OD problems present "brilliant" talent management opportunities, says Hanover Housing Group L&D manager

Employers should look inside their organisation and find the biggest problem they have as it will present “brilliant talent management opportunities”, according to Andy Lancaster, learning and...

An examination of organisational agility

The business world is increasingly spoken of as being VUCA - volatile, uncertain, chaotic, and ambiguous, so clarity regarding your staff’s motivations and drivers and how this affects the way they...

Women are more underrepresented in the boardroom than previous figures state, says Manchester Business School

The amount of women on UK company boards is not as much as previously reported in official figures, due to unrepresentative samples according to academic research released by Manchester Business...

Start-up loans scheme expansion is a “positive step in helping young people unlock their potential”, says O2 HRD

The Government scheme, which offers young entrepreneurs loans of about £2,500 to start businesses, was yesterday given an extra £30 million boost.

UK 'skill recycler' set up today – bridge skills gap by 'loan' of underused staff

Skill Exchange UK, an independent not-for-profit organisation has launched today. It is a service aimed at local employer 'skill recycling', by facilitating local placements for underused staff into...

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Colleges to invest £142 million to address the skills gap

More than 50 colleges across the UK will be spending a total of £412 million on physical infrastructure projects, helping to bridge the UK skills gap – the topic for HR magazine's next TV Debate on 27...

Employee Relations Institute to improve knowledge and competence of managers in workplace relations

Launched yesterday, the Employee Relations Institute (ERI) is a membership organisation that has been set up to improve employee and workplace relations in the UK.

Are HR management courses preparing students to be the people strategy stars of the future?

An understanding of finance, sales, marketing, ethics, operations, planning and people, plus a smattering of entrepreneurship and the ability to walk on water – this is the job description of many of...

Cass Business School launches management consultancy

Cass Business School, part of City University London, has launched Cass Consulting, offering business solutions by providing and recommendations from academic consultants with relevant industry...

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HR is dead, long live OD – or why organisational development may be all that’s left for in-house HR

Outsourced HR has often suffered a bad press – and for a variety of reasons.

Building organisational development capability: swimming and flying

With the closure of the News of the World last week – and the media attention - yet another deeply shocking scandal rocks the corporate world with repercussions and retributions extending to the...

Henley Business School and PwC launch vocational degree with a job at the end

Henley Business School is poised to launch a new degree programme in partnership with PwC, which will give students who successfully pass their exams and perform well in work placements a guaranteed...