River Island HRD: Few in HR understand Agile

A London HR Connection event explored how Agile methodology can be used to foster new ways of working

Creativity flourishes when managers listen

Managers listening attentively can boost team creativity, according to research from King’s College London and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem  

HRD Summit keynote: People are the last competitive advantage

“One of the few sources of lasting advantage left is people”, according to academic Rita McGrath

Running innovation through the DNA of L’Oréal

Innovation runs through the whole employee lifecycle; from recruitment to succession planning to transforming ways of working

HR magazine tries... Testing personal creativity

Deputy editor Rachel Sharp finds out what her style of creativity is with Perspectiv’s VIEW tool

Theresa May is no crisis-time leader

?Despite seeing off a leadership challenge May lacks the creativity, guile and ability to build coalitions, which means she's not suitable to lead the UK through Brexit

HR's role in organisational creativity and innovation

Innovation and creativity are becoming ever more critical to many organisations’ success. HR has the power to create the conditions most conducive to both

Lindsay McGregor: Play matters more than purpose at work

Play is an overlooked concept in understanding and measuring motivation, according to author and Vega Factor CEO Lindsay McGregor

CIPD 2018: Trust can't be automated

Efficiency should never be substituted for trust, according to Oxford university lecturer and author of Who Can You Trust? Rachel Botsman

Dyslexic individuals could help tackle skills crisis

Tapping into the way dyslexic people view and interact with the world could help companies meet future business challenges, according to a report by EY and charity Made by Dyslexia

Green Party calls for a 'Free Time Index' to measure wellbeing

GDP should be replaced as a measure of national wellbeing by an index showing how much free time people have to enjoy, according to the party

NHS needs to better engage employees

Performance at individual NHS Trusts should be measured by the issues that matter most to employees, according to a report from the Work Foundation