The looming skills shortage – what should HR do?
Get a group of HR people together in a room and it won’t be too long before the subject of skills shortages comes up. The economy has picked up – and the war for talent is back with a vengeance. […]
Why your HR people need to love people
There’s been a lot of talk recently about how HR people need to become more business savvy and financially aware if they are to win the respect of their management colleagues. That may well be true, but a debate is […]
How to be an HR superstar
Wouldn’t it be lovely if people generally regarded HR as the ‘superstars’ of the business? Sadly, that’s often not the case, with the profession receiving a serious amount of (often unfair) flak for lacking business nous and taking a reactive […]
How to attract the brightest talent for your SME
SMEs are expected to drive much of the forecast jobs growth over coming months as the economy continues to pick up. But recruiting the right people has always been a challenge for growing businesses, who often can’t compete with larger […]
Looking for growth in your business?
There’s a real sense of optimism in the air as the economy continues to pick up and survey after survey tells us business confidence is on the rise. It looks like small and mid-sized businesses will be driving much of […]
How to handle a difficult performance conversation
Difficult conversations about poor performance are right up there on the list of tasks managers dread the most. It’s easy to sweep the problem under the carpet and hope it will go away. But if you don’t tell people where […]
New insights on leadership: Why Leaders Eat Last
‘Why leaders eat last ….’ was the intriguing theme of a presentation given by ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek at the Vistage 25th anniversary conference. The event, sponsored by Cezanne HR, brought MDs and senior managers together to challenge their […]
How to create a dream workplace
What would your dream workplace look like? What environment would your employees be working in? What would the culture be like? What kind of attributes and values would be prized – and what would not be tolerated? We will all […]
How to boost your business with well thought-out training
How to boost your business with well thought-out training in summary: Keeping staff skills up-to-date is vital for any business that wants to expand and out-perform its competitors. But how can this be done effectively? To ensure training remains effective […]
Five ways to build trust within your business
The issue of trust (or lack of it) has been the subject of several surveys that have crossed my desk recently. The 13th annual Trust Barometer conducted by Edelman uncovered what it described as a ‘crisis in leadership’, with less […]