Why a solid sustainability strategy is a must in 2022
Tips and advice for companies wanting to build and launch their sustainability strategy
Four ways to build a culture that supports managers
Finding great managers is a tough job so how can businesses build a culture that retains and nurtures them?
Financial Wellbeing: Something isn’t adding up
For Talk Money Week Gethin Nadin discusses how improving employees’ numeracy can help with their wellbeing.
Why you need to have an HR philosophy to really make a difference
If we want HR to be seen as more than just a service provider, practitioners need to demonstrate that they stand. So… what’s your HR philosophy?
Digital transformation: upskilling and empowering your staff for the automated age
AI isn’t here to steal our jobs – rather, it will create new ones and drive up demand for human skills.
HR and PR: a match made in LinkedIn heaven?
HR is no longer behind the scenes in organisations – thanks to social media, we’re taking centre stage.
The ‘rainbow ceiling’: why LGBTQ+ employees feel held back at work
LGBTQ+ employees feel held back at work – we need to work harder on diversity and inclusion.
Workforce planning: how to create a more agile recruitment and talent strategy
Change is the new constant, so adapting your recruitment and talent strategy to accommodate this is vital.
Leadership: why self-awareness and curiosity are your secret weapons during difficult times
Why self-awareness and curiosity are your secret weapons during difficult times.
Should everyone get their own coach?
The problems with providing a one-size-fits-all coaching app to your employees.
Three strategies to transform your talent agenda in the era of remote work
Three strategies to transform your talent agenda in the era of remote work.
The six most inspirational HR and Management books for 2021
Which books should you be adding to your reading lists for the year ahead?
Personal development: why and how you need to maintain your non-HR skills
As people professionals, we value the people-centric nature of our work. The campaign to ‘put the human back in HR’ is an age-old movement for good reason. With the realisation that AI is no longer a Hollywood take on the future but an inevitability for the workplace – and indeed other areas of life – […]
Future of work: top technology skills for HR in 2021
Three key technologies that will benefit HR next year.
Indecisive, insecure or impulsive – why do we procrastinate so much?
The real reason you’re procrastinating and how to overcome it.
Three ways to improve your strategic thinking skills
During my career I have written many strategies, as an HR professional, a government policy adviser and even as a school governor. I know how to write a strategy and also know how to teach other people to write strategies. But what is much harder is to understand is the concept of ‘thinking strategically’ or […]
Ten things independent HR consultants can get wrong and how to avoid them
Going it alone as an HR consultant? Here’s how to avoid the common pitfalls.
Personal development: how to cope with imposter syndrome during a crisis
Self-isolation exacerbates imposter syndrome for high achievers. How can we mitigate this?
Financial wellbeing: Why 2020 should be the year that employers offer financial education
For almost 10 years, people like me have done a pretty good job of convincing employers that their employees’ money worries are having a significant effect on their work. Increased absence and presenteeism, reduced productivity and engagement, and an increase in mental health issues can all be linked to financial concerns. In 2018-2019… Worrying about […]
Workplace friendships: Your personality should fit your network to be successful at work
Do social pressure infringe on your ability to do business?