Flexible working: how can we prevent burnout in an ‘always-on’ culture?
In today’s culture of constant connectivity, are we in danger of risking employees’ wellbeing for the sake of a speedy response?
Women excel at emotional intelligence – or do they?
Received wisdom is that women are more emotionally intelligent, but does science back this up?
HR strategy in the 2020s: transitioning to a people-centric approach in the decade ahead
We can often link particular ideas with a specific decade. For example, BritPop and Cool Britannia with the 1990s. In business and people management terms I would suggest that decade was about the rise of human resources, with the shift from Personnel to HR, the Ulrich model, and McKinsey’s War for Talent report, reinforcing the […]
Mince pies, mischief and malice: the shadow side of personality at the office Christmas party
How might your employees display their darker personality traits at the office Christmas party?
Three predictions for HR in 2020
The road ahead for the HR profession in 2020.
Diversity and inclusion: gendered ageism and how HR departments can address it
Older women in are often subjected to discrimination at work – it’s time that stopped.
HR’s image problem – and how to fix it
It’s time to put the ‘human’ back into ‘human resources’.
Benefits in 2020: how can HR meet the changing needs of employees?
Four steps employers can take to attract and retain the best talent over the coming year.
Personal development: why your mood is the great game changer
Success at work comes down to the right mindset.
Employee engagement: will Black Friday pull you in a darker direction?
Black Friday is a challenging time for customer-facing staff.
Personal development: what is ‘good failure’ and how can employers promote it?
In order to be truly innovative, we need to give our people space to fail occasionally.
Look upwards! Why L&D must shift its focus towards building the right learning environment
It’s not just about the learning itself but also the environment in which learning takes place.
Employee wellbeing: how best to support an employee through fertility treatment
Employers struggle to support those facing fertility issues.
Having learning impact, not just showing it
One of the most common questions we get from companies we advise is, “How can our learning function show impact?” But the more useful question for them to ask would be “How can learning functions actually have impact?” The enduring nature of the question indicates that learning functions feel pressure to tie learning to the […]
Leadership: how to nurture emerging millennial leaders
Businesses need to create working environments that reflect the needs of this workforce.
How can we actively sustain our personal performance at work?
Improve your physical wellbeing to boost your mental ability.
Recruitment update: uncertain times call for experienced HR professionals
The market for HR roles remains buoyant.
How good coaching can replace bad performance reviews
There seems to be increasing chatter in the HR and L&D worlds that it’s time to abandon performance reviews and annual appraisals. The claim is that these processes are a tired relic of 20th century manual work and have no relevance to today’s knowledge economy. There are certainly some obvious problems. For example, how do […]
Zero hours contracts: a short-term fix, but not a long-term strategy
Employers are using zero contracts incorrectly and creating issues for themselves.
Wellbeing: how employers can support a social wellness culture through benefits
How digitalisation has changed the way we interact with our colleagues.
