The few weeks leading up to Christmas can be a challenging time for managers. Employees are going stir-crazy with all the seasonal celebrations and it can be hard to ensure people keep their foot on the gas. If you’re under […]
I suspect that for many, the findings from the latest annual Sierra-Cedar survey (ongoing since 1987) will come as no surprise. HR software delivered ‘in the Cloud’ as Software as a Service, has reached the tipping point. Of the companies participating […]
Films have the power to transport us into other worlds, times – and workplaces. The workplace film is an age-old genre based around something that in some way we can all identify with: the weird, wonderful, and ever-confusing minefield of […]
In a global, interconnected world, the opportunities for people to work abroad have never been greater. A year in New York opening a new satellite office? A secondment to Germany to oversee a business-critical project? A few months in Dubai […]
So election fever is now behind us; the shock of an unexpected Conservative win has started to dissipate, and thoughts are moving to what their first moves will be as a majority government. For the losing parties, however, equally challenging […]
There’s been an interesting debate recently about the ‘dark side’ of IT, prompted by some research coming out of the University of Lancaster Management School. Its study into the over-use of technology suggests that IT is actually decreasing productivity and […]
The thorny issue of how best to reward and incentivise staff has always been near the top of the corporate agenda. Get it right and it can help you attract and keep hold of the best people and improve performance. […]
With a library of more than 1900 (and growing) inspirational, informative, thought-provoking, rallying, ingenious, funny, courageous and fascinating talks to choose from, we couldn’t resist another dip into TED Talks pond. So, here are five more TED Talks for HR […]
According to recent research from Ipsos MORI and Cirrus, having a shared purpose and sense of direction is one of the top priorities for senior business leaders – yet only 19% of the Captains of Industry questioned believed HR departments […]
Getting senior management buy-in to HR software can be a challenge. There’s often the perception that HR technology will be expensive and complicated to implement – and won’t make enough of a difference to justify the investment in time and […]
