The CIPD’s Working Live Scotland 2023 report, which has recently been published, provides a valuable insight into various aspects of Scottish people’s contemporary experiences of work, on topics as diverse as pay, job quality, employee voice, and the impact of the cost of living crisis. It is based on a…
GoRoadie allows learner drivers to search, compare and book their ideal driving location with ease. In the past, student drivers had to scour through Google and Facebook to find an instructor that can take them on the road — now they all the information is available in one location; including reviews, cost,…
If you are looking to embark on a career in management consultancy then Management consultancy: the role of the change agent was written with you in mind.
Following 17 years in management consultancy I wrote my PhD thesis on experiences in the management of change. I have served in four…
The world offers examples in most societies of very divided opinions which seem impossible to reconcile. Elections find people ranged on one of two sides of the political divide: go forward or go back. Just when we think that some progress being made, then there is a reaction and a…
'It was a failure of my leadership' stated Australian captain Steve Smith last week. Leadership issues feature daily in our news but last week opened up a host of leadership stories.
As the cricket scandal broke it appeared that the Australian Cricket Captain And Vice Captain were being suspended alongside…
All student essays seem to start with the sentence “In the changing times we live..” but I cringe when I read it because it sounds so naïve. Though I ignore it to stay a fair marker, if a clever student has decided on this start I can safely assume it’s…
The toy shop Toys 'R' Us is going under. The news reported that they could not keep up, they were based out of town and they were not good online. All of that is true but they are missing the key point; children play on tablets today and not with…
Dr Julian Randall, a senior lecturer in Management Studies at the University of Aberdeen Business School, has recently published a new book; Managing Consultancy and Change. Here he shares his thoughts about Change Management and his approach.
Why is it that 70% of change events are counted as failure by…
