The Quirky Side of Work
Insights and oddities from life in HR and small business
Category: Uncategorized
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This week I’ve had the privilege of attending a client’s offsite event for three days of team games, knowledge sharing and building connections. This is the third year we’ve run something similar, each time building on the last, listening to the feedback from the team. A long time away from ‘business as usual’ but an…
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Sometimes you have to fire your clients. It doesn’t happen often, and as a consultant, it always feels risky. This week I had a falling out with a CEO. After he’d had a falling out with one of my team, and after we’d spent a lot of time trying to pour oil on troubled waters.…
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It’s Saturday afternoon. I’ve come into the office to catch up on business admin and invoicing. It’s quiet. There are no distractions. It shouldn’t take more than a couple of of hours. And yet … I’m halfway through and my mind begins to wander. I’ve been thinking recently about how to pull together the chaos…