Workaround

I’ve noticed recently my keyword soft blocking of marketing emails has been bypassed. For the people who don’t know, you first set up a folder called ‘Unsubscribe’ in your inbox. You then set a rule that any email with ‘subscribe’ or ‘unsubscribe’ in the body should be sent automatically into that folder. By bypassing the… Read More Workaround

I don’t have time for your…

I’ve been working with some people recently who work with a managers on an ongoing basis. One of the challenges is helping managers understand what they want, isn’t going to be what they get. The idea of the manager simply putting in a demand which will be fulfilled by someone else is a bit of… Read More I don’t have time for your…

For whose benefit?

I’ve had a couple of conversations about employees, benefits, and how learning sits as part of the ‘what makes people want to work here’ conversation. First up, I posted a couple of week’s ago following a question from Nick Court about Employee Value Proposition (EVP). In that post I suggested EVP should be a sum… Read More For whose benefit?

Notable

What did you do which was notable last week? Something which you would deem worthy of noting down? Firstly, did you make a note of it. If not, why not? Doing things which would be worthy of recognition will remain unnoticed if you don’t consider them to be of enough value to note. If you… Read More Notable

They make me better

I saw Elton John the other day on his farewell tour. I’ve never seen him live and he was excellent. At an appropriate time he introduced the band who were playing with him. They are all veterans, having spent years with Elton John as both session musicians and his touring band. He thanked them and… Read More They make me better