Employee Retention – Get it Right from the Start

Published in The HR Observer (Jan 2025) https://www.thehrobserver.com/indepth/employee-retention-get-it-right-from-the-start/ Rethinking Employee Retention: Strategies for the Modern Workforce Employee turnover and retention: in the world of HR, we know how important this is, but sometimes it’s hard to communicate it to our business partners. But let’s do some quick math that might help us make the point. […]
Four Key Questions Leaders Should Ask Before Implementing AI—and The Four Mistakes to Avoid

Published in The HR Observer (Dec 2024) https://www.thehrobserver.com/indepth/four-key-questions-leaders-should-ask-before-implementing-ai-and-the-four-mistakes-to-avoid/ Will it be J.A.R.V.I.S. (benign, helpful, caring servant) or Skynet (a self-aware and self-serving neural network bent on destroying humanity)? What is the future of AI? The answer will depend on how we use, manage and think about AI in the coming months. There are a lot […]
Impatient Strawberries: What Young Workers Want from their Leaders

Published in The HR Observer (Nov 2024) https://www.thehrobserver.com/indepth/impatient-strawberries-what-young-workers-want-from-their-leaders/ Why does everyone under 30 want constant feedback? It’s like they can’t function without validation and attention! This complaint is a common one when we’re speaking to people who manage Millennials and Gen Z (Zillennials for want of a better portmanteau). They coined the term ‘strawberry’ for younger […]