At the most fundamental level is HR about prevention or cure? The reason we ask is that at present we have temporarily lost contact with a lot of our clients as it seems this is the ‘fire fighting’ season (dealing with promotions, performance, pay and bonuses ...) - it sounds like for many in HR it must be like an ER department in their local hospital on a Saturday night!
21st February 2012
Work is now so unpredictable that past practices are not always adequate to address the new and emerging challenges facing organisations. HR professionals need to change their attitude and outlook and recognise that being efficient and effective at the transactional and tactical level is not enough.
24th January 2012
Lasting change requires investment - HR transformation #6
27th December 2011
Fun in the workplace is something wacky firms in Silicon Valley do as they are all ‘creatives’ and they have loads of money to waste - don’t they? Alas, you were not born so lucky as you have ended up in HR where fun is discouraged, hard work is not rewarded and seeking job fulfilment is for the faint hearted!
20th December 2011
Birth pains are never easy even if necessary (2 of 2) - HR transformation #5
13th December 2011
Birth pains are never easy even if necessary (1 of 2) - HR transformation #4
6th December 2011
When it comes to using social media websites for recruiting - what we call social recruiting - how far is too far? Beyond learning the hard way what works and what doesn’t, there are some best practices emerging to help recruiters know when they’ve pushed the proverbial envelope too far. And hiring professionals are discovering a new line of recruiting applications and tools built into applicant tracking software to help them rise above the same old hashtag to better identify, connect with and place viable candidates.
2nd December 2011
No such thing as one size fits all HR structure - HR transformation #3
29th November 2011
More effort does not equal better results – HR Transformation #3
22nd November 2011
CourageousHR newsletter on how to predict HR’s future
15th November 2011