What are the top dos and don’ts when it comes to implementing change in a business?
Change is really hard. There’s no need to make it harder. Find out the top dos and don’ts for implementing change in business effectively. Change usually needs a moment of catastrophe, realisation or inspiration. Avoiding catastrophe, and deliberately creating that moment of realisation or inspiration requires something that goes beyond rational good sense to something […]
How to become an HR trendsetter
If you’re looking to get ahead of the curve in the HR industry, you need to look beyond what’s happening in the HR space itself. If you could forecast an early trend, you could capitalise on it because you’d be one step ahead of everyone else. This isn’t just true for investors in the stock […]
Remote working: why virtual teams fail and how you can avoid it
Recruiting and managing a virtual team requires a whole different approach to office-based staff and there’s plenty that can go wrong if leaders don’t take this into account. Research shows that a worrying two out of every three experienced managers fail in their first attempt at running a virtual team. This matters greatly now because […]
Modern leadership: why a responsive management style is the future
In today’s ever-changing business environment, there isn’t one management style or technique that works all the time – what’s required is a responsive approach to stay ahead. The world has changed. As new demands from both the market and employees come to the fore, traditional management styles are being overtaken by a new leadership mindset. […]
The eight core capabilities that future leaders need
It’s difficult to plan for future leadership roles when we don’t know what the future holds. Jenny Straumers from Cirrus offers some advice. The future is uncertain and unpredictable. Organisations everywhere face the challenge of planning for future leadership roles, even though we’re not actually sure what many of those roles will look like. Digital […]
Have we got authenticity wrong?
What do successful leaders need more than anything? Well according to the Harvard Business Review in January 2015, “Authenticity has emerged as the gold standard for leadership.” Most leading companies provide programmes or coaching to develop “authentic leaders”. And reams of paper and internet columns have been devoted to describing what authenticity is and how you achieve […]
Risk management is not just about threats, it’s about innovation too
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Performance management: the new triple bottom line
Measuring the success of modern leaders is about more than just productivity scores. Here’s a guide to the new KPIs. Over the last few years I’ve met many leaders and managers who have questioned their own measurement and understanding of success. How do you know if you’re a good manager in today’s ever-changing working environment? […]
Book review: Good People: The Only Leadership Decision That Really Matters by Anthony Tjan
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, […]
Prof Alexander Betts puts an optimistic spin on Brexit for UK businesses
HRZone spoke to Professor Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs at the University of Oxford, before his talk at UNLEASH London 2018 (formerly known as HR Tech World) in March 2018. Professor Alexander Betts seeks to shift the focus on Brexit to exploring the potential opportunities that Brexit could bring for businesses. […]
What will leadership look like in the future?
We face ever increasing levels of exponential change in the future. We will need to keep pace with changes in technology and expectations of living in an advanced digital world where it will take less to do more. What global trends will change the leadership needed at work? Jobs will change as technology starts to […]
How Championship Manager prepared me for working life
The football management game Championship Manager turned 25 last year. Feeling nostalgic, HR professional Paul Carter shares how the best job he ever had prepared him for working life… The original Championship Managers are about to take over the world once again. Our tactical expertise, talent spotting and die-hard commitment to winning have made us […]
Women’s career progression: how to address the barriers and accelerate progress
Gender pay gaps are getting increased media attention. But the issue is not just a pay one – it’s one of women’s representation at all levels in an organisation and their career journey. Many companies are struggling to affect sustainable change with regards to women’s progression, even with multiple well-intended initiatives aimed at supporting women moving up […]
Why diverse groups help leaders avoid complacency
When it comes to truly embracing diversity, one of the first and most stubborn of obstacles is our own bias. If you have a brain, you are biased. It’s an uncomfortable truth: our brains lead us to bias. They are brilliant in many ways but we are confronted with tens of thousands of decisions every […]
Book review: Revolution in a Heartbeat
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, […]
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 […]
Want to remain competitive? Think about diversity
There are many factors that affect a company’s profit, but diversity may not be the one that springs to mind. Business leaders are seeking out different ways to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce. It’s fair, it’s the right thing to do and it’s better for company culture. But, there’s strong evidence to suggest that […]
GDPR: your HR questions answered
With the GDPR deadline fast approaching, HRZone asked ADP Chief Privacy Officer, Cécile Georges, to answer some key HR-related questions about this new regulation. How does GDPR impact businesses? If your organisation does business in the EU or handles EU residents’ personal data, regardless of whether or not your business is located in the EU, then […]
Why HR needs to up its game in strategic people analytics
HR is not yet using people analytics to improve business outcomes, argues workforce analytics advisor Max Blumberg. How can we address this? With better education. While people analytics use has increased dramatically over the past three years, its focus – for the most part – still lies in tactical operational activities such as employee retention and recruitment. […]
Why leaders need to push teams towards full transparency
To create a work culture that will both provide a gravitational pull for talent and enable teams to do their best work, full transparency is required. And although the proliferation of cloud-based work tools and social media has lifted the lid on individual working practices, there is still a way to go. Just asking your […]
