Thoughts on People and HR

Gender-specific post for blokes who run companies. READ THIS BOOK! Many men, myself included, have often said that the system’s not broke. But that’s because we’re fish in water… David…

“if you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they will screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a brilliant team, they will either fix it…

I’ve often given young(ish!) people in my team positions of relatively large responsibility. Almost every time I’ve done it, they’ve succeeded. Almost. Every. Time. I’m not suggesting that the responsibility…

For “new behaviour model” read values or purpose. I don’t think I’ve worked in or supported a company that hasn’t gone through this dilemma. A “good” performer, i.e. one that…

Caroline Criado Perez is sadly spot on to highlight that we are collectively undervaluing both paid and unpaid work by women. Although there’s some talk of the enormous value of…