Book review: Corporate Energy: How to engage and inspire audiences
Corporate Energy explores how leaders can inspire and engage audiences through effective presentations and meetings. Author Chris Atkinson challenges conventional PowerPoint-dominated approaches, emphasizing audience needs and outcomes as central to compelling communication. This practical guide offers senior HR directors and business professionals actionable strategies for becoming more engaging communicators.
Lessons in management: we asked some senior leaders what their first-time mistakes were
Senior leaders share their biggest early management mistakes, including underestimating how power affects behavior, prioritizing being right over solving problems, and hiring people too similar to themselves instead of building diverse teams.
HR dreams, family leave and the need for evidence-based practice
This HR industry roundup covers emerging trends across recruitment, performance management, leadership and future work, including insights on family leave policies, evidence-based HR practices, and evolving workplace attitudes. Featured articles explore interview best practices, manager effectiveness, and organizational engagement strategies.
Round-up: pizza woes, EU-protected flings and cocaine-laden roses – three Valentines Day stories for you
Valentine’s Day brings pizza staffing drama at Domino’s, EU legal protections for office romances, and Colombian authorities’ efforts to stop cocaine smuggling hidden in rose shipments destined for global markets.
Seeking a definition of social leadership
Social leadership combines ethical responsibility with emotional intelligence and social skills to inspire and influence others. It emphasizes building strong interpersonal networks, active listening, and understanding how relationships shape behavior within organizations and communities.
Getting ahead at work: social class divide, power and office politics
Research shows class-based workplace inequality persists because lower-class individuals avoid the political maneuvering required for advancement, viewing self-promotion and strategic networking as contrary to their values of community and interdependence, while higher-class individuals willingly engage in these behaviors to advance.
Round-up: 7 leadership quotes you won’t have heard before
Discover seven uncommon leadership quotes that challenge conventional thinking on priorities, performance, growth, collaboration, kindness, and personal development. These insights from industry experts offer practical perspectives for HR professionals and leaders seeking to inspire teams and drive organizational success.
Twitter chat: How can HR help overcome the biggest challenges in retail?
Discover how HR leaders can address major challenges facing retail, including online disruption, generational workforce diversity, and post-Brexit cultural impacts. This Twitter chat explores key people management priorities and HR technology solutions for the retail sector.
Incivility, onboarding lessons and why we should all work less
This HR roundup covers the week’s most important workplace topics, including flexible working policies, employee onboarding, workplace incivility, and why productivity doesn’t require longer hours. Curated articles explore family-friendly practices, gig economy challenges, employee engagement, and diversity initiatives.
Evidence-based agony aunt: “I want to give more responsibility to people. How do I get them to step up?”
A neuroscience expert explains how trust triggers oxytocin production in the brain, making people more trustworthy and accountable. To delegate effectively, start by genuinely trusting your team members, even if you need to break tasks into smaller chunks initially.
If your company isn’t social, then what the heck are you?
With 65% of adults now using social media, companies must adapt their workplace culture to engage modern employees. Social communication drives employee engagement, amplifies company brand, and enables continuous feedback—making it essential for organizations competing for talent in today’s workforce.
Succession planning, strong leadership and special relationships
Explore key HR insights on succession planning, leadership effectiveness, workplace wellbeing, and organizational culture. This week’s curated selection covers essential topics from employee engagement to inclusive workplace practices and modern recruitment challenges.
“To maximise one’s potential as an HR practitioner, it is a great asset to have spent some time within an operational unit.”
HR professional Tim Williams shares his 25-year career journey from management consulting at Accenture to group HR director roles across international hospitality companies, highlighting how operational experience strengthens HR leadership capabilities.
Outlook for 2017: optimism for UK employees, but will it last?
The latest CIPD Employee Outlook survey reveals rising job satisfaction among UK employees, particularly in the public sector, alongside improved financial outlook and optimism about employment security. However, concerns about work-related exhaustion and the longer-term impact of Brexit on organizations remain uncertain despite current employee optimism.
The leadership manifesto: developing leaders at all levels
Developing trustworthy and capable leaders at all levels is essential for organizations navigating uncertain times. Research shows 28% of UK workers lack inspirational leadership, while just 31% of HR professionals feel confident about future leadership supply, highlighting the need for strategic talent development and stronger workplace leadership cultures.
How to avoid another year of Trexit
To avoid another divisive year, practice active listening with those who hold opposing views, examine your own unconscious biases, and work toward mutual understanding rather than judgment.
Offices, unpredictable bosses and reinventing work for the future
A curated weekly roundup of HR news and insights covering family-friendly workplace policies, recruitment trends including AI integration, workplace culture shifts, and leadership challenges like managing unpredictable bosses and reinventing work for the future.
Four leadership rules for the ultimate away day
Leadership away days are most effective when leaders remove their armor through vulnerability, disrupt existing patterns, and create meaningful connections. Expert advice reveals how companies can transform these off-site events into opportunities for strategic thinking and team development in times of rapid change.
Financial wellbeing – time for businesses to act?
UK adults face significant financial stress, with one in four struggling in January and millions having no savings. Poor financial wellbeing costs businesses £120 billion annually in lost productivity, making workplace financial support increasingly important.
CEOs can no longer ignore the importance of a healthy corporate culture in 2017
Corporate culture and ethical practices are now critical to business success, as consumers and investors increasingly favor socially responsible companies. CEOs must actively manage organizational risks and maintain healthy internal cultures to protect their brand reputation and market value.
