February 22, 2007
As a loyal columnist of the unparalleled Personnel Today, Guru finds it hard to resist the temptation to point out the failings of the publication's rival magazines.
Common wisdom suggests it is poor form to belittle your competitors. But Guru rejects anything common (common good, common decency, common people etc), so here goes...
Guru has just received the programme for the CIPD's HRD conference. One session in particular caught the eye. It is a 'masterclass' chaired by People Management editor Steve Crabb. And it is entitled "The Seven Failings of Really Useless Leaders".
Come on Steve - you're under-selling yourself. Guru is sure you can think of more than seven.
