Columnist Simon Boulton

Bullying is an activity which most people associate with their school days. The playground bully is a well-established stereotype. Sadly, bullying does not disappear when you walk out the school gates for the last time. Work bullies aren't much

It is a shame that IT professionals keep talking about "IT" and "business" as mutually exclusive, when in fact there are some massive overlaps. If your company's IT department has positioned itself as a quasi-supplier to

It's a well known HR statistic that it costs an average of 2.5 times an individual's salary to replace an employee who doesn't work out. This includes recruitment, management time, training, termination costs and lost productivity. A new

Would your recruitment consultant advise you to hire a candidate whom they had not presented for your role, waiving their fee goodbye? If not, you should fire them immediately, especially given current market conditions. Many years ago I sat in a

Effective feedback is essential if those undergoing learning and development are to reach their full potential. Yet, what should be a relatively straightforward process can feel like a walk through a minefield. Many an individual have experienced