Why we need a new model for HR, part 6: how this model works

The story concludes and offers two glimpses of how this model comes to life through the recast roles.

Building Lego's HR structure, brick by brick

Having a professional excuse to play with bricks every day might be the dream for many, but HR at Lego is far from child’s play, finds Beau Jackson.

HR Most Influential Podcast 3.2: When Change Meets Resistance

The HR Most Influential Podcast's latest episode is now live, with Pam Parkes in the hot seat to discuss how HR successfully implement change programmes.

Turn the big three HR challenges of 2024 into opportunities

Next year could well mark a watershed moment for HR; 12 months in which trends that have been bubbling under the surface emerge to transform the sector and have a major influence on how we work.

HR Most Influential Podcast 3.2: When Change Meets Resistance with Pam Parkes

The HR Most Influential Podcast's second episode of series three has gone live, with Pam Parkes of Essex County council discussing how HR leaders can overcome resistance to change.

Lessons from John Lewis: a quality product needs quality people

The John Lewis Partnership hit the headlines this week with the news that Dame Sharon White, the chair, would not be seeking a second term. This makes her term as chair the shortest in John Lewis’s...

How companies can turn in-house to face the tech talent challenge

Recent reports from Salesforce highlight the disconnect between the tech skills that companies are looking for and the skills candidates have and use.

Slashing onerous admin is the answer to the UK's productivity problem

In a 2022 report by Gallup, UK employee engagement levels were found to be among the worst in Europe, with fewer than one in 10 workers feeling enthusiastic about their job.

Award-winning HR: Transformation at work

What does it mean to truly transform your business? In this short series, we take you through past winners of the HR Excellence Awards, and how they impressed the judges.

Why we need a new model for HR: part 3, people as product

In the previous column of a potential new model for HR, people and culture teams, we explored the ubiquity of HR business partners in HR 3.0 and their transience, versatility and a key focus on...

Brain training to reap the rewards of global change

There is much talk about the mental and physical costs of living and working in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world but change in the workplace can also be extremely good for our...

Outstanding balance: why HR must learn to be sure-footed on the change curve (part one)

Imposing big changes on workers will naturally be worrying for them, but with the right preparation, employees can be reassured and concerns overcome.