Brand building from the inside out: employees’ role in creating an authentic culture
When most people think of a brand, they think of the logo and design, and maybe the marketing and advertising. They think of all the externally facing communications and touch points someone might have with a brand. The brand seems to be the way a company or product presents itself to the world. But a […]
What can we learn from Olympic silver medals?
It isn’t just world-class athletes who are driven by a desire to come first, to win a Gold medal, to stand on the top step of the podium and to bask in the glory of winning. But in any event, there can only ever be one winner. So one of the key psychological aspects of […]
Coffee break: Credibility, Lego offices, and why we’re all responsible for a bad culture
It's time for another round up of HR news & opinion for you to enjoy over your coffee break or mid afternoon slump. We've been sifting through our favourite articles this week, and here are the ones we've selected for your perusal. Enjoy! Culture – The destructive brotherhood (Tim Sackett) – When culture goes bad […]
Factors that influence employee engagement – your complete list
Factors that influence employee engagement are varied and very diverse. While there are some that depend on the prevailing culture within the organisation, there are also common threads for all individuals, and also individual factors that can significantly influence a person's relationship with colleagues and their organisation. Take a look through our list of factors […]
Politician analysis: Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, the man that Barack Obama has recently labelled “unfit” to be president of the US could potentially hold that very office on Tuesday November 8th 2016. We ask, how does a man who is widely reported to be brash, rude and more than a little economical with the truth, get to be […]
American tech entrepeneur Vivek Wadhwa on diversity, the future of education and Apple’s innovation model
Vivek Wadhwa is an American technology entrepreneur, thinker and academic. He is a fellow at the Rock Center for Corporate Governance and wrote the 2014 book 'Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology.' Vivek is a regular columnist for the Washington Post and Bloomberg BusinessWeek and he is a strong proponent of greater diversity in organisations. […]
Coffee Break: Swearing, gratitude and what you need to know about the freelance economy
It's time for us to top up your plate with some fresh helpings of HR news, opinion & research. We've got another great selection of articles & blogs from across the industry for you to peruse over your 10 minute break, so get comfortable and start reading! Recruitment – 4 things recruiters need to know […]
HR must shift its focus to enhance agility: leadership development is king
Agility – a term discussed more and more in boardrooms, particularly as businesses operate in an increasingly global environment, driven by consumer choice and innovative technologies. It’s the ability to anticipate new opportunities and respond and transform effectively. In our experience, organisations that fail to grasp the importance of agility will fall behind competitors and ultimately […]
Getting to day 1: HR’s crucial role in the E.ON carve-out
Corporate transformations may be increasingly common, but that’s little consolation to those charged with executing them. E.ON’s recent split into two companies was about as complex a transformation as one can imagine, with an almost impossible timetable. The results speak volumes about the importance of good strategy, planning, and execution. They also serve as an […]
Coffee Break: Dress code, employee perks and the case for changing your job title
We've spent another week sifting through the mountain of HR articles and blogs to find the best nuggets for you to read over your lunch break or morning coffee. Let us know what you think, or if you have any other articles to recommend! Recruitment – For employee retention, there's no place like home (Fortune) – […]
Coffee Break: Internships, workers rights and the link between sleep quality & success
Time to get up to speed with the week's HR going-on – take a look through our handy round up of news and opinion, and as ever feel free to let us know what you think in the comments! Recruitment – Recruiting Gen Z: 'It's like Tinder, but instead of a date you get a job' (The […]
We will only get truly inclusive organisations if we question the way work works
The Women and Equalities Select Committee recently estimated that a failure to use women’s skills is costing the UK £36 billion a year. This is clearly a problematic issue that we need to address as a society, but it isn’t just the skills of women that are being underutilised. It is the skills of anyone […]
Tackling bribery and corruption: where are the gaps for HR to fill?
In February this year, the Serious Fraud Office obtained its first successful conviction against a company under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. Sweett Group PLC pleaded guilty to a charge that it had failed to prevent an act of bribery by a subsidiary company that was intended to secure and retain a contract. […]
Should your CEO be on Twitter?
I blogged recently about an exchange on Twitter with the CEO of an e-learning company who, in a tweetchat, referred to his staff as his "subordinates" – a description which I challenged. I won't rehash the discussion that followed here because I want to talk about something else; something related, but different. I want to […]
Employee engagement at the world’s third-largest charitable foundation, the Wellcome Trust
Deirdre Carty is Head of HR at the Wellcome Trust. Deirdre is an HR and Organisation Development generalist with over twenty years’ experience of leading and developing the people agenda and HR function in an innovative, fast moving, global charitable foundation. The Wellcome Trust is a biomedical research charity based in London, set up in 1936, and […]
Looking at leadership after Brexit
Whether you are a politician, leader of a big business, in charge of a small team or anything in between, there are some fundamentals of leadership that we must all act upon. As leaders we now have some important shared duties and collective responsibilities. Whichever way you voted in the referendum, the UK is a democracy […]
Vintage HR – Talkin’ Bout An Evolution
They say that in a time of recession, a return to tried and tested methods is common. If we look at the ‘reboots’ and sequels of popular movie franchises (X-Men 9 in the pipeline at the moment!) and the reunion of popular, often novelty, musical acts that appeared immediately following the 2007 global economic recession, […]
Leadership lessons from the Referendum
I have no desire to enter the political fray with my thoughts on whether the UK should stay or remain. I’m already clear which way I’m going to vote but am unsure if I will have made the correct decision. And that comes down to the way the campaign was originally conceived and has subsequently […]
It’s one thing to create a culture of innovation, but how do you sustain it?
And they all lived happily ever after. The trouble is, successfully building a culture of innovation isn’t like a fairy story. Sure there have been triumphs and disasters along the way; moments when the plot seemed to be leading you inexorably towards failure, or twists of fate which led you along unexpected pathways, but innovation […]
Engaging your people in the innovation journey
There are many roads to building a culture of innovation within an organisation and one of the key tasks for the leadership team is to identify and scope the transition matrix which optimises results for their own business. Some may opt for a business wide transition, whilst others may prefer to smooth the way via […]
