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Posted by: Jo on: November 28, 2008
Do you still dream?
What is your BHAG for the UK? What is the Big Hairy Audacious Goal for your industry?
What is the one thing that could take your industry from stagnation to contributing to the 2.5 million new jobs or the equivalent that we need here in the UK?
Big Hairy Audacious Goal
Last night, my [...]
Posted by: Jo on: November 25, 2008
Forget the recession for a moment
and look at this up-and-coming recruitment specialist in our midst! Funny, stylish, and on the nail. If this is what Gen Y will be bringing our industry, we are in good hands!
HOW NOT TO WRITE A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LETTER - DESPITE MY TEMPTATION!
Dear Client,
I’ve written to you today to talk [...]
Posted by: Jo on: November 18, 2008
A psychology student, Trudy, commented on my post about Work Psychology: 2008 AD. I first ‘found’ Trudy using Twitter, the micro-blogging service, where you say what you are doing in 140 characters or less. I ‘followed ‘her there, and from there to her blog psychology in real life.
Trudy is an example of Gen [...]
Posted by: Jo on: November 14, 2008
Self-appointed recession guru
Do I dare call myself a recession guru? Why not? I spent most of life working in a regional centre given to trouble and strife! If we weren’t rapidly readjusting to major political turmoil, we were adjusting to the effects of drought on agriculture which was our primary economy. In a good year, [...]
Posted by: Jo on: November 11, 2008
Do you know what work psychologists do?
Thirty-one years ago, I decided to study psychology. And for 28 years, I have practised as a work psychologist. Can you imagine my surprise when some readers said this blog was their first encounter with my esteemed trade? So what do we do?
What do we do all day?
I love [...]
Posted by: Jo on: November 7, 2008
The bar has raised
Here is how times have changed. In the early hours of Wednesday morning (British time), Barack Obama got the ‘verbal offer’ for the job as CEO of USA plc.
Friday lunchtime, and I picked up the link to Obama’s presidential-elect website, complete with easy to understand jobs page.
The challenge
How many of us could [...]
Posted by: Jo on: October 21, 2008
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Abrupt change, relocation and HR/OD/Psychologists
Those of us in the HR/OD/Psych trades know absolutely, for sure, that in the next year, we will be helping many people regain their bearings after abrupt changes brought about by house losses, job losses and relocation. I’ve had some practice at abrupt change because political issues at home [...]
Posted by: Jo on: October 15, 2008
I am pleased to announce the formation of
ROOI LIMITED
Psychologists working with Social Media
Our mission is to put social media at the service of businesses, colleges and communities to help focus on “the good and the true, the better and the possible”.
We have a clear goal. As the clock strikes twelve on the 1 January [...]
Posted by: Jo on: October 14, 2008
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During the last general election in New Zealand, the National Party (conservatives) made a spirited move for power by offering sizeable tax cuts. So keen we all were to find out our share, we crashed the Nats’ site within hours of their announcement.
My share was considerable: NZD2000 or in purchasing power parity [...]
Posted by: Jo on: October 12, 2008
In recent days, there has been a lot more traffic looking for advice on Human Resources Management (HR) in a recession. Scott MacArthur posted a good practical list of issues and I weighed in on his post with two catch-all suggestions for opportunities presented by a recession: Declutter and Build Relationships.
Strategic approach to HR in [...]
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