Bereavement at work: How employees provide support

In support of Grief Awareness Day, Paul Barrett examines standard policies for supporting Covid bereavements and how NatWest has got it right.
Women’s Equality Day 2021: Striving for change in the tech industry

We spoke to various women in tech about lack of progress in achieving gender equality.
Employee feedback: how to design shorter 360 surveys without losing impact

Maintaining employees’ attention span while collecting valuable feedback requires a robust survey design
RAF lessons on building a culture of collective leadership and dissent

How military principles help cultivate a culture of collective leadership.
Hybrid working: assessing the four types of ‘work anywhere’ readiness

Four key tests to assess if your organisation is prepared for a hybrid working environment.
Employee wellbeing: how to make peer-led staff support safe and sustainable

How HR can make peer-led wellbeing support both safe and sustainable.
Is financial exclusion hindering your recruitment drive?

Financial exclusion can hamper an organisation’s efforts to attract and onboard overseas candidates. How can HR address this?
People analytics: Will graph technology revolutionise HR?

How graph technology can offer next level HR people analytics.
Netflix terminations and the issues of transparency, psychological safety and venting

Is transparency at work a good thing, or should some things be kept private?
Employee engagement stagnates: what can HR do to turn the tide?

Employee engagement levels are in tatters following the pandemic. What can HR do to spark a change?
Company culture: how and why bad HR can bring down a promising merger

Company culture is an often-overlooked part of the merger process, so it’s down to HR teams to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible.
Digital transformation: upskilling and empowering your staff for the automated age

AI isn’t here to steal our jobs – rather, it will create new ones and drive up demand for human skills.
A (first iteration) guide to hybrid working for people teams

Taking a three-phase approach to hybrid working will increase your chances of success.
Why mentoring skills are essential for managers today

Today’s world requires a more empathetic and human-focused leadership style. That’s why mentoring skills are so in demand.
Employee experience: is your HR tech stack up to the job?

There’s a likely chance your HR tech stack is holding you back from delivering the experience your employees expect.
Overlooked and undervalued – why ‘quiet leadership’ could be the answer to your culture problem

There is now a new type of leadership on the block that we should respect and value just as much as conventional leadership styles.
How can HR take a more proactive role in social justice and inclusion?

HR is uniquely placed to make the workplace a more inclusive place in the post pandemic world. Will you take this opportunity?
Transformational leadership: how HR can strategise, innovate and execute the future of work

Testing times require new skills and leaders who can strategise, innovate and execute.
Talent optimisation in the hybrid workplace

People data is the key to optimising talent in the hybrid workplace.
The good, the bad and the ugly: three lessons from pandemic HR faux pas

The good, the bad and the ugly of people-focused decision making during the pandemic.