Onboarding

Onboarding is a terrible term. Somewhere someone's CV has 'I coined the term 'onboarding'' written on it and they should be proud of getting something into such common usage and slightly apologetic that we use such an odd term to mean 'make welcome and give support'. I often hear people say they are looking forward …

Sorry.

That last post wasn't finished. Technical issue at this end. Since I can't undo emails the only options appear to be to pretend it didn't happen - or apologise and wish you a good weekend... Apologies - and have a good weekend. 

What is democratic leadership?

Edmund Burke said that an MP “owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion” In these days of conversation about how democratic an organisation could/should be I think it's worth considering the above. That democracy isn't a straight vote on …