HR practice

Nobody's perfect, not even management, as training specialists the Ken Blanchard Companies found out when they asked 1,400 executives what they think are the biggest mistakes or failings leaders make or have. They include some old favourites.

A sour taste of honey - 50 cautionary tales for managers

Organising a conference - how to plan and run a successful and effective event, by Pauline Appleby

Innovation is the name of the team-building game. No surprise then, that today's varieties include human sheepdog trials and The Da Vinci Code. It's a far cry from raft-building.

DVD: Wham! Getting them to do what you want them to do

Lack of volunteers forces international worker charity to seek top executives for short-term assignments.

Sickness absence is right in any civilised societyI was dismayed to read the comments by Dr Peter Holden (Personnel Today,...

GPs and employers need to co-operate on sicknessThe sicknote debate continues to rage over who should take ultimate responsibility for employee health and absence management problems - employers or GPs. Our news story on 20 June and news analysis on 4 July prompted dozens of impassioned responses from readers. This is small selection...

Emma Sanderson, solicitor in the employment group, Withers

We have an employee with three years’ service whose attendance has always been an issue. In the past year, he...

Rise in workplace liaisons no longer a danger…Workplace romances are on the increase – and employers are increasingly likely to...

Floored genius in last chance saloonThe summer period is known in the world of media as the ‘Silly Season’, due...

Why is it important?One in five employees in the UK believes he or she could be laid off in the...

Some employees relish them; others wouldn’t touch them with a bargepole. But staff summer parties are often a familiar feature...

City SlackersAuthor: Steve McKevittPrice: £9.99Publisher: CyanbooksPages: 192ISBN: 1904879721 Buy this book on AmazonOriginal and engaging, City Slackers is a streetwise...