John Williamson explains how local authorities use floral displays to boost the local economy. We all know that appearances are important. There can be few more depressing sights than a deserted high street with boarded up shops and litter everywhere. Unfortunately, this is becoming an all too common sight in our town centres and it [...]

In this article Simon Collinson reckons that central government departments are 30 per cent more complex than private companies. He has developed a methodology to measure the level of complexity in an organisation and has come up with the Global Simplicity Index. A certain amount of complexity is inevitable and as an organisation grows it [...]

Michael Chaskalson offers a practical and theoretical guide to the benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in the workplace. He describes the latest neuroscience research into the effects of mindfulness training and details an eight-week mindfulness training course. The forces of dissonance are all around us. They gnaw at us and eventually turn us into a [...]

In this third edition Michael A West Effective has updated the text to reflect the latest research evidence. The book provides managers with the necessary guidance and tools to build and maintain effective teamwork. Effective Teamwork provides all the tools necessary to help teams become more effective, including case studies, discussion questions, exercises and questionnaires. [...]