New year, new HR policies: A guide to updating your people framework

HR policies are not ‘one and done’ documents; they are living guidelines that should be updated as work evolves. To kick start 2024, Kelly Tucker, Managing Director at HR Star, outlines how to refine your people framework to remain relevant.

Getting a seat for talent transformation at the (boardroom) table

Discover how HR professionals in SMBs can get management or C-suite sponsorship for talent transformation projects.

Nine qualities of cultural intelligence

Hiring great talent for your organisation requires finding people with cultural intelligence. Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership Ltd, outlines the nine qualities found among those who possess this sought-after skill, so you can easily spot them among your candidates.

Four worrying signals for organisations in 2024

What is already going awry in the world of HR as we kick off 2024? Leadership and change expert Blaire Palmer shares her big concerns and challenges leaders to tackle the big issues head-on.

2024 financial wellbeing trends: Five creative ways to put more money into people’s pockets

Gethin Nadin recommends five creative ways to put more money into your employees’ pockets in 2024.

Winter wellbeing: Keeping morale high in low temperatures

Harnessing ‘hygge’ by layering up in cosy clothes, adopting new hobbies and prioritising sleep will help you stay uplifted through the winter months.

Pressing pause – a vital skill for HR and business leaders

By regularly pausing you can help train the mind to become aware of and connect to your inner experience

Humour: A must-have quality in the new era of work?

Recruiters don’t specify a sense of humour in job descriptions, but should they?

Burning out of control: Are line managers in crisis?

Each New Year offers a chance to reflect on the one gone by, and 2023 has certainly been a chaotic and uncertain one. Although there are positive signs for the year ahead, we aren’t out of the woods just yet – especially for employees in the UK. In fact, the British Chamber of Commerce recently […]

How to leverage the paradox of AI making HR more human

Paradoxically, AI can help HR leaders seek to build trust and strengthen relations with employees.

Your seven-step blueprint for a successful talent transformation rollout

Key considerations as you look to upgrade your organisation’s talent management processes.

HR lessons from McDonald’s bullying and harassment scandal

What can HR leaders take away from this sad story to inform their actions?

What is workplace gaslighting and how can you spot the signs?

Gaslighting is an insidiously toxic behaviour that organisations must factor into anti-bullying workplace strategies.

If you’re talking about wellbeing, you’re having the wrong conversation

Employee wellbeing may be a hot topic at the moment, but the need for programmes and policies often highlights underlying deficiencies within an organisation.

Making a modern-day Christmas story more inclusive

HR should lead the way in showing compassion in the workplace towards those for whom Christmas can be a challenging time.

Five juggling clubs of culture evolution

Quentin Millington invites us to view culture evolution as a skilled juggling act played by managers, with five clubs in motion.

HR as a sustainability activist: Good governance should not be the forgotten element of ESG

Kirsten Buck examines the makings of good governance and urges HR not to forget this final component of ESG.

HRZone’s 15 most popular articles of 2023

Which issues mattered most to your HR peers in 2023?

Five ways to create anti-fragile employee experience teams

Is your EX team prepared for pandemic-level shocks or will they be blindsided and frantic when the next crisis occurs?

How to avoid the seven deadly sins of talent management

Talent management is no easy feat, and there are many ways organisations can get it wrong.