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What a resource the Internet is!

My latest find is an article by Marshall Goldsmith which describes a process of using feedforward rather than feedback and explains the benefits.

An article from one of my favourite business blogs FastCompany.com struck a chord.

I came across an interesting article on one of my favourite topics today: The truth about the HR department.

It is a rant about ‘amorphous support services’, in particular HR.

I was surprised by something I saw in an advertisement in the Guardian recently.

The job advertised was a Lectureship in Human Resource Management at Cambridge University with some rather unusual stipulations.

There has been quite a bit of publicity recently about the rush to comply with the legal requirement to have 40% of women on the boards of Norwegian companies by 1 January 2008.

Meeting this obligation appears to have been a struggle for many companies, despite a 5 year lead time.

In the Independent's Careers column on in early 2008, Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School gave her tips on succeeding at work.

An article in The Independent - Secret Agent - a day in the life of an estate agent, recounted the experience of appraisal time at the office.  Their experience is sadly all too common - and across all sectors.

It’s that time of year – end of year reviews. Managers are walking around looking more pre-occupied than ever and complaining about how much time they take up and about HR chasing them up for completion information.

Want to start the year as you mean to go on? Then focus more of your time on your strengths.  You will enjoy what you do and be more productive.