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I’m now a Workplace Warrior but after I became disabled, I struggled a bit psychologically – yearned to be my normal self, and didn’t know how I would be accepted in the [...]

It’s my view that the Right to Request Flexible Working Legislation has held back its adoption in this country, rather than hastened it! It is a flop. Indeed, a whole Cottage Industry has [...]

No doubt, many of us will be dusting off our pandemic contingency plan files, right now. Remote Working will form part of a set of robust and flexible business continuity arrangements that will [...]

Where does this 9-5, Monday to Friday ‘Fix’ hail from? Some Leaders cling to it like grim death! So who started it……. Prior to the British Industrial Revolution people worked from home, in [...]

Twenty years ago, we began advising Leaders on Future Workforces, and we promoted a “2020 vision” as a key element. Now, 2020 is finally here. Emerging technology, Brexit, recruitment [...]

Do your Leaders have the right skill-set to manage distributed teams? Of all of the decisions you will make when implementing a Smart Workforce, the one to invest in the development of Leaders is [...]

It is a Miracle Cure? My personal remedy for a healthy Mindset. Can you guess what it is????? Walking of course! I used to walk miles in the Countryside Now, with this disability, it’s more [...]

Ever been to Cornwall!  It has it all, doesn’t it?  But what links Diversity and Inclusion to Cornwall………. This…. Cornwall is fast becoming the Smart Capital of the UK, It is [...]

In some workplaces there is still a ‘stigma’ attached to Flexible Working. An attitude that these workers are less productive & contribute less than their office based or full [...]

Back in the 1990’s, I was HR Manager at the Brewery in Birmingham. Sad, but True – I was absolutely fascinated by the bottling process.   Rejecting damaged glass bottles was [...]