For those of you who I’ve spoken to over the last few months, you may have noticed a spring in my step, a smile on my face and a general look of improved wellbeing. I am happy, and a large part of this has to do with doing a job that I love. It has meaning; it gives me purpose every day and makes me proud to know I am making a difference in Human Resources. At my...

Tis the season for thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Many people will want to lose weight after indulging over the Christmas period, however with this approach I know I make the resolution and never revisit it again. It does have to become more of a lifestyle choice, which also means that when you fall off the wagon or even fail, you have to be prepared to...

Goffee and Jones say that the main body of literature on Leadership talks about the characteristics of leaders and that is gives it a strong psychological bias. I’m sure we can all think of a few, and we may have also been witness to discussions on whether a person can learn to be a leader or whether they are simply born a leader. However, have you ever considered...

It’s been pretty busy in life lately. New job, new house and it is almost Christmas. This year has flown! I have also been spending my free time reading an excellent book called “Why should anyone be led by you?” by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones. My organisation is going to be doing a lot of cool things in the Authentic Leadership space next year so I thought I...

Every now and again I come across something a bit different, and share it because I think people will be interested. You may have read about this in HC Magazine or even heard the reviews from our sister club, HR Club Newcastle. I think most of us in HR are interested in employee engagement and value services like Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for the support...