From bad to worst: Can HR rise above the taunts? … continued
HR Directors are often in a no win situation much like the manager of the English football team! Everyone has an opinion as to how pick the best team and they are always right! The key point here is that not everyone within an organisation would feel equally as qualified to offer opinion about the […]
From bad to worst: Can HR rise above the taunts?
HR was recently cited by one survey as one of the worst performing business functions – it even fell below the IT department in terms of appreciation. So what’s going on? John Mazted, CEO of Digby Morgan, a leading HR recruitment firm, presents his thoughts. The recent Economist Intelligence Unit survey of over 500 board […]
Executive failure: An unacceptable rate … continued
One hundred and twenty essential questions:Our research has shown that there are over one hundred and twenty questions that should be asked by a new hire in order to ensure success. Alternatively a company wishing to help the new hire to quickly become a net contributor to the wealth of the business can formulate information […]
Executive failure: An unacceptable rate
Did you know that just under half of all executives in a new job fail? Stephen Harvard Davis, a leading authority on job transition and the author of business best-seller Why do 40% of Executives Fail?, explains what this lost opportunity, costs, making his case for why HR should care. If a business process was […]
What happened next? Dealing with smelly staff! By Sarah Fletcher
How do you tell an employee that his poor personal hygiene is making his co-workers drop like flies? In this new series looking at what happened next we report on the outcome and learning points of this situation as experienced by a member who sought solace in the Any Answers forum. On hearing he smelled […]
What happened next? Dealing with smelly staff…continued. By Sarah Fletcher
Which sources of information did you find the most useful?The differing viewpoints which members gave allowed us to make a balanced decision. What would you have done differently with hindsight?Nothing, I think we handled it pretty well.Was the outcome satisfactory for all parties?So far so good – it seems to have made a vast improvement […]
Benchmarking: Carbon dioxide emissions from cars … continued
CO2 emissionsCarbon dioxide emissions from cars will obviously depend on mileage and fuel consumption, but different engines and fuels will also have an impact. Average CO2 emissions of new cars sold over the last three years have fallen as a result of the increase in diesels sold. Diesels have lower greenhouse gas emissions than equivalent […]
Benchmarking: Carbon dioxide emissions from cars
Any company fleet wishing to address its emissions should start with mileage says Rupert Russell, publisher of www.comcar.co.uk, a specialist company car tax website. The burning of fossil fuels is one cause of a steady rise in greenhouse gases that now threatens catastrophic climate change within a few generations. Companies are becoming increasingly concerned about […]
HR Tip: Qualifying for employment protection
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: I understand that employees with one year of service acquire employment protection, that is to say there must be a good reason for dismissing them. Is there a minimum number of hours […]
Review: Religion and Belief – Respecting and accommodating religion and belief in the workplace
Title: Religion and Belief: respecting and accommodating religion and belief in the workplaceEditor: FaithwisePublisher: BDP Media LtdMedia: VHS/DVDPrice: £995, £1095 for both VDS and DVDReviewer: Tanya CowinThis training package comprises a video supplied on both VHS and DVD and an accompanying booklet which suggests how the material might be used as a training resource – […]
Reviewer profile: Tanya Cowin
Tanya Cowin Since securing her first HR related role in an employment industry in 1977, Tanya has explored a range of roles within HR and Payroll and is a Fellow of the CIPD. With experience in both private and public sectors as a generalist and, more recently, an HR systems specialist, Tanya now works with […]
Comment: Working longer and portfolio careers … continued
I also found that, almost miraculously, I had more time to do things and more things got done. It seemed like the more things I did the more time and energy I had to do them.To this point in my journey, outside of my core change agent work, I had been mainly reactive, responding to […]
Comment: Working longer and portfolio careers
"Not long after I became an independent consultant nearly 20 years ago, I realised that the notion of a date on which I would retire no longer had any meaning for me." Roy Gaynor, Managing Director of management consultants' training and support network, Navisys Academy explains. Under funded pension schemes exacerbated by the baby boomer […]
What is coaching? … continued
Business coaches on the other hand don’t often find themselves with the luxury of being able to pick and choose the people or the level to which they are pre-trained before they meet them. The business coach accepts whomsoever is encountered and is prepared to take on the man in the street with the same […]
What is coaching?
"I am somewhat puzzled by the sense that coaching has a value, yet we don't know what that value is and we don't know how to measure it." Peter A Hunter, author of Breaking the Mould presents his thoughts on the subject. Is this is a bad thing or not? Style has no value and […]
How Did I Get Here continued … Gabrielle de Wardener, Human Resources Director, Loyalty Management Group (LMG)
Read on to discover more about the worst things about working in HR, and how to get HR professionals on the board. 8. What's the worst thing about working in HR and the best? You run the risk of being accused of creating needless bureaucracy and, when managers do a poor job, you’re the one […]
How Did I Get Here? Gabrielle de Wardener, Human Resources Director, Loyalty Management Group (LMG)
Gabrielle de Wardener reveals the secrets of excellent people management and how to rebuff accusations of "needless bureaucracy" from HR. 1. How strategic is your current role and what does it involve? My role is to interpret our business strategy in people terms and translate that via innovative ideas into practical solutions. That means hiring […]
News in Brief: The Week in HR – HR globe-trotters do it for career success … continued
*****Digital literacy skills go globalA London-based symposium will debate the application of the UK’s digital literacy skills in the global market. Representatives of industry, government, the EU, NGOs and academia will discuss an international programme to ensure that appropriate skills strategies are used to achieve UK competitiveness in the world market. The conference aims to […]
News in Brief: The Week in HR – HR globe-trotters do it for career success
Catch up on the week in HR including UK rejects the unskilled, pensions reform debate hots up, HSBC face £5m gross misconduct claim from sacked gay banker, official launch greets age laws and why some HR professionals are prepared to catch that flight. W/C 6/3/06UK rejects the unskilledHighly trained workers will be able to migrate […]
The Couch?! Becomes a Self Help Guru
Self-service, self-medicate, self-make – there’s no need for the middle man or ahem lady any more and self-help is no exception. According to training body, Effective Training and Development our bosses’ reliance on self-help is weakening leadership skills, resulting in a nation of weak managers to boot.Diane Ingham Cook of the training organisation said: “Leadership […]
