What businesses have to learn from the legacy of the Olympics has been the subject of two events I’ve attended this week. The euphoria of London 2012 may have died down – but there is still a great deal of […]
It’s been a big week on the world political stage, with President Obama’s inauguration and David Cameron’s speech on the future of the UK and the European Union. It’s these high profile occasions that highlight how good (or otherwise) politicians […]
The spotlight has fallen on the issue of ageism in recent days with the news that horse racing pundit John McCririck is suing Channel 4 for alleged age discrimination. McCririck, 72, was sacked by the broadcaster in October 2012 without, […]
Hands up if you’ve had a sneaky look at a recruitment website or the jobs section of your professional press this week? If you have, you certainly weren’t alone. The first Monday in January is widely known as ‘national job […]
So the festive wind-down has well and truly begun and as the year peters to an end, all that’s left for HR is to deal with the fall-out from the office Christmas party and remind people that yes, Friday is […]
New research this week which shows that the generational divide is well and truly alive and kicking in the workplace. According to a report from Ashridge Business School, there is an alarming mismatch between what managers and their younger ‘Gen […]
It’s getting to that time of year again where every HR blogger talks about how to deal with Christmas Parties and what to do when Dave from Sales pinches Sally the receptionist’s bum. But this year is the first year […]
So it’s official. The honeymoon period is over after two years and its downhill all the way from then on – well if you’re a newly-appointed manager that is anyway. Research by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) has […]
Uncomfortable reading for employers this week in the shape of research suggesting a third of workers are in danger of ‘burning out’ due to longer hours and excessive pressure. The findings of the Towers Watson study are perhaps not that […]
Government proposals to get us all working more flexibly have unleashed a flurry of debate this week. The suggestion on the table is that going forward, all employees will have the right to request flexible working, in the form of […]
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The gauntlet has been well and truly thrown down to HR people this week in the form of a speech given by Gary Hamel, widely acknowledged as ‘the world’s most influential business thinker’. In a keynote presentation to the CIPD’s […]
