My invitation to speak at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development conference.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) performance management conference 12th October 2010 I’m really pleased to have been asked to speak at the CIPD performance management conference on 12th October. This has come about from me writing my letter ‘Excessive bureaucracy hinders performance management’ and I admire the CIPD for asking someone to speak who has written a controversial response to their research. I was pleased... [Read More...]
The ever shifting Performance Landscape
The governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has warned the UK economy faces a “choppy recovery” and it will be “several years before the economy adjusts back to anything we can call remotely normal”. It has also been reported that the Bank lowered its economic growth forecast and said inflation would stay higher for longer than previously forecast. It now expects the economy to grow by less than 3% in 2011, down from... [Read More...]
A really useful free PDF download
It’s been known for years that high performing organisations tend to have an engaged workforce. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been quite so clear what an engaged workforce is, as there are well over fifty various definitions. However, I was pointed in the direction of a report to government by David MacLeod and Nita Clarke entitled Engaging for Success: enhancing performance through employee engagement, which is really helpful. This report is full... [Read More...]
Summer of Discontent revisited – again
I am starting to feel that I may be the only one who is concerned at the potential scenario facing the police this summer. In March I revisited my original article on the summer of discontent. Since that time we have had an election and the new government are making it very clear what level of cuts in public spending they intend to make. David Cameron has said that these cuts would affect the lives of every person in this country. Whilst the majority... [Read More...]
Be a Team Player
We are now the proud sponsors of the laurel Park FC under 7 whirlwinds. We have chosen to support a youth team as our company philosophy is to assist people to be the best they can be. Although we work with adults, the coaches of this team, Darren Smith and Sandip Rahelu, are applying the same principles with the members of this team. Anyone in the personal development arena knows that our values are created at an early age and the effort that the... [Read More...]
Let the teachers teach…
It’s not often that I condone a rebellious action by any particular group, but this is one of those exceptions. Head teachers across the country have joined together and decided to boycott the sats tests for 10 and 11 year olds, saying that they are not a fair reflection of the school. This is a classic example of a government measure, designed to compare the performance of schools, put in place without being properly thought through. These tests... [Read More...]
