Covert AI: How to tackle secret GenAI use at work
Your employees are using AI at work, whether or not you ‘allow’ them to. To tackle covert AI use, Alan Price urges employers to shift from resistance to purposeful adoption.
Next-level relationships: Reset the balance between burnt-out employees and coasting colleagues
How can leaders build transparent, inclusive, adult-to-adult relationships with their teams? How can they re-set the balance between overworked employees and their coasting colleagues? Culture expert Ella Overshott shares tips and candid opinion on building next-level relationships.
CIPD ACE 2024: Tackling the biggest problems in modern work
As a media partner, the HRZone team looks forward to this year’s CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition on 6-7th November. Its two jam-packed days are set to offer unmissable knowledge and guidance from industry experts on making work, work.
Your 2025 people strategy: a six-step HR guide
It’s that time of the year when HR leaders need to carve out space in overloaded schedules to build a robust 2025 people strategy. To help this process, QS’ Head of People Hannah Gore shares her six-step guide to strategy-building success.
Is compassion a strategic or soft leadership style?
Compassionate leadership is an emerging management style that offers strategic benefits to numerous businesses. But is it truly worthwhile?
Difficult colleagues: Relationships with people who think differently
Struggling to work with difficult people? Quentin Millington of Marble Brook explores the Strengths Deployment Inventory and why the problem so often lies in a clash of motives rather than toxic behaviours.
Employment Rights Bill unpacked: What are the major changes?
Following the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill, Kate Palmer discusses the government’s proposed changes to employment law.
Winter blues: Protecting mental health as the seasons change
Embrace the winter months ahead with practical tips and a cosy mindset. Nick Elston shares a guide to staying mentally strong and thriving through the seasonal shift.
Finding use in the magic of conflict
While it’s important to avoid negative and harmful conflict, constructive conflict can serve as a catalyst for change. Professional mediator Jane Gunn reveals how to make magic out of workplace conflict.
Fortifying your eLearning: How to select the right provider for secure LMS deployment
How can you ensure you select a secure LMS provider that’s right for your organisation? Michael Keller, Chief Product Officer at iSpring Solutions, shares a security checklist and key risk factors to pay attention to.
Menopause Awareness Month: Throw away your tick-box
With over 240 awareness days, weeks and months, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the diversity and inclusion calendar. Here are ten tips to creating an inclusive workplace culture, any day of the week.
Implications of ‘Hushed Hybrid’
Employers may be encouraging more days in the workplace, but some workers might be ignoring the official policy.
Worker Protection Act: Organisations are STILL not prepared
The clock is ticking… the Worker Protection Act comes into effect on October 26th 2024, and yet many UK businesses are still not ready. Workplace relationships expert Ele Wilson outlines how to take action.
Business scandals: Can you predict and prepare for them?
Is there a scandal waiting to happen in your organisation? New research from Principia reveals three early warning signs to pay attention to.
Sickness management policies: Are they worth the paper they’re written on?
Workplace Wellbeing Action Group shares collective perspectives on sickness management policies and creating the greatest impact on employee wellbeing.
The power of habits and rituals in company culture
How can we encourage better workplace habits and rituals that support a great company culture? Deborah Hartung outlines five important steps.
Bruce Daisley to deliver keynote at Culture Pioneers Leadership Forum 2024, featuring Disrupt London
Bruce Daisley, Sunday Times bestselling author and workplace culture speaker will deliver a keynote address at the Culture Pioneers Leadership Forum 2024, featuring Disrupt London. Join us on 13th November to gain fresh perspectives and make valuable connections in the world of HR and culture.
Maternity discrimination taken seriously after £350k compensation
The £350,000 compensation awarded to a pregnant employee is making businesses take maternity discrimination seriously. Cecily Donoghue shares key employment law takeaways.
How to influence leaders in an ethical direction
Ethical leadership is a skill that all leaders can adopt and enhance through continuous training and development. This article offers guidance on how to support and implement this practice.
How to master personal workflows in a collaborative workplace
Collaborative demands can quickly overwhelm well-intentioned colleagues. Using the practice of ‘Head Heart Hand’ helps build your capacity to get work done.
