Book Review: Developing Mental Toughness by Clough & Strycharczyk
Title: Mindful Leadership Coaching: Using Mindfulness to Develop Leaders and Transform TeamsAuthor: Peter Clough & Doug StrycharczykISBN: 978-0749463779 This book was reviewed by David Evans of Burn Bridge Associates. Subtitled “Improving performance, well-being and positive behaviour in others”, this is a useful book that will offer new insights for HR managers and line managers alike. Based on over […]
Old systems, new world
Today’s new breed of fast-growing, global businesses often find themselves held back by systems that were designed for a slower-paced, more predictable world. Modern workforces now expect access to information and systems whenever and wherever they are. Moreover, managers need accurate and consistent information so they can see how their organisations are performing, as well […]
Eldercare – what it is and why it’s becoming increasingly important in the workplace
It seems like common sense to recognise that those working for us might need a little extra support to help them with added pressures at home. Finding new ways to retain our best workers isn’t rocket science. For many, childcare facilities or vouchers make an excellent employee benefit. But what about eldercare? We’re all living […]
Book Review: Mindful Leadership Coaching by Manfred FR Kets de Vries
Title: Mindful Leadership Coaching: Using Mindfulness to Develop Leaders and Transform TeamsAuthor: Manfred Kets de VriesISBN: 978-1137382320 This book was reviewed by David Evans of Burn Bridge Associates. In a world where coaching seems to be on an ever-increasing popularity curve, it is a real pleasure to read a book that tackles the subject in such […]
Religious concerns at Christmas – consideration or over-compensation?
Recently I had been invited to undertake some consultancy work for a Residential Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities. The consultancy work involved participating in the team’s weekly meetings to understand the team communication and dynamics. During one of the meetings, there was a discussion about a new staff member due to join their team, […]
Listen to the research: negotiation doesn’t just mean haggling
If you watch too many business-based dramas, or television shows about wannabe entrepreneurs, you could be forgiven for believing that negotiation is a means of demonstrating machismo and wringing out an extra few percent from a sale or an investment, just for the sake of the cameras. Or that it’s an all-night, shirt-sleeved argument to […]
Sharing proprietary practices to drive performance across regions?
With the global economy gradually moving out of recession challenges are returning for businesses; such as managing the financial pressure of maintaining a highly skilled base of human capital and the rising recruitment cost of attracting talent. In this highly competitive economic environment, companies have recognised the need to provide more innovation, greater value for […]
How teams really work, from the perspective of the brain – part 2
In part two part of this article exploring the neuroscience of high-performing teams, Jan Hills of Head Heart + Brain explores how to manage the pitfalls that stop teams from achieving their best. Read part one today. Create a sense of identity There is no doubt that a common purpose and goals creates team cohesion […]
Why your best workers may not always be your employees: exploring the freelance factor
The working environment has changed drastically in the last ten years. Technological advances have empowered today’s workers to become increasingly global, mobile and flexible. And with more and more businesses looking to pursue an on-demand workforce to scale labour efficiently, the rise of the ‘independent worker’ in recent years has been no surprise. According to […]
Developing managers for sustainable people outcomes
Line managers are the secret There is an abundance of evidence showing that the relationship with the line manager is key to employee engagement and wellbeing, particularly important for ensuring sustainability of positive people outcomes. Understandably, organisations are investing in developing line manager capability with 88% of organisations in a CIPD survey saying they provide […]
A ticking time bomb: the workplace stress epidemic
Learn more ways to improve your workplace wellbeing with The Ultimate Wellbeing Toolkit – a practical learning hub brought to you by financial protection specialists Unum, designed to equip HR professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to show employees that they are valued. Presenteeism – or attending work while sick – is on the rise. A […]
The neuroscience of organisational values – part 2
In part one of this article series, Jan Hills explored what the research says about how people respond to organisational values, how they connect values to rewards, how values change over time and the link between values and risk. In this follow-up piece, she looks at how this new research impacts organisations and what they […]
HRZone is making a change
HRzone will be changing in 2015! Who, why, when, how? Here at HRzone we want to offer the best experience to our members, whether that’s through the editorial content we produce, the events we organise, or the community we create on site (that’s you guys!). We’ve seen from your feedback in the recent questionnaire as […]
The neuroscience of organisational values – part 1
In part two of this article series, Jan Hills looks at how the research detailed below impacts organisations and what they should be doing to adapt. There is a lot of talk about values in business. As a preoccupation it is taking over the whole culture debate, but given that values essentially form the bases of […]
HRZone announces US employee engagement awards
Following on from the success of the UK employee engagement awards, which will announce its winners in January 2015, we've teamed up with the EE Awards to bring the same program of recognition and celebration to America. The EE Awards will celebrate the best small and big businesses North America has to offer – the game changing, forward-thinking […]
Why you should show staff that they’re cared for
Learn more ways to improve your workplace wellbeing with The Ultimate Wellbeing Toolkit – a practical learning hub brought to you by financial protection specialists Unum, designed to equip HR professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to show employees that they are valued. It’s a given that being cited as a company that […]
Interview: Simon Wells, Terrorist Negotiator, HM Government
Simon Wells has spent the past 13 years as a crisis negotiator in the UK and overseas, including on behalf of the UK government with terrorist groups. He has 30 years’ experience with the Metropolitan Police including 20 years specialising in using behavioural science to benefit law enforcement, the military and special forces units across […]
Companies are realising they must hire self-learners, says Josh Bersin
Josh Bersin, founder of Bersin by Deloitte, gives us his insight into what’s hot in the world of talent management. On the ‘Irresistible Organisation:’ “The term originally came about a year ago off the back of our Global Human Capital Trends study. We found that among 1700 organisations around the world, the number one problem […]
How teams really work, from the perspective of the brain – part 1
I have to confess I have always been rather sceptical about the management theory on teams, specifically the whole forming, storming, norming and performing idea. In my experience teams either skipped the storming stage or if they go through it, they never move on to the performing stage. And teams that did perform didn’t stay […]
Why did a global children’s right NGO implement HR technology and what did they solve?
We recently interviewed Mark Banbury, Global CIO at Plan International, on how the NGO is using HR technology to save children’s lives. In this follow-up Mark tells us the reasons he chose to implement cloud HR technology and what business challenges have been solved by the implementation. First business challenge solved: how many people work […]
