Do as we say not as we do

HR are generally the people making sure that other departments and managers are following the rules, completing recruitment procedures, dealing with performance management issues and following policies.

Human Resources

It only occurred to me recently that HR actually has ‘human’ in the title. It is true that a large amount of the work that any HR department does is administrative, it is crossing t’s and dotting i’s and policing departments — it can be drudgery. 

Occasionally, it’s good to take a step back and…

Culture

Culture is important in any organisation, the culture might have positive effects for the business or an outdated culture might have negative consequences but there will always be a culture in place. Businesses are now starting to see how important culture can be to the bottom line, if the people in the company…

The Boss

I came across The Boss after a recommendation from a friend to attend one of Andrew O’Keeffe’s seminars. I was very intrigued by the concept, a management book written in a novel style. This style proved to be the reason that the book is so compelling; when we’re dealing with bad bosses it can be all consuming…

Actions speak louder than words

The new manager spoke to his staff about his big ideas for the team and how he was a man of action.

He assured them things would be different after bad management of the past, the culture of fear and innuendo would not continue. He declared to all…