Digital Disruption. We've all heard that term a ton of times. But what does it really mean? In my career, I've seen disruption of many kinds. We are currently seeing it on a huge scale in HR. But it is all too easy to look in the rear view mirror and accept the inevitable. Successes look as though …
The 8 communication essentials to have people hanging off your every word
Great leadership skills depend above all else on communication. You've probably heard the advice for creating stunning presentations. "Tell them what you are going to tell them. Tell them. Then tell them what you've told them" Sounds trite. But there is much that we all need to heed in …
HR Can’t Compensate For Poor Managers: Guest Blog Post from Lucy Adams, Expert Author
Today's guest blog is brought to you from Lucy Adams. Lucy is the best selling author of "HR Disrupted", a former HR Director with a wealth of experience, and an HR thought leader. We're thrilled to be bringing you Lucy's thoughts because they are so closely aligned with Air's core philosophy of …
Three universal principles of reward psychology to get pay decisions right
In today's guest blog, Daniel Hibbert, author of "Thunder Cloud: Managing Reward in a Digital Age" reveals how to make the psychology of reward work for you. Few things are more emotive than someone's pay package - its critical to get it right, or you risk losing top talent. Three keys to the …
Building a happy and healthy workforce
All employers want their staff to be happy and productive at work. But, the cost of sickness takes a toll on your business. According to the UK’s largest annual survey the average worker is absent from work for 6.5 days a year. This figure varies from one workplace to another but the cost to …
So many books. So little time. We’ve done the reading for you! The books every leader should read.
Search on Amazon for leadership and management books and hundreds of thousands of titles come up. Even assuming you love reading, which we do, its hard to plough through this many. Luckily as business, leadership and management book addicts, (and we confess, some of us have created books like …
The Ten Best TED talks on people and culture
If you haven't already discovered TED, grab a chair and a coffee and start right here. If you're a visual learner, you may prefer this way of absorbing information than reading articles. Regina Hartley: Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume Given the choice between a job candidate …
If only I’d known that! (the keys to how people tick)
With experience and hindsight comes wisdom. But don't you wish there was a way to shortcut the often painful experiences you have while building your company? What we wish we had known At Air we are always learning and thought it would be fun to have a round up of the things we and others wish …
