Why businesses need to reimagine the bonus structure
Last month it was revealed that four directors at the engineering firm Melrose had been awarded £40m in bonuses each, indicating that the UK’s bonus culture is showing no signs of slowing. Often seen as a motivational tool, many organisations believe that there is a direct correlation between large bonuses and company performance. However, there are […]
“If people feel excluded, they will leave – it’s as simple as that.”
Carol Rosati OBE has recently joined The Chemistry Group as Champion of Diversity. She brings with her over 25 years of talent management experience and a passion for creating more inclusive workplaces. Becky Norman, Deputy Editor, HRZone: Can you tell us a bit about your past roles and how your extensive talent management knowledge will […]
“I am proud of my ability to gain the trust of both the leadership team and my colleagues”
Taking on a new role is as challenging as it is exciting. In this series we will be talking to HR professionals who are getting to grips with a new job and finding out what attracted them to the role, as well as what their key priorities are for the months ahead. Want to tell […]
Talent management: why your approach can destroy employee mojo
Attempts by organisations to create ‘meaningfulness of work’ in a bid for greater discretionary effort, are often not effective and viewed cynically by employees. But finding meaning in one’s work, we believe, is a fundamental foundation for overall engagement and needs consideration as part of our talent management processes. In a recent paper by Bailey […]
Talent acquisition, technology and where this leaves you
Talent acquisition is merely nearly new; by comparison the capability of HR technology is really new. Talent acquisition is recruitment turned retro. Does it differ? Yes, and we have fashioned today’s HR thinking on talent into longer-term, strategic and cyclical practices that extend beyond just filling the job. Here I’m going to take a brief […]
“You might be losing employees before they even start because of this mistake…”
Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: Employee Onboarding is a topic that’s getting a lot of attention these days by HR. What in your experience is the biggest mistake companies make when designing their onboarding process? Stijn de Groef, CEO & Founder, Talmundo: When we think about welcoming our new hires there are some aspects of the […]
What should your talent management strategy look like?
Over the last 10 years there’s been an epic shift in talent management strategies. The silo view of each HR core function (i.e. workforce planning, learning and development, recruiting and hiring etc.) is slowly disappearing to be replaced by a holistic, integrated set of HR and talent management systems. But why? Companies worldwide are fighting […]
Female leaders in travel – on leadership and courage
On the 8th November 2016 the third Women in Travel meetup took place in London. Female and male attendees alike from places as diverse as India, Kenya, Switzerland, the US and many others shared their stories over an afternoon that included two panel debates, one on leadership and one on entrepreneurship. We also had group […]
Forgetting ‘normal’ – how HR can help showcase the positive differences of dyslexic team members
One in 10 people in the UK is dyslexic, myself included. I've experienced first-hand so many outdated attitudes towards dyslexia and other learning differences. Yet I feel proud of the innovation and creativity dyslexia allows. Dyslexia is classed as a disability - which automatically generates preconceived notions of the person suffering from it – “you’re […]
Talent management: what can we learn from the Olympic ‘Atlanta debacle?’
UK Sport has been basking in glow of Team GB’s success in Rio with celebrations in London and Manchester recently. How times have changed. When Team GB returned from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, there were no parades. We finished in 36th position, further down the medal table than Nigeria, Norway, and Bulgaria. It […]
“We hire people who want to think for themselves, who want to be a force for good.”
OVO is a fast-growing energy company based in Bristol, already making a name for themselves both as a challenger within the industry and for having strong focus on company culture and values, having grown from a handful of employees seven years ago to over 1,200 today. We headed over to Ovo’s foliage-filled office to take a look […]
“Business leaders want HR data to be like financial data: standardised, specific and clearly linked to outcomes.”
This is an interview with Nick Shaw, Managing Director of CEB in UK & Ireland. CEB are a global research and technology business offering advice and best practice to help organisations improve corporate performance. If you're looking to strengthen and tighten your talent function, take a look at their newest report – Establishing a World-Class Assessment Function—10 Best Practices […]
From collaboration to innovation – strengthening talent to thrive in retail
It's HR in Retail month on HRZone! We're focusing on all things retail – check out our HR in retail hub to read all our great content! This article was contributed by James Brook and Dr Paul Brewerton, Co-Founders and Directors of Strengths Partnership. Our work in the retail sector has crossed large, medium-sized and small retailers, as well […]
Job shadowing, mentoring & open communication: developing future leaders in the public sector
Having a positive impact on real people’s lives has always been a passion of mine. It’s what gave me the drive to establish a career in the public sector. After several years at the Cabinet Office, I decided it was time to get back on the frontline so took my current role as Head of […]
The digital black hole – why HR needs to urgently digitise and socialise talent management
Every three months, the editors at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) compile their list of new words and phrases which should be included in this age-old language resource. It’s a considered process; thousands of researchers gather evidence from a wide range of independent sources in order to prove that these new phrases are widely used […]
20 years of HR innovation…or not?
The end of August 2016 was a big milestone for Fosway Group, marking 20 years of learning and HR technology research. The last two decades have obviously brought about massive changes, both in technology and how we interact with it. What I have found interesting about reviewing our research archive as part of our anniversary […]
Personality in sport: British Olympians on and off the field
As the Olympic Games opening ceremony draws near, the world is immersing themselves in the details about the athletes that are representing their countries and latching on to their favourites. Scanning the competitor pool, it’s easy to see there are as many different individual personalities types represented in the games as there are countries. Looking […]
Breakfast Insight: Talent breadth v depth
Breakfast Insight is your short dose of new ideas and food for thought, perfect to watch with your morning coffee. Today we're chatting to Caroline Gourlay, an experienced business psychologist and founder of Bath-based Caroline Gourlay Consulting. Contact or ask Caroline a question on Twitter at @carolinegourlay. Caroline tells us about: Whether people are predisposed to a […]
What will society believe about talent in 2020?
This is an interview with Geoffroy de Lestrange, Product Marketing Manager EMEA at Cornerstone OnDemand, on the future of talent and the steps organisations need to take to redefine their views on talent in order to keep pace with societal change. We discuss the current structure of the HR department, the need for new learning methods […]
Can we please kill the ‘where do you see yourself in five years?’ question?
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