Blog: Boosting employee energy for 2013
"Managing your energy is more important than managing your time." (AG Lafley, former CEO of Procter & Gamble). Whilst a great many organisations now run excellent health and wellbeing programmes for their staff, the elephant slumped in the corner of the room is employee energy. The simple fact is that after four tough years, […]
In a Nutshell: Four considerations when holding a tricky conversation
As an HR pro, being able to talk about sensitive and emotive issues is an important part of the job, but it’s also one of the toughest. If handled badly, such conversations, ranging from performance and conduct to personal matters, can damage team dynamics, lower morale and have a negative impact on attendance and performance […]
Legal Insight: The potential impact of employee shareholder schemes
At the Conservative Party conference last year, the Chancellor George Osborne unveiled plans to create a new employment status – the ‘employee-owner’. The government promoted these proposals as part of its drive for growth and to give business more flexibility to hire and fire staff. Some commentators were quick to dismiss them as political […]
News: Cost of commuting continues to outstrip wage rises
Although real pay may finally have returned to positive growth at the end of last year, the cost of commuting is continuing to rise faster than either wages or inflation, resulting in an ongoing salary squeeze for many workers. As a result, according to Hay Group’s PayNet UK Salary Tracker, train fare rises of 4.2% […]
News: Top 10 talent trends for 2013
From the continued impact of the difficult global economic situation on HR departments to a growing focus on workforce diversity, 2013 looks set to be a dynamic and exciting year. Recruitment consultancy Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company, outlines the top 10 trends that it expects to see in the talent management arena: 1. To outsource […]
Blog: Five ways to fire up your team for 2013
Christmas and the festivities may be over, but helping managers to keep the season of good will going with their teams will have a huge influence on how engaged and motivated staff will feel as they return to work in 2013. January is all about new beginnings but it often takes a few weeks for […]
Blog: 2013 – A new HR business model emerges
“HR must have the knowledge of the organization’s P&L, but more importantly, they should develop a people P&L.” This was a statement by Cynthia Trudell, Executive Vice President Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer of Pepsico. Before Christmas in New York there was an event called the HR Leadership Summit (built “by HR Execs, for […]
Talent Spot: Community blogger, Will Mitchell
Lifelong learning and development is something that Will Mitchell, director of consulting at talent management specialists, A&DC, wholeheartedly believes in. His love of learning was developed on taking a gap year after graduation, when he went to Australia with the Outward Bound Trust, an educational charity that focuses on learning out-of-doors. Mitchell loved it […]
Talking Point: Why put all your eggs in one talent management basket?
Talent management has traditionally focussed on the individual. Employers identify potential shining stars who they can train, mentor and coach in order to excel and take over key positions in the business. This is how it has always been, but is it necessarily how it should always remain? The question is, does this approach […]
Infographic: UK HR twitter trends for 2012
Top 30 HR Tweeters. Click on the image to enlarge. UK HR Twitter Trends 2012 from Cezanne OnDemand – HR Software for SMEs
How new technologies are changing the behaviour of people in the workplace.
As CEO of a global software company, I spend a significant proportion of my life travelling and visiting our various offices and the companies we serve around the world. No matter what industry sector our customers play in, I see all of them experiencing an immense change in the way they operate and compete and […]
Blog: Hiring migrant workers is now a boardroom issue…
The revocation of London Metropolitan University’s student licence this summer shook the Higher Education sector. Although the financial fallout for the university is still yet to be quantified, it is anticipated that the loss of hundreds of international students, coupled with the damage to the university’s reputation, will translate into a massive dent in revenue. […]
Case Study: Inchcape Shipping Services standardises global HR to boost efficiency
Inchcape Shipping Services is in the process of standardising its HR processes in a bid to boost efficiency and better understand its workforce across the 67 countries in which it operates. Rapid growth and global expansion meant that the maritime services provider had so far failed to introduce global HR or any other IT systems […]
Book Review: Face to face in the workplace: A handbook of strategies for effective discussions
Face-to-face skills are what people require every day because they work with others. Some of these skills are what my mum might have called “common sense” and others are akin to a martial art in that each movement is practised to perfection in order to ready the individual for battle. Julie Cooper’s book is […]
Legal Insight: When the (Christmas) party’s over…
As the festive season takes hold, workplaces around the country have been hanging up the tinsel, sending out corporate Christmas cards and thinking about the end of year knees-up. But both HR departments and the wider workforce should be aware that, just because a Christmas party takes place outside of work hours and in rented […]
Employee engagement – and how to get it
The McLeod Review concluded two years ago that levels of employee engagement in the UK were disappointingly low, largely because managers had failed to realise the importance of the concept. The review, led by David MacLeod and Nita Clarke, was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Its findings were welcomed by […]
News: Men who wear pink shirts earn more and are better qualified
Men who wear pink cotton shirts earn more and are better qualified than those who prefer traditional colours such as white or blue, according to a study. On average, pink-loving males earn £1,000 more a year than those who prefer blue shirts and are twice as likely to have a Masters degree than those […]
What does the future hold for HR?
The world of work has changed beyond recognition in recent years, with commentators predicting we are on the verge of a seismic shift not seen since the industrial revolution. In her book ‘The Shift: The future of work is already here’, Lynda Gratton highlights five forces that will result in profound changes to the […]
Blog: Punk Rock HR – Christmas countdown part 2
In this mini series, we’re counting down 10 HR tips as seen through the eyes and ears of Punk Rock. No need to pogo whilst reading these unless you must! For more on all this, ping me a note with PUNK in the title to claim your free Christmas HR gift – a […]
In a Nutshell: Five tips for becoming a staff motivation expert
A lot of managers consider themselves to be experts in the area of employee motivation. This is because we are all employees of one type or another and so we believe that everyone feels the same way that we do, explains John Sylvester, executive director of motivation and performance improvement agency, P&MM. However, the […]
