Book review: Designing the Purposeful World

HRZone has a range of books available for review. If you would like to receive one of our business books, free of charge, please contact the editor on editor at hrzone dot com and we can send you a list of what’s available. In return, we ask for a 400-700 word review of the book, […]

Embracing the uncomfortable: a key step in driving business success

The path of least resistance is often the road most organisations look to travel on the way to success. But there are also clear benefits in answering the tougher questions, embracing the uncomfortable and pushing the boundaries. There is a tendency for some businesses to believe that the way things have always been done is […]

Gender pay gap: how to manage the fallout

By the time this article is published all organisations with more than 250 people will have been obliged to record their data on pay for men and women. The results which have been published to date don’t look good for women… With only a handful of companies reporting anything close to a zero-pay gap and […]

How to get your new HR system off to a flying start

So, your new HR system is up and running – but people are still insisting on phoning HR to find out how much holiday they’ve got left and sticking like glue to the manual processes the system was supposed to replace… It’s a common problem. Organisations assume that just because they’ve got a system in place, […]

How to give praise – a 4 step process

Part of every manager’s job is to highlight what is unsatisfactory in a person’s performance – and to help them to resolve the issue. But feedback must be fair, and if managers deliver only negative feedback, employees can lose confidence, become defensive – and even consider moving job. Think about it. Do you perform better […]

Smooth HR technology projects: recap of 12-part series

In our 12-part series, Kate Wadia – Managing Director at Phase 3 Consulting – guides the HR professional through how to navigate, succeed and lead with HR tech project-work. From the inception of the business case to the handover into BAU, we’ll follow an indicative project timeframe to explain the way and the why of a project step-by- step, […]

“The HR function historically has been miscalculated and underestimated.”

Described by former British Prime Minister Sir John Major as “the world’s leading business expert on emerging markets,” economist Daniel Thorniley is regularly invited to talk to CEOs and corporate boards and has worked with most of the world’s major MNCs. He will be speaking at UNLEASH 2018, formerly known as HR Tech World, in London […]

Supporting Success: How to Safeguard the Early Days

In our 12-part series, Kate Wadia – Managing Director at Phase 3 Consulting – guides the HR professional through how to navigate, succeed and lead with HR tech project-work. From the inception of the business case to the handover into BAU, we’ll follow an indicative project timeframe to explain the way and the why of a project step-by- step, […]

Physical exercise at work: what can be done?

The working world is going through some seismic changes at the moment, which mirror the nation’s changing demographics as we enter 2018. The burden of ill health on the economy and the burden of ill health on employers is significant as people work harder and for longer. Now more than ever the prospect of having […]

Leading remote teams: how to deal with conflict

At the other end of every computer, every mobile device, there is a person. Every person holds a range of thoughts, a range of assumptions, and a set of preferences about how they want to be treated and how they should treat others. In the third and final article of this series on leading virtual […]

Leading remote teams: why you need a different mindset

The good news is that, in essence, leading remote teams is just like leading any other team. The bad news is that if you’re used to managing by watching what people are doing, you will need a shift in mindset. “Work is far less meaningful and pleasant than it needs to be because well-intentioned leaders […]

Interview: Kim Wylie, Head of Customer Change and Culture, Google

Kim Wylie is Head of Customer Change and Culture at Google. She will be speaking at UNLEASH 2018 in London on March 20th and 21st. HRZone readers get a 20% discount to UNLEASH by registering through this link. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: What are your current priorities/projects in your job? Kim Wylie, Head of Customer Change and Culture, Google Cloud […]

2 minutes with… Helen Williams, HR Leader, Statoil

Helen Williams is HR Leader at Statoil, working within Corporate People and Leadership. She works with leadership development, professional development and performance management and was previously HR Manager at the Tate Museum. Helen will be speaking at UNLEASH 2018 in London on March 20th and 21st. HRZone readers get a 20% discount to UNLEASH by registering through […]

The Go-Live Milestone: Getting it out there!

In our 12-part series, Kate Wadia – Managing Director at Phase 3 Consulting – guides the HR professional through how to navigate, succeed and lead with HR tech project-work. From the inception of the business case to the handover into BAU, we’ll follow an indicative project timeframe to explain the way and the why of a project step-by- step, […]

HR technology: Talking about Training and Communications

In this 12-part series, Kate Wadia – Managing Director at Phase 3 Consulting – guides the HR professional through how to navigate, succeed and lead with HR tech project-work. From the inception of the business case to the handover into BAU, we’ll follow an indicative project timeframe to explain the way and the why of a project […]

It’s National Sickie Day. Let’s analyse this dangerous abstraction…

I’ve been indundated with ‘news’ around National Sickie Day today – the day of the year when absences due to sickness are highest. Many factors explain the high absence rate, including job interviews for those spurred by the new year into jumping ship, an increase in flu and colds due to the cold weather and general […]

Talent attraction: four ways to ensure you’re being inclusive

To improve diversity, every organisation needs a fair selection process, in which every applicant has an equal chance to do their best. However, if you want to take a more strategic approach to diversity and inclusion, you’ll need to start way before the selection stage, with talent planning and attraction. Most employers recruit tactically rather […]

How to keep your workforce happy on Blue Monday

The third Monday in January is ‘officially’ the most depressing day of the year. Dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, it’s the time of year when the distraction of Christmas has long gone, apart from the bills, leaving nothing else immediately gratifying to look forward to. People may have spent a lot of time with their family, which can […]

Do you get the ‘silent terror’ of Pure OCD?

If you manage someone who asks for a frontal lobotomy as a workplace adjustment, they may be suffering from Pure OCD. They feel this way because their minds have become search engines on autofire. Every second of every day, they search for a cure to their intrusive thoughts, but the more they search the deeper […]

This is what effective leadership starts with

Today, more so than ever, we are living in an incredibly competitive, fast-paced and innovative economy. Businesses are evolving, technology is advancing and to separate successful companies from the competition, effective leadership is absolutely vital. Despite this, 84% of businesses anticipate a shortfall in leadership in the next five years and leaders in 40% of companies feel […]