Mutiny on the ice: Earnest Shackleton and the trust equation
After the ship Endeavour sank, crushed by ice in the Antarctic 100 years ago, Sir Earnest Shackleton faced the beginnings of mutiny amongst his men. Shackleton and his crew had been sailing towards the South Pole so that they could seek to be the first ever to cross the Antarctic. On the way, their ship […]
Coffee Break: Managing teams, robo recruiters and offices for introverts
We've spent another week cherry-picking our favourite blogs, tweets and articles for your Friday reading pleasure, aren't we nice? Let us know your thoughts on the articles below, and if you have any other tips for pieces we should read! Engagement – Businesses are embracing the idea of teams. Managing them is hard (The Economist) – […]
Zero-hours contracts – friend or foe?
Zero-hours contracts have received a lot of attention in the press over the past couple of years. Generally speaking, ‘zero-hours’ means contracts where the employer doesn’t guarantee the individual any hours of work. We’ve also seen some high profile cases of businesses using (and ‘abusing’) zero-hours contracts. The criticism in some of these specific cases […]
How to avoid manager dependency
It goes without saying that managers need to be able to support and help those that they lead. Problems arise when leaders find it hard to release control and team members take advantage of the situation to shirk responsibility. Over time, this can lead to ‘manager dependency’. With the benefits of operating a flexible working […]
Culture, growth & milennial myths at Booking.com
This is an interview with Marc Jansen, Global Manager Learning and Talent at Booking.com, following the company's placing as a finalist in the 2015 Employee Engagement Awards. In the first of this two-part piece, Marc tells us about the long-term growth at Booking.com, the onboarding process, and what Marc really feels about milennials. Questions were posed by […]
Coffee Break: Brand engagement, exit surveys and the fall of holocracy
Welcome to another Friday Coffee Break round up, where we top up your glass with a generous splash of news, opinion and general tidbits from across the online HR world. Let us know what you've found interesting this week – or if you have any thoughts on the posts we've shared! Leadership & development – How a […]
How is personality linked to performance in crisis management?
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 […]
Studying politicians: emotionally-intelligent leadership can be taxing
Leadership is not easy and certainly not for the faint-hearted. I watched the unravelling of ‘The Panama Papers’ furore and thought it a great example of not just how important emotional leadership is to understand but how easy it is to get wrong. The PM was clearly hurt (“deeply hurtful allegations against my father” – […]
Coffee Break: Productivity, beanbag chairs & communicating in a crisis
We're a bit late getting your HR round-up done this week – we got a bit overexcited in the lead up to the long weekend and this fell by the wayside… So, a few days later than usual, here is your weekly list of news, opinion and interesting blogs from across the HR world. Let […]
VIDEO: Our time with Gareth Williams, Global HR Director, Travelex
Gareth Williams is a member of the Travelex executive committee and leads the global HR function at Travelex, which includes L&D, the HR Centre of Excellence, HR Shared Services and the HR Generalist Team. Gareth's HR team is made up of 120 people across 30 countries, who support a global workplace of 8000 employees. Gareth […]
Coffee Break: Co-working, CV photos, and the case for a three day week
It's that time of the week already, where we fill your proverbial cup with a generous helping of news, opinion and general tidbits from across the online HR world. Let us know what you've found interesting this week – or if you have any thoughts on the posts we've shared! Recruiters – Should you include […]
Breakfast Insight: The question of senior team effectiveness
Breakfast Insight is your short dose of new ideas and food for thought, perfect to watch with your morning coffee. Five minutes' of interesting ideas or questions to inspire and make you think. Grab your cup and watch now. Today we're chatting to Justin Hughes, Managing Director of consultancy Mission Excellence and a former member of […]
Coffee Break: Recruitment fixes, happy workplaces and the taboo of salaries
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! Changing leadership – Good leaders don't just pay lip service to transparency; they […]
What we’re looking forward to at HR Tech World Congress 2016
As the next HR Tech World Congress approaches, we’re busily organising our schedules for the two day conference and picking out some key talks and sessions we don’t want to miss. We’ll be live tweeting from the event, so follow our Twitter account on Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th March for up-to-date news and soundbites (we’re also likely to […]
Control to influence? Mahatma Gandhi on leadership
This piece was originally published on our sister site TrainingZone to mark the 65th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. What can be learnt from his life and leadership? "Those with self-control don’t need to control others" is a quote attributed to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi was awarded the honorary name of Mahatma meaning Great Soul in […]
Unpicking Angela Merkel’s ‘connected’ leadership style
For many years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had a reputation for being cautious. But her response to the refugee crisis has shown her to be a bold and very connected leader. What attributes have placed her at the centre of the world stage? Angela Merkel has led Germany for ten years and has long […]
The Positive Organization: Time for HR to leave the ‘bandage business’
In this three-part series, Professor Robert Quinn looks at how HR can stop being in the ‘bandage business,’ and how they can harness the findings of his research on Positive Organizations to emerge as a strong strategic business partner. This is part one. Read part two and part three too. In July, the Harvard Business Review […]
The Positive Organization: Two hospitals, two cultures – but why?
In this three-part series, Professor Robert Quinn looks at how HR can stop being in the ‘bandage business,’ and how they can harness the findings of his research on Positive Organizations to emerge as a strong strategic business partner. This is part two. Read part one and part three too. Here’s a story about a […]
The Positive Organization: Doing the impossible – Amy’s courageous story
In this three-part series, Professor Robert Quinn looks at how HR can stop being in the ‘bandage business,’ and how they can harness the findings of his research on Positive Organizations to emerge as a strong strategic business partner. This is part three. Read part one and part two too. In the first of these three […]
The ever-transforming role of the HR leader
It’s become a truism that the world and work, and even the very nature of work itself, is changing. However, what this really means – including what issues it will throw up for HR leaders of today (and more importantly tomorrow) – is still largely up for debate. In the whitepaper Four Powerful Strategies to Empower […]
