Onboarding in the flexible labour force era: is HR missing a trick?
Onboarding new employees into an organisation is now common practice. But what about the ever-growing flexible labour force? How do we ensure our approach enables these atypical workers to succeed? A new era of onboarding has arrived, and HR needs to adapt… The Cambridge dictionary defines onboarding as “the process in which new employees gain the knowledge and […]
Why HR can’t rely on best practice anymore – part 2
In part one of this two-part thought piece, I questioned the applicability of HR’s use of best practice as a viable way to serve the needs of organisations. I am seeing time and time again that a number of disruptive market trends are driving the chasm between organisational strategy and HR’s mainstream approach further and further […]
Why HR can’t rely on best practice anymore – part 1
We’ve seen for years now that what makes HR work in our current and future roles is the ability to be commercial, stay curious and be bold in following these things through. However, how many of us can actually say that we do this? There are some shining pockets of practice, but for the most […]