Five books for HR professionals
HR is constantly changing – there’s always new practices to keep on top of, and new policies to get up to speed with. But with so much of your time devoted to supporting and developing other people, do you get […]
Why managing employee performance matters…
According to the latest Glassdoor UK Employment Confidence survey, the improving economy and falling unemployment rates has inspired increased feelings of job security and optimism for the future amongst UK workers. In a recent blog post, HR commentator Jon Ingham […]
Key questions HR should be asking
Conference season is upon us and HR folk are getting ready for the main event of the year – the CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Manchester, 5th-6th November. It’s a great opportunity to catch up on leading-edge thinking, and […]
Managing absence effectively – 5 top tips
The results of the annual CIPD/Simply Health Absence Management survey were published earlier this week, revealing mixed news, and plenty to think about for HR professionals and business managers. Beginning with the plus side, the findings show that absence levels […]
Five TED Talks for HR professionals
There’s a TED Talk on almost every topic imaginable – from how to tie your shoelaces, to the secrets of success. And with over 1,800 available to watch online for free, delivered by speakers as diverse as Stephen Hawking, Chimamanda […]
Is unconscious bias having an impact on your business?
A riddle to start this week’s blog: A father is driving his only son to school one morning. On the way, their car is involved in an accident and the father died on the way to the hospital. The boy […]
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 […]
10 reasons why HR people should stop using spreadsheets
Many HR people rely heavily on spreadsheets to help them record key people-related information. It’s an approach that works well when you are managing just a handful of employees or want to work with a very specific set of data. […]
Five MORE blogs that every HR professional should read
After publishing last month’s list of five of our favourite HR blogs, we couldn’t shake the feeling that we’d missed some out – five just wasn’t enough! With so many excellent sources of HR know-how and think-pieces, written by passionate […]
How HR people can achieve star status
There’s been much debate recently about the need for the HR profession to step up a gear and prove the valuable contribution it can make to a business. But what do HR professionals need to do personally to win the […]
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 […]
To holiday… or not to holiday?
If the latest research from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) is to be believed, we are a nation of workaholics. Its recent study showed that two in five managers did not take their full annual leave allowance in […]