How good coaching can replace bad performance reviews
Good coaching can replace traditional performance reviews by providing frequent, informal feedback that holds employees accountable while developing their skills. Rather than abandoning performance evaluation entirely, organizations should shift from rigid annual appraisals to ongoing dialogue and coaching conversations that offer consistency and organizational oversight.
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.
Bullying in the workplace: how to monitor and manage unacceptable behaviour
What can employers do to better monitor and prevent such abuse in the workplace?
Employee wellbeing: building a psychologically safe place for all
Creating work environments that allow employees to be themselves.
Learning culture: why we must champion curiosity and cultivate critical thinking
In today’s digital world, organizations must prioritize learning culture by rewarding curiosity and providing constructive feedback to develop employee learnability—the ability to quickly adapt skills and ask critical questions rather than simply knowing answers.
Ethics in the workplace: how to tackle unethical behaviour
How to recognise unethical behaviour at work and what we can do about it.
CIPD ACE 2019: fairness as the foundation of good work
The issues of equality and fairness are fundamental to good work.
Employee feedback: are employers asking the right questions?
Is your employee survey focusing on the right things?
Blended learning: how to craft the perfect blend for boosting performance
Effective blended learning requires tailoring delivery methods to your learners, organizational culture, and subject matter—not following rigid formulas. Rather than a prescriptive approach, successful blended learning involves flexibility and an open mind about combining various formats to support diverse learning needs across different contexts.
Stress awareness: five steps to improve employee wellbeing
How to manage workplace stress proactively and effectively.
Are your managers failing your business? Or is your business failing your managers?
Managers play a crucial role in translating an organisation’s vision into action.
Employee engagement: how to get the most from generation Z
Understanding, engaging and retaining the newest generation of workers.
Skills training: how to equip your team to be fit for the future
There are certain skills that are always in demand.
The role of HR leaders through crisis events
How HR can lead the way in preparing for crisis situations.
How to embed neurodiversity into your people management practices
Just 10% of HR professionals have considered neurodiversity in their organisation.
Inclusion at work: the future is female – and older
Women in their 50s and 60s are making up a bigger part of the workforce than ever before.
Employee wellbeing: how does racism affect mental health?
Employees who experience racism are more likely to suffer from poor mental health.
Reimagine leadership: a new job for the CEO
Executives who want to thrive must steer their companies toward value beyond profit.
UNLEASH 2019: The rise of the fragmented, complex career
UNLEASH 2019 revealed major shifts in HR technology, with employee experience and talent acquisition becoming core marketplace focuses. The conference highlighted how careers have evolved from lifelong single-industry roles to fragmented, multi-sector journeys requiring continuous learning and adaptability throughout workers’ lifetimes.
