How to run a great performance review

The beginning of the year heralds the arrival in many organisations of the annual round of performance reviews. As a busy manager, it’s easy to regard it as a time-consuming, bureaucratic exercise that takes your attention away from activates that […]

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How to drive performance and productivity in your SME

The important role that SMEs have to play in driving economic growth is increasingly being recognised – and as a result there’s been a noticeable rise in HR circles of efforts to help small businesses manage their people more effectively.

As the employers of over 14 million people in the UK, it is important that SMEs get their HR management right.

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Why HR should get social

It’s probably fair to say that some in the HR profession have been a bit slow to appreciate the value that active use of social media tools could add to their role. If anything, the over-riding reaction seems to have […]

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