The check is in the mail

Late payments are not just a financial issue, they’re an ethical issue too. What are all those claims of corporate social responsibility worth when companies are grinding their suppliers into the ground? asks Alison MaitlandPublished by The Conference Board...

The personal assistant I never see

Alison Maitland looks at the growing trend in Virtual Assistants who use online collaborative technology to provide support services for clients they never meet face-to-face. Published by the Financial Times, 18 Oct 2012.[email-download download_id=”522″...

Why isn’t progress on gender happening faster?

The business case for gender-balanced leadership just got even stronger. But the snail’s pace of women’s progress into top jobs shows that the business case is not enough to erase centuries of ingrained attitudes and assumptions that hold women back,...

The five types of trust

Building credibility beyond the usual tone-at-the-top approach.My Workspace column in The Conference Board Review, Summer 2012.[email-download download_id=”536″ contact_form_id=”90″]

End of the 40-Hour Workweek?

Command and control will no longer be the currency in the workforce of the future.This is an interview I gave to Alice Andors of HR Magazine in the US, published in July 2012. Copyright: Society for Human Resource Management, Alexandria, VA. Used with permission. All...

Future looks bright as flexibility increases

At a time of rising unemployment, when men still vastly outnumber women in senior jobs, it might seem odd to be positive about the future for women at work. But there are many reasons for qualified optimism. Financial Times, 19 April 2012[email-download...