HR guru Dave Ulrich has been stirring things up again – this time with a new book that suggests HR people should be questioning where they are focusing their time and efforts. If you’re an HR practitioner, ask yourself the following questions: How much of your time is taken up by talent? Finding it, developing […]
Dealing with employees who don’t get along or who have outright fallen out with each other is one of the most irritating and time-consuming tasks managers have to deal with. Strained relationships in the office don’t just cause a bad atmosphere, they can have a real impact on productivity and performance. Employees don’t have the […]
Google the phrase “people leave managers, not companies” and you’ll find plenty of research that flags up the vital link between employees’ performance and engagement and the relationships they have with their managers. Some line managers seem to instinctively “get” what it takes to keep their teams working well. Others struggle. In a busy working […]
HR have long recognised the value of effective team work but identifying the elements that knit disparate people together to form an effective unit has often proved elusive. A landmark study by Partners in Leadership suggests that the key issue is accountability, but that the business world is in the midst of an accountability crisis, which is hampering its ability to raise performance and drive through change. The multi-country Workplace Accountability Study survey […]
Dealing with an employee whose performance isn’t up to scratch is a challenge most managers will have to face at some point in their career. Thankfully, very few resort to the rather extreme action taken by one boss in East China’s Jiangsu Province, who doused his employee with a five-litre bottle of water, in front […]
If you had the opportunity to take unlimited annual leave how would you use it? An extended holiday to visit relatives on the other side of the world? A few cheeky city breaks? Or maybe you’d just take a couple of extra weeks off work to decorate the house? For some, the ability to take […]
With employment in the UK at a record high, employers are having to work harder than ever to attract and hold on to the best people. There are many reasons why staff may decide to quit their role and look for pastures new: a bigger salary, a shorter commute, more flexible working arrangements… But perhaps […]
Let’s be honest, the prospect of annual performance reviews doesn’t fill the average manager’s heart with joy. It’s often approached with trepidation by employees too—many of whom don’t relish the idea of being pulled up on all the things they could have done better in the year gone by. Performance reviews don’t fill the average […]
Whether you are making a shift to evidence-based HR, or just want to make sure you have your finger on the pulse of your business, there are some key metrics that ever HR manager needs. Here’s our list of the top ten: 1. Headcount It’s surprising how many companies tell us they don’t actually know […]
The festivities are finished and reluctantly back to work we go, having scraped the early-morning ice off our cars and battled our way through the daily commute. The first few days back after the holidays are often pretty unproductive. It takes time for people to slowly grind their brain back into gear and remember what on earth […]
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