Blog: Punk Rock HR – Christmas countdown part 2
In this mini series, we’re counting down 10 HR tips as seen through the eyes and ears of Punk Rock. No need to pogo whilst reading these unless you must! For more on all this, ping me a note with PUNK in the title to claim your free Christmas HR gift – a […]
Blog: Punk Rock HR – Counting down the top 10 Christmas HR tips
In this mini series, I’m going to count down 10 HR tips as seen through the eyes and ears of Punk Rock. A kind of "HR Top of the Pops" but without the DJ. No need to pogo whilst reading these unless you must. Punk HR refers to brevity, simplicity and purity of thought […]
Blog: Punk Rock HR – Will NLP decide the US election?
As the US Elections draw to a climax, I thought I’d highlight some of the tactics of influence used by leaders. Many world leaders are thought to be exponents of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), which has mixed views. On one side, NLP is seen as an effective tool of win-win influence. On the other side, […]
Blog: Punk Rock HR – Resilience and the Chumbawumba effect
Good HR people and leaders share what I call the ‘Chumbawumba effect’ in common. Check out Chumbawumba’s punk folk song “I get knocked down but I get up again” to see / hear what I mean: www.youtube.com/watch The lyric “I get knocked down but I get up again” summarises the quality of ’emotional […]
Blog: Punk Rock HR – HR strategies unplugged
I get many questions about what the main HR Strategies are and how they differ from each other. So, I thought it would be helpful to share the main points from materials I use when conducting HR Strategy reviews in companies or in keynotes on HR excellence. So here are four HR Strategies in a […]
Blog: Punk Rock HR – Appraisals (It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it…)
This is the fourth extract of my new book “Punk Rock People Management – a no-nonsense guide to hiring, inspiring and firing staff”. Here's an extract on the topic of appraisal: I have had the privilege of working with ‘Honorary Punk Rock Leadership Professor’ Dennis Tourish, who asks audiences of HR professionals “Who enjoys their […]
Blog: Punk rock HR – Reasons to be cheerful, part 3: Good job design
This is the third extract of my new book “Punk Rock People Management – a no-nonsense guide to hiring, inspiring and firing staff”. Here’s an extract on the topic of motivation: In the words of honorary punk rockers, Rogers, Hammerstein and Captain Sensible, “Happy talk”. Yes, it’s nice to be happy at work, […]
Blog: Punk rock HR – Top 10 HR tips from music
Whilst we were preparing for a leadership event the other week, the media asked me to offer them some punchy (and short of course) punk rock tips for business. Here’s the ones that got through the press filter on the BBC One News piece with Dolly Parton introducing: BBC NEWS. And here’s 10 […]
Blog: Punk rock HR – Recruitment
I attended the CIPD HR Software Exhibition the other week, not expecting to be stirred by the experience. To my surprise I spotted a company that is using software to transform the way companies and individuals organise their career development. careerpassport offers an innovative approach to recruitment that stands head and shoulders above […]
Blog: Punk rock HR – How to make learning worthwhile
Someone does not measure up to your expectations? What do you do? Fire them? Fire yourself for not hiring them properly in the first place? Well, the time-honoured HR solution to the capability problem is to train them. Nothing wrong with that at all, I hear you say? No, except there are some faulty […]
Blog: Punk rock HR – A no-nonsense guide to hiring, inspiring and firing
This is the first post to introduce my new book “Punk Rock People Management”, which I intend to serialise on the HRZone. If you are in a hurry to read the whole thing, simply contact me with PUNK in the title and I’ll send you the whole thing in one go for free. […]