Work and Careers in the 21st. Century

Stefan Stern warmly welcomes Lynda Grattan’s new book…

cfenton — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:21:18 +0000

….”Hot Spots Why some companies buzz with energy and innovation – and others don’t”

Stern says: “Gratton has written a succinct and utterly compelling book. She is really a kind of one-woman hot spot in herself.” see FT Book Reviews

Lawyers: The Retention issue

cfenton — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:22:01 +0000

Is it possible to feel fulfilled in your legal career knowing that you are unlikely to secure the ultimate promotion?

see ARTICLE Seventy one per cent of associates with three to five years’ PQE believe that associate retention is the biggest challenge facing the legal profession, compared with 51 per cent of all those surveyed. THE LAWYER

A question about workplace stress

cfenton — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:01:16 +0000

Why is it that, despite unchallenged negative impact of stress on the bottom line, there are few examples of real remedial action by organisations, except audit?

See ARTICLE The de-stress call: Up to five million people in the UK are ‘very’ stressed at work. How can firms tackle this ‘silent epidemic’ before it leads to ill-health, high absence and poor retention? PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

About being yourself at work

cfenton — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:52:53 +0000

To what extent is it safe or indeed essential to be yourself at work?

See ARTICLE: “Amgen CEO and President Kevin Sharer, who gained priceless experience working as Jack Welsh’s assistant in the 1980’s saw the downside of GE’s cult of personality in thsoe days. ‘Everyone wanted to be like Jack’, he explains. ‘Leadership has many voices. You need to be who you are, not try to emulate somebody else” See full Article in HBR