29 January, 2021
Big boss is watching: the pros and cons of employee surveillance
Remote working has become a norm in the pandemic, but concern has been growing that many workers tapping away at their laptops may also have a spy in their living rooms or bedrooms: their bosses. A...
4 January, 2021
How technology threatens mental health—especially if you’re inauthentic
The word technostress is often credited to Craig Brod, an American psychologist who authored a book about the stress brought on by rapid changes in technology. It was published in 1984, the year Ronal...
23 December, 2020
Top stories of 2020: climate, coronavirus and stakeholder capitalism
This year has been one of the most disruptive, enraging, fear-inducing and thought-provoking years on record. The UK entered 2020 with a new government focused on implementing Brexit, yet by the sprin...
14 December, 2020
Hybrid working requires new technology and HR strategies
I still remember vividly the first day of my career in the late 90s. Walking into the marble entrance hall of my accounting firm employer, fountains tinkling, receptionists immaculately dressed. I asc...
9 November, 2020
Dame Alison Carnwath: ‘We’d all rather look into somebody’s eyes’
Dame Alison Carnwath is one of the most respected figures in the City of London. The former chair of Land Securities, where she served for 10 years, Carnwath last year won the Lifetime Achievement Awa...
6 November, 2020
Dame Alison Carnwath on NEDs, nomcos and future-fit boards
Dame Alison Carnwath is a former chair of Land Securities and won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
24 September, 2020
How to prevent your employees’ mistakes compromising cybersecurity
Did you know that 43% of UK and US employees have made mistakes that have had in cybersecurity repercussions for themselves or their company? That’s according to Tessian's latest report,
10 September, 2020
Not business as usual: returning to the workplace after the pandemic
Among the many challenges facing organisations in the wake of Covid-19 is the question of how to effectively communicate with staff about the "when and if" of returning to the workplace. There’s ...
10 July, 2020
Tech skills in the boardroom and the race for survival
In 2016 Russam published a paper that highlighted the lack of technology expertise and leadership around the boardroom tables of both large and small organisations outside of the technology sector. Th...
17 June, 2020
