Why do we insist on blaming people when things go wrong?
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 is suicide still locked out of the workplace agenda?
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 […]
What I learned in prison about behavioural change
For a decade, behaviour change expert and author Nik Kinley worked as a forensic psychotherapist, trying to change the behaviour of hardened prisoners. In brief article he shares what it taught him about people and how it helps him now help people in organisations change their behaviours. I spent the first six years of my […]
Real examples of HR analytics in action – and data scientists in HR
This is an interview with Ian Cook, Director of Product Management at workforce analytics company Visier. In this interview Ian discusses the most common and valuable use cases for data analytics in the modern HR department, to what extent the department will be staffed by data scientists in the future, and how HR directors can […]
Analysing short-term Tory employment law plans
What does the short-term hold for UK employment law under a majority Conservative government? A central theme of the Conservative manifesto was that of economic improvement. In headline campaigning terms, “The Great Recession has given way to a Great Revival”: it spells out certain developments but much remains to be seen as to the effect […]
Is your bonus money going down the drain?
The use of bonus schemes is on the increase. Often used to align pay with performance, and make it affordable in good times and bad. According to XpertHR, 4/10 employees received a bonus in 2014. However, a £ given as bonus is valued less favourably than a £ given in base pay. This is because […]
How do you get things done with no managers?
I was recently on a trip to the UK and managed to spend some valuable time with my 92-year-old Grandpa. Over a good cup of tea, we discussed a wide variety of topics, including the difficulties of the Dutch language. The majority of our time was however spent discussing my work and how I work […]
Book review: The Intuitive Compass by Francis Cholle
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How to create sustainable employability
Our career is essentially a pathway through our working life. This is a route that we build ourselves and one that requires construction through the social, economic and personal aspects that we are born into and we come across as we develop. We know that, as adults, the biggest single factor to any achievement is […]
Is it time for HR to come down off its pedestal?
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 […]
Sleep deprivation consequences in the workplace
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 […]
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 […]
