Ryanair’s goal to ‘Stop pissing people off’ is a great HR Mantra 73

Ryanair's goal to 'Stop pissing people off' is a great HR Mantra
Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, in his first customer tweet session yesterday, came in for heaps of abuse, particularly when he replied to one female tweeter, ‘nice Pic. Phwoar!’   Makes you wonder, but later he did say something of note that didn’t entice ‘sexist pig’ replies. He said he wanted Ryanair to stop doing ...

Are Myers the Great Externalisers?

Are Myers the Great Externalisers?
End 2012 When Myer CEO Bernie Brookes announced a 15% fall in net profit for the financial year 2012, the reasons for the poor result given to the press and shareholders were insightful. They included the fall in equity markets, turmoil in Europe, the high Australian dollar, subdued consumer sentiment, the middle man, the internet, ...

Kicking off our Wicked Workplaces Blog! 94

Kicking off our Wicked Workplaces Blog!
Hi All! We welcome you ( well no-one at this point) to the start of the Wicked Workplaces blog, where we will be sharing with you and each other the awesome, the interesting and the absurd things happening out there in the workplaces of the world. By sharing this info and tossing in our own ...