are the rule – vibrant meetings the exception. Read More
25 Years after the Northridge Earthquake, another One Could Hit ‘any time.’ Are We Safer?
A quarter century has passed, but David Miller will never forget the sound.It was like there was a freight train under my house,” he said, recalling the moment 25 years ago Thursday, Jan. 17, when the Earth’s plates suddenly slipped along a previously unknown fault 11...