Your agency has turned ten, congratulations! Your business baby isn’t new anymore—but that’s not a bad thing. You’ve built credibility,...

After a number of years as a consultant, one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is the value of keeping a healthy distance from...

It is 2025 and we are still struggling with a patriarchal society. This still needs to be focused on and here are my top tips for making...

After the recent birth of my second child, I can’t help but see the similarities between bambinos and employees. Firstly, finding top...

1. Payroll Double time for Christmas Day, time and three quarters for Xmas Eve. Tronc increase by 'x' divided by 'y' and minus £0.82....

I've heard this phrase a few times whilst working in HR and it always makes me cringe. From leaders justifying maltreatment of an...

No, don't look at their left hand. What do we mean by 'engaged'? In a nutshell, an engaged employee is someone who is on-board and...

Since going freelance, I've worked with some amazing small businesses. They have people at the heart of what they do, they treat their...

Inclusion is about the way people feel at work with particular reference to equality and diversity. Remote working is where people are...

'The Road Less Travelled' (M Scott Peck's bestseller, first published in 1990) dives into the serious work it takes to effectively 'love'...

Couching is pitching in a way that enables messages/processes to land, or be well received. How you 'couch' something is sometimes more...

For you that pole has been quite grippy and you've had fair winds. In my line of work I come across lots of people who find themselves...

Anyone else get into a rabbit hole of easy-in applying? I've had times in my career when I'm looking for a new role, and I can spend...

Regardless of their level, when someone does something wrong, more often than not, the fault was with the instruction. This is especially...

Commercial vs soft? I find that in HR, you're either 'commercial' and 'business minded' or 'people focused' and 'soft'. This whole...

I like to think each individual has a 'concentrating mind' and a 'wise mind.' The concentrating mind is dealing with the here and now -...

When an organisation is planning on a change, it pays to prepare carefully. Changes might be significant, for example restructuring,...

What are OKRs? OKRs stands for objectives and key results. The framework is used by organisations to clarify goals and motivate their...

Since having my daughter in 2020, I can't change my schedule last minute, and I don't have the luxury of spending a few hours on the...

I have had mixed feelings with regards to dress code in my career. I was brought up to have no regard for my clothes or style, something...