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Not for profit mergers vs corporate mergers

Posted on February 4, 2016 by

The community not-for-profit sector is buzzing with talk about mergers at the moment. It would be easy to spend a day just talking about why people are considering mergers, and the structural factors at work in the sector at the moment, but … Continue reading →

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Money as a motivator

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

There was a very active discussion in the Linked:HR forum recently about the importance of salary in engaging employees. Lots of experienced HR professionals made comments to the effect that ‘money is not the most important motivator’. This idea is tossed … Continue reading →

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School of Philosophy – week 3

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

More on the School of Philosophy: [Introduction] [Week 1] [Week 2] Week 3 [Week 4] [Week 5] [Week 6] [Week 7] [Week 8] [Week 9] [Week 10] This week I couldn’t make Thursday night, so I went to the Tuesday night class instead. There was a very different group … Continue reading →

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School of Philosophy – week 2

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

More on the School of Philosophy: [Introduction] [Week 1] Week 2 [Week 3] [Week 4] [Week 5] [Week 6] [Week 7] [Week 8] [Week 9] [Week 10] Synchronicity. As I sit here writing this, ‘Young Adult‘ is on TV in front of me (yeah, I know, who says men … Continue reading →

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School of Philosophy – introduction

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

More on the School of Philosophy: Introduction [Week 1] [Week 2] [Week 3] [Week 4] [Week 5] [Week 6] [Week 7] [Week 8] [Week 9] [Week 10] Many years ago a very old and dear friend from the UK came to stay with us for a while. During his stay we … Continue reading →

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School of Philosophy – week 1

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

More on the School of Philosophy: [Introduction] Week 1 [Week 2] [Week 3] [Week 4] [Week 5] [Week 6] [Week 7] [Week 8] [Week 9] [Week 10] So, what was the first week of the course like? It was fun. We went through the main aims of the course, and the … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Back in the old days, taps used to come in pairs, one hot, one cold, and they used to have washers inside that would wear out every few years, so you’d have to go down to the hardware store, buy … Continue reading →

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