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When the plan is fine, but people aren't following it By Deanne Walsh, Dewa Consulting. Updated October 2026. Change is something that all businesses face, yet few do well. It is common to have a project plan, Gantt chart, project meetings, issue communications, but rarely do things go smoothly when you run the next staff survey or eNPS (employee Net Promoter Score). Why do employees resist change even when it's well planned? It is important to know your people, your team, and their needs....

The law is the law, but how you implement it and work within it day to day is what really matters By Deanne Walsh, Dewa Consulting. Updated October 2026. The Employment Rights Act 2025 gives employees more rights, earlier. Sick pay now starts on day one, staff can claim unfair dismissal after six months instead of two years from January 2027, and employers must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment from 30 October 2026. For small businesses, the bigger change is cultural....

A coaching success story Gerald had a problem. Not the kind of problem you could Google, or fix with a strong cup of tea and a biscuit (though he'd tried both, extensively). Gerald was 34 years old, moderately good at his job, owner of three houseplants he'd named after historical generals, and utterly, completely, magnificently stuck . He sat at his desk every morning like a man who'd accidentally glued himself to a chair. Present in body, absent in spirit, going through the motions with all...