Tag Archives: culture

Values and Behaviour – a reflection on the Volkswagen tragedy.

Posted on October 17, 2015 by

As an HR practitioner, I have watched with interest not so much the media frenzy surrounding the Volkswagen debacle (although that has itself been instructive) but rather the company itself. It’s behaviour as an organization at this time is a … Continue reading →

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The Dragon called “Me”…

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

I have written this series using the allegory of a sailor sailing rough seas, and encountering Dragons, as depicted on those old nautical maps where the untraveled cartographer needed an excuse for his cluelessness; and I have offered thoughts about … Continue reading →

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Here be dragons, and here be (hopefully) how to slay them

Posted on January 23, 2015 by

As HR Leaders, our portfolio includes many things but significantly, change management, cultural development and/or guardianship, and leadership development. We are often called out of the safety of managing processes and procedures (let’s be honest, that’s not really what drives … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Storm

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

The workplace is sometimes a place where deeply frustrated people gather to pretend they are all ok. It is not easy to think of a more diverse place in the world that our places of work – multicultural, multi focussed, … Continue reading →

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