What is it that makes you different?

Our Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is the quality that sets us apart from other people.  Of course, a USP has to have some kind of relationship to the needs of our ‘customers’ (for want of a better term).  If they… Continue reading

Masters’ Level (CIPD L7) Human Resources Management qualification – Sept 2017

If you work in HR, this is an incredible opportunity. Gain a Masters’ Level qualification in your spare time, over two years at a very reasonable cost. Here’s a summary of last week’s ‘taster’ afternoon: CIPD Level 7 Taster Afternoon… Continue reading

University of Oxford – Advanced Coaching Course – Summer 2018

Absolutely delighted that the Oxford University Advanced Coaching course is being repeated again this year; for our third year!  I am very much looking forward to working with the 2018 cohort. The programme no happens in the Autumn (Michelmas) term,… Continue reading

Laying people off? What would their relatives’ impact statements be like?

This might seem a strange thought, but bear with me a moment. When someone is murdered, we tend to focus on them, their life, their killer, and their motives for the killing. What is rarely seen is the impact on… Continue reading

The most motivated businesses are employee-owned – and we told you that 20yrs ago

Do you ever have that sense of deja vu when you see a piece of headline news? Well I’ve had one today. According to the Chartered Management Institute, “GROUND-BREAKING NEW RESEARCH FROM THE CMI REVEALS HOW MUCH GIVING OWNERSHIP TO… Continue reading

Corporate Culture – A literature review (for the ACCA-ESRC)

Under the direction of Paul Moxey, in 2014 the ACCA and the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) completed an ambitious research project investigating perceptions of corporate culture and its links to dysfunctional behaviour in organisations. This series of… Continue reading

How long do you need to hold an audience’s attention?

It’s intriguing… One of the things I was told when I started teaching last year was that students have a very short attention span. It took me a while to accept this. How could I possibly be so boring that… Continue reading

Reputation management, social media, food poisoning and Sy Oliver

As a lot of people know, I am a great fan of the sentiment of Sy Oliver’s song – “It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it.”  Well, I came across a new variation on the… Continue reading