British Airways has offered 40,000 staff the option to work for free for up to a month to protect their jobs and help the troubled carrier navigate the global recession. But how do you sell such a potentially explosive idea to your workforce? And   More...
18 June 2009 10:38

The person who conjures up a magic solution that instantly achieves employee engagement will be worth a fortune. In the meantime, we have to keep trying different methods to see what works for our own organisations. But boosting levels of engagement  More...
07 August 2007 00:00

Is it possible to improve employee engagement and retention simply by focusing on what staff are good at? Karen Dempsey finds out. If the term 'positive psychology' conjures up images of happy-clappy people waving their arms in the air ecstatically, t  More...
06 August 2007 16:00

The public sector suffers from vastly lower levels of workplace morale than the private or voluntary sectors, according to research conducted by Roffey Park management institute . The research looked at how managers from different sectors vi  More...
12 June 2007 08:30

Drama-based training may seem like an extravagant option, but it can have a role to play in certain scenarios. One thing drama-based training is good at is bringing theory alive. This is particularly true for training on communicating with other peop  More...
15 May 2007 00:00

Understanding Psychological Contracts at Work Authors: Neil Conway and Rob B. Briner Price: £19.99 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pages: 240 ISBN: 0199280657 Buy this book at Amazon This book is certainly not for the faint hearted,   More...
06 February 2007 00:00

Kaye Thorne explains why employer branding is the key to building both staff and customer loyalty   More...
30 November 2004 00:00

The Archbishop of Canterbury believes portfolio working is no kind of job for a person of integrity. He's right - up to a point  More...
22 June 2004 16:14