An article by Roy Howells first published in The Training Journal June 2003

A recent report commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Centre for Management and Policy Studies (CMPS) drew attention to the adverse effects that large-scale change programmes can have on public sector employees and their attitudes to work. Irrespective of sector, change can take a lot of coping with, and it would take a supreme optimist to expect staff to agree wholeheartedly whenever a new way of doing things is proposed.

An article by Roy Howells originally published in the TMS Research Manual Third Edition 2003

This paper examines data relating to the Emotional Intelligence (EQ) scores of 180 individuals who were then categorised by the Team Management Profile (TMP). The purpose is to establish if there is a relationship between the two and if so, what the implications are. The subjects were primarily drawn from the upper middle ranks of the UK Civil Service who had applied for a training course on EQ.

Style Matters in Leadership
2005-09-08 11:00:00.0 CDT
By Levy Rivers and Marcello Bondurant

Extract..."The very scope of such a program requires the board to think about transforming both themselves as well as the organization.

One of the consequences of making this shift is more exposure and transparency. Access and openness make it harder to get away with unethical behaviour, which the board and the public both demand. Job descriptions are being tuned, with a view to the type of person rather than simply the tasks. It is not just what the employee can do, but the kind of person he or she is, ethically and morally."

The Soul of Business By: William Meader

Business is an expression of divinity. Given the fact that much criticism can be directed toward the business world, such a statement may seem reckless, even blasphemous. Yet, when business is understood within an esoteric framework, its sacredness becomes clear. Business is a living organism, and because of this, its hallowed status is guaranteed. For that which lives is always an expression of divinity. It is from this premise that this article is based. We shall examine the deeper livingness expressed through the world of business and commerce. In truth, without a business aspect to our existence, our species could not evolve. Business has the mandate to condition human consciousness with the Principle of Right Distribution of resources for the sustenance of all life upon this planet.