Change is all around us. In modern business, change and our response to it, is a constant pressure. Organisations which respond well to the demand for change and which recognise it as offering potential to positively re-evaluate their position in the market will survive the toughest times and be poised...

The CEO is dead; long live the ceo - Ian Buckingham's Weekly Column Sadly this week's column isn't dedicated to s&m. But the subject can still be something of a pain, especially if neglected. We're all familiar with the cliché that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In...

"The CEO is dead, long live the ceo" - Ian Buckingham's blog: The importance of managing employee perceptions has given rise to the contemporary notion of Employer Brand. This is essentially the brand the employer projects to existing and potential employees via the chain of communication...

It used to be, once upon a time, that an organisation had a brand. That brand was its product or service, or sometimes, its corporate persona – like ICI or Hanson Trust (remember them?). The marketing people polished and pushed that brand to a welcoming, eager public who believed what they were told...

How does a UK HR generalist become an international HR expert? Alan Marshall, managing director of Global HR Consultants, explains that while the world continues to shrink as businesses expand into Europe via the EU expansion or globally as India and China become increasingly attractive and competitive...