HR in 2050: From hidden powerhouse to future of the workplace
To secure its future, HR can no longer be the hidden powerhouse of the organisation, warns Gethin Nadin. For HR to bring value and uphold its reputation in 2050, the profession must become its own biggest champion.
Employers lose £24 billion annually due to youth mental health crisis: How can HR respond?
The scale of the youth mental health crisis is increasing, and employers cannot afford to shirk responsibility for this growing problem among young and future workers. Perkbox Vivup’s Karl Bennett (Wellbeing Adviser) and Tracey Paxton (Clinical Director) share HR guidance on confronting this issue.
WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025: A manager’s perfect storm
The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025 reveals technological, societal and economic changes shaping the future workplace. Here, Quentin Millington of Marble Brook shares the report’s key highlights along with eight principles to help navigate the challenges ahead.
Uncomfortable realities of decision-making in conflict
We are living through a great deal of unresolved conflict worldwide. With so few strong leadership role models, conflict specialist Jane Gunn looks at 10 tough realities of making decisions during workplace conflicts – and how we can improve.
The business cost of DEI fatigue: Why leaders can’t afford to give up on workplace diversity
To mark Race Equality Week (3-9 February), Raj Tulsiani, CEO of Green Park, urges leaders not to use DEI fatigue as an excuse to pull back on inclusion efforts.
WFH under scrutiny: What does ‘Proper Work’ mean to Ex-M&S boss?
Another jab has been made at remote workers; this time from former M&S boss Lord Stuart Rose. To better understand why some leaders desire a full return to the office, we delve into their inner psyche to explore trust and control issues, and nostalgia for the ‘good old days’.
Five ways to sabotage relationships at work
Good relationships enrich the workplace and help us get things done. But human connections are fragile and common behaviours harm our efforts to build trust. Quentin Millington of Marble Brook examines how we wreck, and how we might protect, our workplace relationships.
Five critical mistakes to watch for in underperforming leaders
Leadership expert Nik Kinley identifies five commonly overlooked areas when assessing leadership performance. Learn how HR can address these issues to help leaders, their teams and the wider organisation thrive.
Your survival guide: Seven strategies to prevent HR burnout in 2025
Seven research-backed strategies to help you prevent and combat HR burnout while fostering resilience and wellbeing in 2025.
10 HR predictions for 2025
What’s coming in the year ahead for HR and the world of work? We share predictions from experts in wellbeing, leadership, culture and transformational HR.
The lost art of team building
Have we forgotten the importance of team-building in our haste to ‘get things done’?
2025 HR and work trends: Employees push back
2025 will be a year of tensions between senior leaders and their people, unless HR professionals step in to mend relationships. Here, Blaire Palmer, CEO of That People Thing, shares her thinking behind four likely trends (and challenges) for the HR profession in the year ahead.
Break the corporate mould: How authentic employee personality unlocks next-level innovation
Is your organisation slow to innovate? Corporate conformity may be holding you back. Employee engagement consultant Grace Lancer explores how to create a truly creative environment where quirks and individuality are welcome.
Workplace utopia: Let’s imagine what could be
Explore Nick Elston’s vision of a workplace utopia where flexibility, wellbeing, and mental health support take centre stage, creating a balanced and productive environment for all.
HRZone’s 2024 most popular reads
What caught your attention in the 2024 HR sphere? It’s time to reveal our 12 most popular reads on HRZone…
Workplace wellbeing: Stop focusing on individual ‘fixes’ and address the elephant in the room
Most workplace wellbeing solutions put the onus on employees to ‘fix’ their stress levels, but what about the organisation’s responsibility?
UK employers face regulatory pressure: A holistic response is the only answer
Change is on the horizon for UK employers, and box-ticking will not suffice in the shifting regulatory landscape. Workplace expert Samantha Mangwana outlines two specific examples of how to, instead, take holistic action.
Fifty per cent of employees don’t think shouting at work is bullying
Recent research from Wright Hassall shows 50% of employees don’t think shouting at work is bullying. Tina Chander, Head of Employment Law at Wright Hassall shares the latest findings and examines how employers can prevent this behaviour.
Defusing tensions in the workplace
Worldwide conflict, political rifts, and uncertainties around employment and living expenses are reflected in the workplace. As a result, transforming the work environment from confrontational to cooperative becomes essential.
Why talent acquisition needs to move from order taking to consultation
Are you perceived as an HR order taker? Shift to a consultative approach by adopting the three principles outlined in this article.
