Do you ignore context when developing people?
You need talent, and you need it fast. The question is how. One of the most common queries we are asked is how to accelerate people’s development. How to help people learn and develop and be ready for promotion sooner than they otherwise would. In technical specialisms with a fast-aging workforce, or geographies with a […]
Book review: Building the Pyramid by John Stein
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“The skill set of the HR function will shift.”
This is an interview with Nigel Sullivan, Group HR Director at TalkTalk. Nigel is also a non-executive director at the Royal United Hospital Bath and was previously Group HRD and Board Member at Wincanton, VP HR at Marconi Communications and HR Director at Nortel. You’ve been at senior HR director level for over 20 years now. […]
How to visualise big data in the field of HR
The endless flood of data does not stop at HR’s door. Historical HR processes are causing the amount of data to balloon. Our task now is to glean and process the most important information from all the available data. This gives HR an opportunity to create added value in the age of Big Data. […]
Wearables are the HR tool of the future – today
For most HR professionals, the development and retention of employees has remained largely unchanged over the past few decades. New schools of thought come along bringing with them snappily titled procedures such as ‘personal development plans’, ‘360 reviews’ or ‘psychometric profiling’. However, the fundamental process remains the same – HR professionals ask questions about the […]
Make emotional intelligence part of your toolkit
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Social media defamation: the digital revenge of the ex-employee
In 2013, disgruntled HMV workers famously took to Twitter via HMV’s own twitter account. The tweets included “Just overheard our Marketing Director (he’s staying, folks) ask ‘How do I shut down Twitter?” In July 2014, the BBC’s former political correspondent, Laura Kuenssberg, caused controversy when she reflected her change of employment by amending her Twitter […]
Is the 70/20/10 learning mix out of date?
Is this the number you are striving for in your learning strategy? According to a survey in 2014 by Lumesse, the talent software firm, fewer than 5% of companies achieve the 70:20:10 learning mix although many more are trying to achieve it. In case you haven’t come across this or have never really understood it, […]
“You often get change done to you. That never feels very engaging.”
This is an interview with Mark Henn, Head of Department, Asset Development, Transport for London and Drew Barritt, Lead Trainer, A2B Excellence. Transport for London won the Public Sector award at the 2014 Employee Engagement Awards. If you had to pick a reason why you think you won the award, what do you think it was? Mark […]
What employment law policies are you really voting for?
With the main parties having published their manifestos for the general election 2015 (don’t forget to vote on May 7th!), what is the future looking like for employment law? Conservatives They have indicated their support for real terms increases in the National Minimum Wage, rising from its current level of £6.50 per hour to reach […]
EXCLUSIVE: HR is at a crossroads and we need to act
Just one in 10 UK organisations rate their HR performance as ‘excellent’ and none believe their organisation provides ‘excellent’ development for HR. A further 66% said their HR functions lacked the capabilities needed to meet the rate of change across the organisation. Released as part of Deloitte’s UK Human Capital Trends report, an annual survey […]
How to engage employees in diverse cultures
The last few years have seen both employee engagement and equality and diversity gain greater prominence. Employers know how important it is to engage their staff, and they’re willing to invest in doing so. Employers also recognise that they need to create a fair environment where all employees are treated equally and are able to […]
How to stay sane at work
1. All development starts with self-awareness. The greater the level of self-awareness, the more personal change is possible and the more that it will stick. Make sure that management and leadership development is more than education and knowledge acquisition. Build in a self-discovery component and encourage reflective learning that places the prime responsibility for development […]
Team away days – where nothing and no-one changes
No names, no job titles, no companies. HR After Dark features totally anonymised opinion pieces from HR professionals, consultants and industry commentators. No holds barred, no censorship, nothing but raw opinions on issues that matter to HR. When the lights go down, HR After Dark comes out to play. See it all here first. Want […]
Motivating millennials in the Middle East
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Why putting pressure on people is a good thing
One technique open to the team leader, business leader, chief executive, is to put staff under pressure to raise their game. There are different forms of words that do this, but essentially it comes down to two things: Accountable individuals are pushed to commit, to deliver something beyond what they believe is possible Having made […]
10 questions: how well do you know your workforce?
Many young and fast growing companies are expanding and recruiting fast. While these are exciting trends, new challenges are quickly emerging regarding their people. When everyone was co-located in the same office, and everyone knew everybody, knowing your workforce was easy. Now these companies are bigger – and people are dispersed across different offices and […]
“Our next challenge is retaining new talent.”
Regine Buettner is EVP HR Global & Europe at DHL Express. She is an international HR executive with over 20 years of experience. Prior to joining DHL in 2007 she was Senior Vice President HR at Deutsche Telekom and, before that, Senior Vice President HR of T-Systems. 1) What are your biggest challenges now around attracting and retaining […]
“We are really big on continuous improvement,” says Las Iguanas’ Angela Da Silva
This is an interview with Angela Da Silva, HR Manager at restaurant chain Las Iguanas, who won the Reward & Recognition Award at the 2014 Employee Engagement Awards. In this interview we delve into the company’s approach to engagement and tease out key learnings to help others bring an evidence-based, joined-up approach to their engagement […]
Freelancers experience “enthusiasm-based” work–nonwork interference
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
