Five steps to take the risk out of recruitment
There’s no such thing as a perfect recruitment process but you can certainly reduce the risk of hiring the wrong people. That can be an expensive mistake. It’s not just the cost of hiring, paying, training and exiting them, there’s also the business opportunities they might miss and the damage they might do to your […]
Developing your high-potentials to retain business-critical talent
As the war for talent heats up and businesses compete for the skills they need, there is more pressure than ever on employers to create development opportunities for their staff in order to attract and retain the best talent. Hiring the best candidates you possibly can is an important first step but it’s not enough […]
How can HR make the most of the UN International Day of Happiness?
Tomorrow it’s the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness 2015 and I’ve just received a press release about a newly-launched ‘Happiness Printer’ which comes pre-loaded with 1000 ‘happy’ images You can’t buy the printer – but you can win it by telling the company producing it how you would use it to make the world […]
30 second guide to the 2015 Budget for HR professionals
Firstly, the good news: there is record employment in UK, with the jobless rate to fall to 5.3% this year. Pay National Minimum Wage will rise by 20p an hour to £6.70 from October 2015 Your contingent workforce Annual paper tax returns to be abolished, affecting contractors and self-employed workers Class 2 National Insurance contributions […]
Collaboration between practitioners and academics crucial to developing HR agenda
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 […]
Top five tough interview questions from across the world
Last year we covered company transparency site Glassdoor’s 2014 report on the wackiest questions asked at interview. They’ve just released this year’s results and this year we’ve got data from United States and Canada to go with the questions asked in the UK. It’s a pretty broad mix of companies asking ‘out there’ questions – […]
How to develop resilience quickly
In organisational life, pressure, change and adversity are almost inevitable daily aspects of our work. To cope, we need a proactive rather than reactive approach: we need to develop resilience. People describe resilience in many different ways: as ‘mental toughness’, ‘emotional stability’, ‘grit’ or ‘perseverance’. Perhaps more helpfully, we can think of resilience as the […]
Can we stop rewarding staff for breathing?
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 […]
Game-changing individuals make game-changing organisations
Everyone wants to work for a game changing organisation but the harsh reality is there are very few that really succeed in changing the game. Yes there are the likes of Google and Apple but these organisations are in the minority – they are the organisations everyone aspires to recreate. But the reality is that […]
Interview: Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer, Metro Bank
Danielle Harmer is Chief People Officer at Metro Bank. When Metro Bank launched in 2010, it was the first new high-street bank in 100 years, and spearheaded the start of what the company call the ‘banking revolution.’ For Danielle, their fresh and obsessive approach to customer service is underpinned by a laser focus on culture […]
NHS Customer Service – forget about process, it’s about emotional engagement
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 […]
How the role of women has changed in the workplace over the decades – and are we in a better place today?
This article is part of our in-depth content series on women in the workplace – take a look at the full list of articles today and increase your knowledge of a range of issues relating to women in the workplace, including sickness absence, impostor syndrome and mental health. The last 60+ years have seen the […]
Companies should take a public health approach to wellbeing
More HR teams need to be taking a ‘public health’ approach – similar to that used by national governments – to understand and improve the health of their whole organisation. Traditionally, preventative healthcare and private health screening has been seen as a perk for senior executives only, with elements sometimes offered as part of the benefits […]
Personal development resolutions for the modern workplace
Striking the perfect work/life balance can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task. The average day rarely feels long enough to get everything done and the pressure can have a negative impact on your professional life. Personal goals sometimes take a back seat, but it is important to ensure they are not resigned to the bottom […]
Minimising leadership risk – and why it matters
One of the most surprising findings of our research into FTSE 100 companies is that while many recognise the positive impact of effective leadership management on business performance, this is not supported by any notable action. 67% of companies identified people, talent and key management as a principal risk – up from 44% in 2011 […]
The real cost of a bad hiring decision
When it comes to hiring time, more and more organisations are bolstering their recruitment processes with a thorough programme of interviews, relevant workplace tests and internal vetting procedures in an effort to secure the right candidate. Now that we’re coming out of recession it seems there’s even more fierce competition amongst applicants and the selection […]
Saying you’re ‘commercially-focused’ is fashionable, but it’s hardly ever true
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 […]
Be optimistic about robots in the workplace
‘Sci-Fi is here: Making the impossible, possible’. This was the clarion call of a recent study by Globaltrends.com of 10 key trends to watch for the future that will have a major impact on changes to the workplace. In particular ‘racing with the machine’ was identified as a key challenge as organisations become more automated with […]
Is your organisation too lean?
Throughout the highs and lows of the recession, businesses have had to batten down the hatches. While it would be a tad dramatic to suggest that this period of time has been solely about survival, many businesses have been left with no option but to make lifestyle changes. They have shed some weight and kept […]
Is it worth investing in ‘active’ workstations?
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 […]
