Katie Jacobs

Evidence-based HR in practice

Maxime Loose, internal HR and OD consultant at the Government of Flanders, shares how he has used evidence-based HR (EBHR) in practice.

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Evidence-based HR: Under the microscope

Human capital

The evidence-based management movement has HR in its sight. But is the profession willing or able to become more evidence-based?

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Can you be a part-time HR director?

Does working part-time hinder career development? Two part-time HR directors share their views

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How to be a great NED

NED roles for HR professionals benefit both the individual and the board. A chairman and an HRD share their views

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Why more HR directors are taking on NED roles

HR directors are quietly increasing their board presence and experience, with more and more taking on NED roles

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How HR directors can make a success of going it alone

Branching off on your own is not as easy as it sounds. As well as guts you’ll need to look at work from a whole new perspective

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Driving diversity at Ford

The 1968 Ford sewing machinists' strike was a driver for the Equal Pay Act. Three of Ford's top HR leaders explain how diversity is front and centre.

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"A business only needs one strategy"

Stephen Bungay on HR, communication and strategy

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Swinson: More role models needed to end ‘stigma’ around part-time work

Business and government must showcase senior part-time workers to end the ‘stigma’ surrounding part-time work, minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs & Women and Equalities Jo Swinson...

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The Executive's Trinity

Leadership

Stephen Bungay on the difference between managing, leading and directing

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Poor quality work more damaging to mental health than unemployment, says Bevan

Poor quality work has a more detrimental impact on psychosocial health than being unemployed, according to Work Foundation director of the Centre for Workforce Effectiveness Stephen Bevan.

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EE: Building a new type of apprenticeship

A few years ago, mobile operator EE needed to rethink its contact centre strategy. Director of frontline talent and resourcing Stephen Barratt shares how it did so, and helped bring down youth...

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