There’s a lot of advice out there about what HR people need to do develop the ‘rising stars’ of the future – but much less talk about how to deal with previously promising executives who have lost their sparkle. So […]
How to get mentoring into your learning and development mix in summary Mentoring is a proven way to help support retention efforts and create engaging learning & development programmes. To give a mentoring programme the best chance of success, ensure […]
What GDPR means for HR: a roundup in summary The blog provides a comprehensive overview of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its implications for HR departments. It discusses key aspects of GDPR compliance, including data protection principles, employee […]
The World Athletics Championship has brought the subject of succession planning into sharp focus, with some big names bowing out and several up-and-coming competitors finishing higher than ranked or expected. The resulting debate about the need to ensure a strong […]
Two contrasting posts on my LinkedIn feed this week highlighted the importance of making sure that departing employees leave your business on a positive note. One was from an employee who was chuffed to bits that a senior executive had […]
My social media feed this week has been full of people seeking suggestions for holiday reading. No doubt you’ve already downloaded the latest blockbuster onto your Kindle (or if you’re old-school like me, you’ve been to Waterstones). But what about […]
Flexible working is back in the HR headlines – this time with a report from insurance firm Aviva that suggests more than one in five UK private sector workers are afraid to discuss the issue with their boss. The recent […]
Worrying news this week in the shape of a survey from Unit4 which suggests employees in the UK are wasting almost a third of the working year on repetitive, administrative tasks. This kind of unproductive working is costing companies dearly […]
Paper – it used to be the lifeblood of organisations, now it’s become more of a nuisance, with a lot of HR time wasted in chasing it around, as many their processes are driven by authorisation. Unfortunately, it’s not always […]
When we first started to develop the Cezanne HR system, we had five key objectives – objectives that we still hold to today. The first was to develop a great HR software system that meets the real needs of today’s […]
