Monthly Archives: February 2010

Last autumn, I asked whether bonus capping would damage the state-owned banks, as their senior executives claimed it would at the time. RBS boss Stephen Hester is convinced that it has. He claims he could have made an extra £1 … Continue reading →

When multi-national companies decide to implement global policies, it is often a euphemism for imposing an American model on the rest the world. A friend of mine, who is a senior executive in one such US-headquartered company, sent me this … Continue reading →

Bullying seems to be this week’s hot issue, after claims that Gordon Brown bullied his staff were splashed all over the newspapers. Some newspapers have followed the story up with articles and features on workplace bullying, an issue that is discussed … Continue reading →

Sathnam Sanghera was HR-bashing again earlier this week, claiming that HR executives are grossly overpaid. His evidence for this assertion was the list of the top twenty highest paid public sector HR professionals published in HR Magazine. But, while Sanghera noticed that half the people … Continue reading →

Just a month or so after we thought the Labour Party was about to sink without trace, recent opinion polls have raised the possibility of a hung parliament again. Last time I discussed this was way back during the last decade. The end of … Continue reading →

In an interview with Silicon.com Phil Pavitt, CIO at HM Revenue and Customs, told this story: In my first few weeks of the job I was visited by leading members of the Cabinet Office. In that conversation with me they mentioned … Continue reading →

“We’re going to run a team-building event.” The first time I heard those words I was a young graduate trainee. I was still too junior to go on the three-day outdoor bonding exercise but I remember the effect it had on … Continue reading →

Over the past couple of days, most business pages have reported on EMI’s downfall. If anything, the people who are working in the business have done well. Despite a tough business environment, operating profits and market share are up. But, back in the … Continue reading →

Thanks to HPA for including Flip Chart Fairy Tales in their Top Ten HR Bloggers list. I was in good company, with the likes of Jon Ingham and Scott McArthur. I appreciated the description of FCFT too: HR blogs don’t get more straight … Continue reading →

Here’s a slightly unusual employment tribunal case. Tim Wheeler, formerly the £780k a year CEO of  property firm Brixton, is suing his former employer for breach of contract and unfair dismissal after being sacked last March. A number of allegations and, according the … Continue reading →