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And a thought from John Simmons

Thanks to John Simmons, a leading writer from the writers’ group 26, who has generously contributed to our blog, referring to an interesting example of successful storytelling this month relating...

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The quandary of middle managers

Some very clear themes and topics of concern emerged from this year’s Employee Engagement and Employer Brand conference organised by Osney Media.  It was particularly interesting to hear David Macleod...

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The thorny issue of trust (and what a good CEO)

Apologies.  It’s been a dry old month on the blog front, I know, but the new term is starting and we’re raring to go.  And what better subject to start...

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The Naked Office

Good Lord, is this really true?  Has employee engagement come to this?  It’s enough to make anyone choke on their cornflakes as they open up their long-awaited copy of this...

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The Macleod Review of Employee Engagement

The government-commissioned MacLeod Review of Employee Engagement provides interesting reading and pulls together a myriad of statistics and case studies which all point to the consensus that engaged employees are...

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Shooting with a dragon

I was delighted to shoot in the only all-girls team yesterday at Peter Jones’ Fourth Annual Clay Pigeon Shoot in aid of the Peter Jones Foundation at the Royal Berkshire...

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Authenticity in leaders

In the political maelstrom that Britain is currently experiencing, much of the mud-slinging that’s been levelled at the Labour party this week has focused on the PM’s personality and style...

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Boylemania: Britain loves an underdog

Unless you’ve been living on planet Zog, you can’t have failed to notice the huge publicity Susan Boyle, contestant on the TV show Britain’s Got Talent, has attracted.  Famed for...

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Ghost story

I’ve just finished reading a great book called ‘Ghost’ by Robert Harris. It’s an engrossing thriller about a Ghost Writer employed to write the memoirs of a former British Prime...

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