by Mary Jones | Jan 21, 2020 | HR Strategy
“This time next year we’ll be millionaires!” One of the best known and loved quotes from one of the least organised, most chaotic business ‘entrepreneurs’ in UK comedy – the wonderful DelBoy Trotter, head of Trotters Independent Trading Co. (think about it!). Of...
by Mary Jones | Oct 18, 2019 | HR Consultancy and Projects, HR Strategy
Much to my surprise, I have just recently read an article in People Management magazine entitled: “Why Are We Still Getting Inclusion Wrong?”[1] This surprised me because I thought that many organisations and companies in the UK were making great progress in...
by Mary Jones | Oct 17, 2019 | HR Consultancy and Projects, HR Strategy
Here’s a scenario. A very valuable member of staff has suffered a serious accident and has been off work for over a year. She is now ready to come back. She still has health problems but is mentally ready to return and has a good degree of physical...
by Mary Jones | Oct 16, 2019 | Featured, HR Consultancy and Projects, HR Strategy
At its most basic level, equality, diversity and inclusion is making sure no one feels left out at work due to their age, ethnicity, gender, culture, language and many other factors. Regarding our workplaces, diversity should be recognised and there should be an...
by Mary Jones | Oct 1, 2019 | HR Strategy
To what extent do we hold ourselves accountable for our values? A young relative of mine was recently travelling on a bus when a group of laughing schoolkids, having finished drinking from a can, screwed up the can and threw it out of the window in the path of a car...
by Mary Jones | Sep 26, 2019 | HR Strategy
In our recent blog article on vision and mission statements, we gave a few examples of the excellent ones from well-known brands. We talked about the way in which they live that vision and mission in their brand. We looked at how that has a positive effect on their...
