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How to build teams that really work

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 […]

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Employees trust HR systems

Is it time to take your HR processes online? In a recent survey of adults in full-time employment, we found that amazingly 70% of employees are still either asking for their holiday verbally, or through email requests and paper-forms. That’s […]

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Getting HR right for right now

What are the right things for HR to be doing right now? This is the question posed in a recent article by leadership consultancy Egon Zehnder, who asked some of the world’s most admired companies what was top of their […]

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Sun, Sea and Self-Service

Working in HR, I’m sure you’re aware of the benefits of employee self-service for you. Less time wasted on data entry, or answering endless questions from colleagues about holiday entitlements, sick days taken or processes that need to be followed. […]

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