Top fleet management tips from Fleet News
John Maslen, Supplement and Events Editor for Fleet News, a magazine targeted at fleet decision-makers within the UK presents his top tips for managing a fleet, successfully. The job title of fleet manager is increasingly rare in British business. Instead responsibility is hidden in a wealth of other roles, ranging from HR manager to financial […]
The real issue: Management inability to handle performance
<img src="/files/siftmedia-photolib/photo_joe.jpg" Joe Espana, MD of Performance Equations presents his beliefs on why management inability to handle performance is the real performance issue. The problem with the vast majority of performance management systems is the lack of real leadership capability; the ability and tendency of many managers to relinquish responsibility and hide behind the ‘system’ […]
How Did I Get Here? Rachel Court, General Manager (HR), Yorkshire Building Society
Rachel Court explains her hand in smoothing the transition from an ‘ancillary support’ HR function to one that sits at the heart of the business. 1. How strategic is your current role and what does it involve?I’m General Manager (Human Resources) with specific responsibility for Yorkshire Building Society’s overall people strategy as well as having […]
News in Brief: The Week in HR – CIPD expose working time myths
Catch up on the week in HR including why three quarters of workers are uninspired, employers are too aloof, jobless count rise fails to shake nerves and weak management blamed for poor productivity. W/C 20/2/06 CIPD expose working time mythsResponding to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Work Your Proper Hours Day is the Chartered Institute […]
The Couch?! Hears your working hours horror stories
The TUC stages its Work Your Proper Hours event today, 24 Feb in response to findings that five million UK employees work unpaid overtime and to mark the occasion we asked our members for their horror stories, including extra hours, exploitation and prison cells. Here are some to make us glad we work in the […]
Reviewer profile: Jonathan Senior
Jonathan SeniorLooking down the barrel of another 30 years working for the council, Jonathan had the presence of mind in 2001 to leave and start working for himself – no small undertaking with a mortgage and two small children.Describing the experience as “very scary but very rewarding” he hasn’t looked back since and indeed wishes […]
Book Review: Training International Managers
Title: Training International ManagersEditor: Alan Melkman and John TrotmanPublisher: GowerISBN: 0566086301Price: £55.00Reviewer: Jonathan SeniorThe notion that the world is getting smaller – always using fast web connections, different technologies being flung together and today’s novelty being tomorrow’s standard – is the background to this useful book by obvious heavyweight consultants, Melkman and Trotman.The book starts […]
The Top Pitfalls of 360 Reviews
Used well, a 360° review can be a useful development tool, but the wrong model could have a negative impact and drive poor performance. Claudine McClean, of Predaptive OD, offers some advice on how to make sure you implement a model that works for your organisation. Feedback using the 360° model has been made accessible […]
What’s the answer? Does their previous employment count?
Jane Dines gets legal guidance this week from Helen Badger, employment law expert at Browne Jacobson and Chris Syder, Partner & Head of Employment at the London office of Clarkslegal LLP on how to interpret ‘continuous’ employment. The question:We had to lay off several members of staff just before Christmas due to a downturn in […]
HR Zone talks to: Pavel Belenko about HR life in Russia
Pavel Belenko talks to HR Zone about the ups and downs of life in HR in his country including revelations regarding the average Russian HR salary and the popularity of HR as a career choice. HR Zone Q1: What is your current involvement in HR?Pavel Belenko: I am a senior partner of the IMICOR company […]
What happened next? Getting management buy-in. By Sarah Fletcher
Trying to persuade senior management that you need more training resources can be difficult; in a new series looking at What happened next, TrainingZONE member Jo Milton reveals how to solve the issue. By Sarah Fletcher Isolation can be lonely“I manage a training department for a busy call centre. New starter training takes about four […]
Dealing in diversity: The early years. By Sarah Fletcher
Satya Kartara has led some of the most challenging change programmes in the UK in her roles as Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Mail, Head of Change at BHS and Head of Diversity at Ford; in this first of a series of monthly columns, Kartara explains why she first became interested in diversity […]
Advertorial: Take a fresh look at the people who matter most
Why 37,000 businesses have taken the Investors in People plunge. In a competitive world, it pays to make sure you have the edge over your competitors – because if it’s the other way round, you risk losing your customers.No business can afford to miss the chance of making themselves more effective. Now there’s a new […]
HR Briefing Issue 283 – 16 February 2006: Employee grievances
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 283 – 16 February 2006 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ Editor’s note ============= You’ve told us that you’d like to hear how our members’ sticky HR situations are concluded. We’re delighted; therefore, to launch the first in the series of this new column completing the story and reflecting on key learning points. Find out […]
Opinion: Talking is a good game
Andrea Dawson-Shepherd, Director of corporate communications at Cadbury Schweppes explains why being in ‘the loop’ is a crucial element in achieving an engaged and committed workforce. At the most fundamental level internal communications help the business by ensuring that people know what’s going on. Furthermore, knowing what’s happening encourages people to feel more connected with […]
HR Tip: Role of companion
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: What is the role of the companion in disciplinary hearings? A: The role of the companion is to hold the hand, metaphorically, of the accused and ensure that their rights are respected. To […]
Life Coach at Large: All work and no play?
The long hours culture is becoming an accepted part of working life; so how do you know if you’re clocking up hours beyond the norm? Emman Ranson Bellamy offers a quick test to unlock the truth. A work/life study conducted by Management Today reveals that almost half of British managers feel too mentally and physically […]
Q&A: HR Zone talks to Gate Gourmet’s former HR Director
Andy Cook exclusively reveals to HR Zone the real story surrounding the much-publicised dispute at BA’s in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet, including more on his role as a key architect in bringing the unrest to an end, the learning points, plus what he did next. Andy Cook has over 10 years experience in senior Human Resources […]
Book review: Tom Peters Essentials: Leadership, Aspire, Liberate, Achieve
Tom Peters Essentials: Leadership: Aspire, Liberate, Achieve Title: Tom Peters Essentials: Leadership: Aspire, Liberate, AchieveEditor: Tom PetersPublisher: Dorling KindersleyISBN: 1-4053-0257-7Price: £7.99Reviewer: Desiree Cox In this book, Peters recognises that the focus of leadership has shifted significantly over the past few years, driven by the workplace revolution that is taking place. As individuals accept more responsibility […]
News in Brief: The Week in HR – HR gives stress the cold-shoulder
Catch up on the week in HR with our latest news round-up including: HR gives stress the cold-shoulder, smoking ban ignites pension fears, big business harbours bullies and Capita scoops BBC HR services contract. W/C 13/2/06 HR gives stress the cold-shoulderDespite the associated costs, stress has failed to move up the HR agenda.According to healthcare […]
