“If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with” Lyrics from the Crosby Stills & Nash hit early 70s hit, written by Stephen Stills and recently reissued and sung by Will Young Fond memories of this song first time round. I was a real CSN (&Y) fan. I truly love [...]
Redundancy and money Yes, redundancy and money – two big words that make an impact. For most, the main anxiety about redundancy is the simple question ‘What I am going to do for money.’ A redundancy payment is intended to be a financial cushion between jobs but as the period becomes more extended and payments less generous, [...]
A personal letter to John Flexman following the issue about his CV, LinkedIn and a tribunal. One HR professional to another on the subject of LinkedIn Dear John The Telegraph‘s article last week made for fascinating reading and I hope this has not been detrimental to the pursuit of justice. I notice that a number of websites [...]
Which ten business brainies for 2011 shall I choose? My business influencers in the last year might include: Susan Pinker : A well known psychologist and author who writes about social science for the international press. Her advice column, Problem Solving, appears regularly in the business section of the Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper, and [...]
Google’s Project Oxygen focused on Management Management of People or Tasks? The New York Times article was published earlier this year and there is a raft of comment on many different HR commentators’ blog sites. However, I wondered what us Birds think about technical expertise versus softer skills and management? And what’s the difference in [...]
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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