Why NOT loving your job can be a good thing
Moving to France, I fell in love immediately. But with Spain it took longer…. and that might be a good thing for our jobs too.
The award for HR speak this week goes to Dave Grohl
Yesterday Dave Grohl issued a statement that reminded me of HR speak.
An experiment in self-managing teams
When you set up a writers group but have to leave for summer, can you make it self managing? Or will it all go wrong?
BOOM! The huge shift in management since 2016
It’s been an interesting process updating and writing the third edition of Management Bites. The first edition came out in 2009, and the second in 2014. Back in 2014, everything … Continue reading
What is wrong with this picture?
Last week we were in Dublin staying in a very hip apartment hotel in the docks area. Now on the face of it, the apartment looks awesome. But there was something very wrong…..
Brilliant football tricks to use at work!
There are some concepts used in football that can transform how we work. But what are they???
Does your company need to get Messi?
Living in Buenos Aires for a few months, there was on thing that you couldn’t miss and it made me think about how we recognise high performance.
Is your company missing something with flexi work?
We’re down in Spain for a couple of months to avoid the cold in France! One thing that I really, really, really like about Spain is their hours of work. … Continue reading
How do you wordle?
Yes I’m part of the wordle fad. I’ve been doing it for the last couple of weeks and look forward to it now each morning (if you don’t know what … Continue reading
Does your culture need €139 cheese?
The other day I was at the supermarket and watching the cashier ring through our purchases when one popped up as 139 euros (about NZ$230). Now we were buying small … Continue reading
No-one wants to see your middle
I had a realisation when I was doing something completely non work related recently. That no-one wants to see your middle.
Do you have apples and pineapples happening in your business?
A couple of things happened to me recently that got me thinking about whether we have apples and pineapples in our HR and management processes. Let me explain (it will … Continue reading
There’s always two sides
Sunday night and I was in the Frog and Rosbif (one of the English pubs in Bordeaux). The atmosphere was building for the big game and there was chanting and … Continue reading
The French Revolution and Engagement Surveys
I first posted this article back in 2013 but now I’m living in France, and at Elephant we’re running lots of engagement surveys for companies at the moment – I … Continue reading
Facebook v Instagram
Are you a Facebook fan? Or do you prefer Instagram? Are you often on TikTok or do you like LinkedIn? I realized recently there’s something really important about this. I … Continue reading
What’s happening with HR?
At Elephant we recently conducted a ‘State of Play’ survey to see what had happened to HR teams in the last year. We got some fascinating results! We had just … Continue reading
20 years of marriage
Over Easter, Fraser and I celebrated being married 20 years and together 25 years. We were going to go to Ibiza and renew our vows on a beach but covid … Continue reading
The 3 secret words to feeling better
The last 12 months have been surreal, stressful and bizarre. It’s been hard to focus when things in the world are so crazy and you didn’t know week to week … Continue reading
Surprising HR and management truths from the Queen’s Gambit
Yes I have been binge watching Netflix recently (you have to do something when you’re in semi-lockdown). The Queen’s Gambit was a brilliant series – about a chess prodigy who … Continue reading
Is this missing from your life?
John Lennon once sang ‘Life is what happens when you’re making other plans’. In this case I’m going to have to disagree with him because I love making plans! Fraser … Continue reading
What Bridgerton can teach us about HR and management
Yes I thought my first new blog should be about something very serious and it involves the hit Netflix series Bridgerton. That may not sound serious but bear with me … Continue reading
I’m back!
It’s been 3 years since I last blogged and the other day I realised that I missed it. Writing helps me sort out my thoughts about various things happening in … Continue reading
The seasons of HR
It’s cold, wet and windy in New Zealand and even though winter isn’t officially supposed to start until June, it’s pretty much arrived. I used to love to see the … Continue reading
The HR Metric that can blow minds
I was once working in an insurance company and the Head of Credit came to see me. “I’ve got a poor performer on my hands” he said. “In what way?” … Continue reading
What the tech? 3 case studies of how companies are using HR technology
At the HR Game Changer Conference in March we had a great session on What the Tech? This explored how companies are using HR technology. In this article I wanted … Continue reading
The Future of E-learning (part 2)
Last week Robyn Viljoen from Modlettes shared her thoughts on the future of e-learning. This week we meet Sussan Ockwell, Director of Optimism (pictured on the left at the L&D … Continue reading
The Future of E-learning (part 1)
I remember back in the early 2000’s when e-learning first appeared. Even though it was clunky and expensive at the time, there were many articles saying that L&D teams would … Continue reading
Being an Authentic HR Leader
Can you be yourself in an HR role? Or do you have to a ‘professional’ version of yourself? At the HR Advisors Conference in February, we discussed being an Authentic … Continue reading
The real reason it’s unacceptable for Jacinda Ardern to be pregnant
Last week saw the announcement that Jacinda Arden and partner Clarke Gayford are expecting their first child, due in June. There was instantly a social media furore of commentary about … Continue reading
I’m not a feminist but……
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have seen or heard about the Golden Globes a couple of weeks ago. While there was some focus on the winners, … Continue reading
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