Coronavirus discussion thread

With the Covid-19 outbreak escalating rapidly, each day brings new guidance, measures and schemes from the UK Government, alongside a new set of challenges for businesses and their people. Understandably, as we all try to navigate through these challenging times many questions and concerns will arise. To help you get those questions answered, we at HRZone have […]

How can I best manage my independent contractors?

  In today’s world dominated by small businesses and startups, independent contractors are an integral part of success. From property developers who need on-site workers, web designers, legal consultants, copywriters and temps, the need for freelance staff is higher than ever. Unlike full-time employees, you don’t worry about paying a regular salary, pension, healthcare, taxes, […]

Training Staff to sell more in 2018

Competition in the modern retail industry is getting increasingly tougher and start-ups are finding it harder to compete against already established businesses. But implementing the tips below will give you a better fighting chance by making your store more attractive to those in your target market as well as make you better capable of satisfying […]

The challenge of bringing creativity to organizations

Hi, 1) What is the number 1 problem or challenge in bringing creativity to your organization or work teams (for example..getting the staff to think more out of the box, embrace changes) 2) How hard or how easy is it to find answer to this problem? What websites or experts can I find answer to this problem? Thanks.

Transitioning from colleague to manager – where do you draw the line?

Something that seems to get asked fairly frequently across our channels is how you make the move from a friend & colleague to being someone's manager – how do you balance informal chats with business protocol? As ever, interested to hear your thoughts on the topic, as well as any interesting articles you've read on […]

Time management advice

How can I encourage my staff to manage their workload more effectively. We all hear about working ‘smart’ but what does ‘smart’ working mean to you and how to do demonstrate it to your staff or colleagues?

Do you encourage your staff and colleagues to network? If so, what do you recommend they do?

  Networking is all about the development and maintenance of mutually available relationships. It’s a way of meeting people and sharing ideas in order to make solid connections with others. It’s a key skill in our career development and progression, but its value sometimes isn’t stressed enough.  Does your company encourage networking and , if […]

Holocracy versus Hierarchy – what are the pros & cons?

I really enjoyed this recent article from Buffer about their experimentation with a flat structure, and how they found that some of their expectations were misplaced, with them now returning to a basic heierarchy. What have been your experiences of self-management or changes to the management structure in your organisations? I’m interested to hear if […]

What is the most critical HR task in an organisation?

What is the most critical work of an HR in the organization?

Leadership induction – first six months?

Hi I am currently researching what key things a new leader should cover during their 6 month Induction.  In addition to identifying what they should cover i am also looking at the best way of making this plan visible to a new leader. For example should it be a checklist, handbook, something on the organisations […]

Disciplinary for not attending a disciplinary?

How would deal with a situation where an employee has been investigated and then invited to a disciplinary (not for gross misconduct and not on suspension) but fails to attend on a couple of occasions and gives no reason for this? I’m guessing that you would postpone the original, invite to a new disciplinary hearing […]