Most successful businesses want to grow but what do they mean? Greater size and/or number of sites, higher output, income and/or profit, larger headcount or a more prominent media profile? Many see internal investment as the panacea to growth but that also means different things to different businesses – for manufacturing businesses, for example, it … Continue Reading
Birmingham Engage for Success will be partnering with Squire Patton Boggs, the CIPD and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce to host an event this Friday 17 February 2017 on “Increasing Productivity”. This event is specifically designed for board members to share and learn how to close the productivity gap. Ramez Moussa, a Partner in our … Continue Reading
In Jo Faragher’s article for the CIPD’s People Management magazine September 2016 “Employee councils and social media are opening up new routes for staff to get their voices heard. But is anyone listening?” she raises a number of interesting questions about the methods and effectiveness of employee feedback The article suggests that the combination of … Continue Reading
“You are a horrible human being. Just wait for karma to come back and bite you in the ass.” Notice of dismissal, or not? If you felt sorry for Carrie Bradshaw as she was dumped by post-it note in Sex and the City, spare a thought for Sheridan Corrie, whose employment in Australia was terminated, … Continue Reading