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 […]
Company cars: The safe approach … continued
Cars owned by employees and funded partially or wholly by the employer through a car allowanceSchemes where the cash or salary alternative remains linked to a car through a supplement to salary or a discrete car allowance payment give the next-highest degree of control. Car allowances are the most commonly used form. The business has […]
Company cars: The safe approach
Richard Schooling, commercial director of car scheme provider Alphabet, compares different types of scheme from the perspective of duty of care. The Government has made at-work driving the main lever in its campaign to reduce road deaths and injuries. Its 2003 guidelines on managing work-related road safety cast a wide net over employers and can […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: HR eats in Hell’s kitchen … continued
The ‘hot coal’ effect!I recently came up against a training issue within the local council transport division. A good friend of mine, David, who is totally blind arrived at Northampton bus depot, along with his guide dog, and set about finding a member of staff who could help him. Bearing in mind it was 7pm, […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: HR eats in Hell’s kitchen
Seasoned HR Consultant, Sue Kingston files her latest report from the HR field including her hand in turning around the fortunes of a food production business on the brink of failing a safety inspection, dealings with a suicidal chef, the latest politicking at ‘South Fork’ and more on those vital weight, chocolate and wine stats […]
Book review: Employee Reward
Employee Reward Title: Employee RewardAuthor: Michael ArmstrongPublisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)ISBN: 0852929382Price: £36.99Reviewer: Sandra Beale Employee Reward gives a good theoretical grounding in reward issues. I used it as part of my CIPD Diploma and the reward tutor sang the praises of Michael Armstrong. I am pleased to say I passed the […]
HR Zone Briefing #286 – How to Get Rid of an Unwanted Employee
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 286 – 9 March 2006 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ *********************** Featured Sponsors ********************* New MSc Human Resource Management from The Open University http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/openuniversitya.html Worried about implementing a Home Computer Initiative? http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/fujitsu5a.html **************************************************************** Editor’s Note ============= Getting rid of an unwanted employee is an essential HR skill. This week city law firm Withers explain […]
Reviewer profile: Sandra Beale
Sandra Beale Sandra runs her own HR consultancy based in the heart of the Midlands assisting companies of all sizes. The website www.sjbealehrconsult.co.uk shows the portfolio of services.Sandra is chartered FCIPD qualified and has more than ten years progressive experience in HR. She is an HR generalist, both strategic and operational, and the areas she […]
Employment law briefing: Compensation awards … continued
Despite the Employment Appeals Tribunal’s attempt to limit the effect of its decision in Way and another v Crouch, it has already approved an award of compensation on a joint and several basis in a second case. In Miles and another v Gilbank, the Employment Appeals Tribunal upheld the whole of an award made on […]
Employment law briefing: Compensation awards
Individuals who are named in discrimination proceedings together with their employer should be aware that they may now be made responsible for payment of the whole amount of any compensation awarded by an Employment Tribunal. In the recent case of Way and another v Crouch, the Employment Appeals Tribunal decided that Employment Tribunals have the […]
Insight: Sustaining the message … continued
In the longer term it’s not just about putting the message out there; it’s being able to sustain it that’s most critical. It’s about being able to keep the message alive in an organisation – particularly if it’s about a long-term theme or campaign. Far too often you see an initial spark of enthusiasm, but […]
Insight: Sustaining the message
Tim Small of catering giant Compass Group explains why short-term communication goals end in initiative fatigue. When looking at a communications plan, never lose sight of your audience. Whatever you are communicating, however you are doing it, it is vital to understand what it means to Fred who works in the mailroom at three o’clock […]
“More rights than a protected panda bear” – maternity leave … continued
How has this affected you personally, and as part of the company? “I was lucky to have a 50% company maternity pay scheme so that helped, but a number of my senior colleagues living in the south east with huge mortgages felt under pressure to return to work very quickly to minimise loss of earnings.” […]
“More rights than a protected panda bear” – maternity in UK business. By Sarah Fletcher
More legal rights than a protected species panda bear” is how one HR professional describes the general attitude towards pregnant employees. From 1 April 2006 the statutory rates of maternity, paternity and adoption pay will increase from £106 per week to £108.85; but is this enough? Sarah Fletcher asked HR professionals if the financial support […]
