Sometimes an idea comes along that strikes me as being particularly well done – and this is one of them. The challenge is to produce a three minute film on the theme of Workplace. It can be done professionally, or on your phone. The beauty of this, for me, is that the emphasis has to […]
The conclusions from the Howard League’s research into prison officer skills and development are not unexpected – in that they highlight a well-defined issue in how to increase the volume of quality prison officers in the system. But, as is all too familiar today, having identified a valid issue robustly, the recommendation is given without applying […]
I haven’t yet seen the ads, so it may be too early to comment, but are hard-hitting government campaigns like the one currently being planned to recruit more than 5,000 social workers really the best use of public funds? It’s not that something doesn’t need doing, urgently, because it does. But turning to the big-hitting […]
Success where measured against intrinsic goals … was seen to be psychologically nourishing. A June study in the Journal of Research in Personality sheds new and interesting findings on the concept of happiness at work within a graduate context. Running a series of psychological surveys with 147 alumni from two universities, once twelve months after graduation […]
Have just received an interesting article in Forbes from Toby on how to identify clever people that can lead businesses out of the difficult times through their ability to consistently innovate and deliver value within the bounds of an organisation. What makes it fascinating is the notion that engaging with recalcitrant iconoclasts who, as the […]
Marianne Huggett, commenting on the MacLeod Review’s struggle to define employer engagement, suggests that, although the term psychological contract has fallen out of favour, it still sits at the core of the relationship between employer and employee. However, her concern over the fragility of this bond may be unfounded. As with many discussions around this topic, […]
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An Unweeded Garden 
September 11, 2009
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