Speakers from walks of life other than business are in great demand. There are many parallels between corporate life and the natural world, Peter Crush finds.
Peter Crush tests the engagement potential of the Krypton Factor TV series's assault course and runs the gamut of emotions from petrified to exhilarated.
With training budgets slashed what is the future of employer-accredited qualifications? HR magazine and the QCA convened a panel of experts to consider the year ahead.
Two of the most prestigious models for measuring engagement have been singled out for harsh criticism. Is it justified and what are the alternatives? Peter Crush talks to the main players.
The Health and Safety at Work Act has stopped the workplace being the dangerous place it used to be but progress has slowed down over recent years.
Three HR directors subject themselves to a special psychometric test to see if they have the necessary qualities to cope with the challenges they will face in the coming year.
Bosses may be fearful of the extension of the right to request flexible working to staff with children up to the age of 16, but employees, it seems, are less worried about asking for flexible working...
Research produced for HR magazine finds the recession isn't changing employee views on flexible working. It's their right and they will continue to exercise it. Peter Crush reports.
Sarah Jackson, CEO of Working Families, believes the case for flexible working remains the same regardless of the current economic climate; it's a view not wholly shared by Katja Hall, director of...
Energy company, Doosan Babcock, has announced it will hire 60 new graduates this year, bucking the wider trend which predicts 2009 will be the worst year ever for graduates trying to find work.
Transfer of traditional HR functions to the line has been accelerating as HR strives to become a strategic business partner. Peter Crush reports on the tensions between the two camps.
Middle managers feel they take a big share of the pressure for very little recognition, research from Roffey Park reveals. And they blame HR. Peter Crush looks at some damning statistics.
