“I tripped over the box on the stairs, why didn’t you tell me it was in my way”, “I saw the others using gloves, but no one told me I should use them too”, “You’ve no right to make my job redundant, you should protect every job”, “I’m not changing the way I do things.” […]
It strikes me that the very visible leadership afforded us through daily Coronavirus briefings will leave a lasting legacy about what leadership looks and feels like in the UK. I love the fact that leadership has been visible at this time, daily briefings is something I have never experienced before. I have a few concerns […]
57% of Graduates expect to stay in their first graduate role for less than a year … Only 12% of new graduates expect to stay in their first role for longer than 2 years. This research by Step has got to be the most dispiriting and damaging poll I’ve seen this year. Dispiriting for employers, […]
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Engagement recently, thinking it’s time to challenge a few of our ‘accepted’ D&I principles. I’ve slowly been coming to the conclusion that in this PC world of ours not enough challenging is going on about the essence of people, the essence of who we are, and how […]
Leaders – face it! It’s time to tackle the ‘c’ word At Jaluch we think the time has come to face up to the ‘c’ word and challenge employers to take an honest look at how they run their businesses. We’re talking, of course about “culture”. Sexist scandals at giants like Google and Topshop might […]
Welcome to my blog. I read in the papers this week that the UK (that would be you and me then!) had expected our esteemed politicians to return from their two-week Easter Break having cogitated and ruminated on how to break the current political impasse. An expectation that views would have softened, minds newly opened […]
Do your employees hold the power or do you? In my last blog I wrote about fear in the workplace, the all-encompassing fear that holds so many of us back. This time I turn my attention to something else that can leave us frozen and incapable of action … power. Of course power, when used […]
It strikes me that far too many decisions are made in the workplace in response to fear. Fear of: Which of these is your greatest or most frequent fear? Is it on my list? But more importantly, what is the greatest fear of those you manage or work alongside? Do their fears impact how successfully […]
Is the most popular person in your business singlehandedly destroying it? For some years my path has regularly crossed an individual who on the face of it is the driving force behind the team’s success. She brings in energy, vibrancy, and draws people together. She appears caring and empathetic. But what I have increasingly become […]
In the last eighteen months, since the birth of the #MeToo movement there has been much talk of unwanted sexual advances in the workplace (typically, but not always, senior men taking advantage of women who are junior to them). Some of those men either overtly or covertly even demand sex in return for opportunity, pay […]
