Now is the time to help ‘game changers’ to transform our future
If you think game changers are a different breed, then you are right. Our research, The DNA of a Game Changers, shows game changers are unlike others – they have the potential to transform our future. In our rapidly changing world, businesses are faced with challenges from technology and new market entrants who play by […]
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, […]
A strategy for becoming the most important function in your company
Improving HR's business impact must be a priority for future-thinking, strategic HR professionals. This article looks at one key aspect of impact: the importance of having a data-driven model. If you'd like to delve deeper into this topic and understand at a broader level how to improve HR's business impact, download our whitepaper – Make HR […]
What does a data-driven approach to HR look like?
Improving HR's business impact must be a priority for future-thinking, strategic HR professionals. This article looks at one key aspect of impact: the importance of having a data-driven model. If you'd like to delve deeper into this topic and understand at a broader level how to improve HR's business impact, download our webinar – Make HR […]
Top 10 reasons why your organisation needs to shift to a data-driven HR model
Improving HR's business impact must be a priority for future-thinking, strategic HR professionals. This article looks at one key aspect of impact: the importance of having a data-driven model. If you'd like to delve deeper into this topic and understand at a broader level how to improve HR's business impact, download our whitepaper – Make HR […]
Appraisals – are they really an outdated institution?
We recently attended an HR event where the theme of the day was ‘facing the future with courage’. There was a general consensus that the world of work is changing and therefore so should our approach to HR. Everyone seemed on board with the idea that we should be looking forward with an open mind […]
Corporate values are everywhere: how do you really get people to live those values, and how will know when they do?
In this article Jo Ayoubi, CEO of Track Surveys, looks at how mature organisations tackle the increasingly important topic of organisational values, including how to get long-term employee buy-in and what happens when values get derailed. We can’t ignore the importance of values in the discussion of business and employment, training and development, leadership and management. Values […]
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 […]
Are you minding the disability employment gap?
It’s common knowledge there’s a big gap between the employment rate for disabled people and non-disabled people. The government wants to halve this gap and has criticised employers for being both reluctant to take on disabled employees, and too quick to write off employees who fall ill. So what’s the solution? Making the case for […]
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 […]
Time to say goodbye to the open plan era?
During the blitz, on 10 May 1941 the House of Commons Chamber was bombed. Arriving at the scene, the fire service was forced to choose between battling the blaze or fighting a second fire raging in medieval Westminster Hall. They chose the latter. By the following morning only a smoking shell remained and a new […]
Do I need to have a redundancy procedure in place?
Making an employee redundant is a difficult situation to face and while it is not a legal requirement to have a redundancy procedure as part of employment documentation, employers often feel it provides clarity to employees in what can be a very difficult time. Terminating employment because of a redundancy is still considered to be […]
How to understand the profile of an interim executive
New research based on a survey of 144 interim executives across the UK suggests that interim executives may display stronger inclinations to lead than non-interims and present colleagues with a vision of what can be done rather than managing to orders. The survey results were compared to a sample of 1500 non-interim executives so that comparisons could […]
“I don’t think HR is very complicated fundamentally.”
This is an interview with trainline’s Chief People Officer Robin Hancock. Trainline operate a website where people can buy train tickets for UK trains. Robin was previously VP, Talent and Culture at Wonga, HR Director at eBay Europe and Global Head of Talent, HR Operations and Reward at Skype. Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: You’re Chief […]
Take a look at the NY resolutions of senior UK HR professionals
Just what do the UK’s leading senior HR directors want to change in the year ahead? Find out below… Ann Pickering HR Director, O2 “My New Year’s resolution for 2016 is to encourage tech companies to do more to inspire young women to pursue a career in STEM. Whilst progress has undoubtedly been made, the reality […]
Let’s bury the ‘human remains’ stigma and build HR’s future
“We can’t build a profession from people who say they ended up in HR,” said Peter Cheese, the CEO of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). A year on from his keynote speech at the 2014 CIPD conference, does the stigma of working in ‘human remains’ still exist? HR’s existential crisis has been […]
The ‘six conditions’ of high performance
W. Edwards Deming insisted that you improve performance by improving the system not blaming people. He stated that the variation in employee performance (from their worst day at work to their best) was 5% down to the individual and 95% down to the conditions in the environment. And therefore managers should focus more attention on […]
Risky business: how historical views of risk management limit ambidexterity
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 […]
