Deborah Hartung, Author at HRZone

Deborah Hartung

Personify Change

SPARKFluencer: Sparking Ideas Influencing Change

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If Gen Z needs AI to speak to colleagues, maybe it’s not them who’ve lost the plot

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Quiet cracking: A buzzword masking a mental health crisis at work

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Progress or PR spin? Gender pay gap 2025 shows it’s still a man’s world, just with better reporting

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Labour’s benefits crackdown: The DEI alarm bell HR can’t afford to ignore

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The 60-hour workweek fallacy: Leaders must stop glorifying overwork

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The power of habits and rituals in company culture

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Hushed hybrid: The ticking talent time bomb

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Four-day dreams, six-day realities and the quest for work-life balance

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The new Labour landscape: Nine UK employment changes to prepare for

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Gallup State of Global Workplace 2024: A paradox of progress and wellbeing

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#BoredatWork: The TikTok trend that should terrify every employer

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SHEIN’s fast fashion frenzy: A wake-up call for HR

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Barclays discrimination claims: From lip service to lawsuits

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Sexism in the City: How the ‘Boys’ Club’ perpetuates pay gaps

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The Spring Budget 2024: Hints for HR on the future of work

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The RAF’S latest assault: Sexual harassment is not the problem – systemic misogyny is.

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Post Office Horizon scandal: How to ensure your organisation isn’t in the next ITV drama series

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Navigating the Autumn Statement changes: Practical advice for HR professionals

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The four-day workweek revolution: Proving the UK government wrong

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Leadership lapses, workplace woes and five HR solutions: Avoiding Network Rail’s prolonged industrial standoff

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