Thoughts on People and HR

Great processes aren’t a substitute for great people

“Turn it into a process”. Most SMEs I come across with are either doing this, or claiming that they are doing it, such is the shame of not having all…
If your team needs challenge…

If your team needs challenge…

We’ve just had a wonderful time snowboarding and skiing in Sierra Nevada in the South of Spain. The range is nowhere near as big as the Alps, and warm weather…

Flourish

Flourish. That’s my word for work in 2023. It’s always been there for me. It was the biggest satisfaction I got when I had a large team – seeing team…
“We need to make it easier to do the right thing”. Diversity in companies with Martin Mason, CEO of Unleashed

“We need to make it easier to do the right thing”. Diversity in companies with Martin Mason, CEO of Unleashed

I remember in the early 90s being told to staple my photograph to any CVs I sent out applying for work. I’m no George Clooney, so I wondered why. I…

Too little clarity disempowers your team. Too much suffocates them

A key foundation stone for scaling effectively is clarity. Clarity of purpose first, then of values, of means and of responsibilities. But every CEO who wants to scale will have…

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