Imagine that you are with a few colleagues and amongst the four, two go on a journey. This is not a simple holiday, but they are going abroad, they are hired for a different job in another unit of the

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Many of you will recognise this quote from the 1960s TV show, “The Prisoner”. Patrick McGoohan used the phrase to describe his frustration at not being treated as an individual, and being kept in the

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There are wild variances in how much involvement organisations are brave enough to offer their people in change. From those organisations where they just ‘tell’ (sometimes by text message even!), to

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Change is exhilarating. Change is terrifying. Change is badly needed around here. Whatever your attitude is to change, it is the most reliable companion you will likely ever have. It will always be wi