What does the phrase ‘development centre’ mean to you? I think, for many, it sounds rather negative, rather scary. Some sort of gulag you get sent to if you’re not performing satisfactorily. A room full of people in white coats with clipboards, assessing your […]

Not a day passes at the moment without a new report or article on how technology will affect our working lives in the not-too-distant future. A recent CIPD report, for instance, predicted that by 2030 one in six public sector jobs would be done […]

Done well, the competency framework is a hugely valuable tool. It sets out a common understanding of the behaviours an organisation desires from its employees. Many organisations are creating values frameworks – another way of describing desired behaviours based on the values of that […]