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In a week which saw a new England football manager, the CIPD has cast a light on the growing problem of management within the UK. While we all hope that Roy Hodgson can break the trend of English failure, the greater worry is that there is a deficit of leadership skills within British business. That, clearly, is affecting productivity and profitability.
18th May 2012
The phone based reference check; time tested, highly valuable and mostly done entirely wrong by HR professionals today.
27th April 2012
Apple is running a seriously smooth operation in their retail stores. Each employee has a distinct role to play, understands that role, and does his/her part to deliver the level of service we've come to expect from this powerful brand. All of this requires serious alignment of brand, business goals and people process.
26th March 2012
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
Keeping customers interested in your products and services is crucial to keeping your business afloat in today’s ever-evolving marketplace.
16th 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
