Is there a limit to creativity?
Creativity is a big thing in organisations – it influences, apparently, everything from individual productivity to product innovation, from financial performance to competitive edge. It’s widely seen as a driver for growth and development, enabling companies to thrive in dynamic environments. Without it, technology companies in particular would be out of business in no time. […]
Remote workers – out of sight, out of mind?
When remote working was introduced, it was hailed as a step forward in work-life balance. For many people, it is, enabling them to combine caring responsibilities and work more easily. Organisations saw it as a way to benefit employees as well as cutting costs. Nortel estimates that they save $100,000 per employee they don’t have […]
Coaching’s search for respectability
Karen Drury is a volunteer for the EMCC. Coaches are everywhere. A report published by the International Coaching Federation and PwC in 2012 estimated that there were 21,000 professional practicing coaches in Europe, generating around $900m in revenue. The growth in the industry has not been mirrored in the academic field, even if research interest […]
Why do we still debate the composition of boards?
The debate around the composition of Europe’s boards continues. The new wisdom says we need more women, younger executives, and more people with less traditional backgrounds on the boards of some of our biggest businesses. But why? And why now? According to the PwC CEO survey released in January, the competitive landscape is hugely turbulent, […]
Paradise Lost? Trust and big business
Trust, like love, makes the world go round. Academic writers and practitioners alike believe that it has significant benefits. Trust can lower costs, as it removes the need for significant monitoring and controls. It encourages customers to return and can give companies 'the benefit of the doubt' – and often precious additional time – when […]
Testing positive: Evidence and debate around positive psychology
I recently saw magician Derren Brown on TV talking about mediums. In the light of what – at best – could be called circumstantial evidence that mediums did indeed talk to the dead, he mused that perhaps scientific proof was less important to the bereaved than the comfort which they took from the idea that […]