Managing change is at the heart of the HR role

"Management that wants to change an institution must first show it loves that institution," the broadcaster and journalist Sir John Tusa once remarked. This is certainly true, but for change to...

Managers are so focused on getting results they don't take time to listen to staff concerns

Managers are not engaging with staff while employees are increasingly asking for time to be heard, new research reveals.

Email and MSN messenger replaces conversation in resolving workplace issues

Almost a fifth of managers (18%) would prefer to sort out issues in the workplace using email or MSN messenger, rather than talking to staff face to face.

Metropolitan Police staff personal breaks to be monitored

Metropolitan Police staff have been told they must make a record of their toilet breaks.

The Naked Office: Employee engagement through nudity?

Was it barefaced cheek or just pure naked ambition? Ad agency Onebestway believed stripping off for a day could break down communication barriers between staff.

Is it time HR thought of rebranding itself as less of an office police?

Human resources is resented as a kind of office police; would another title improve its image?

OC Tanner bags Investors in People Gold Standard

HR consultancy O.C. Tanner officially practices what it preaches. It has become one of the few UK organisations to receive Gold status from Investors in People.

B. Braun Medical launches total reward statements

B. Braun Medical has launched total reward statements to communicate to employees the total value of their reward package.

Kellogg's uses Tony the Tiger to bring staff total reward statements alive

Kellogg's is using some of its best-known cereal characters to communicate its total reward provision to staff.

Met Police launches forum to help employers fight the rising tide of employee fraud

The Metropolitan Police Service and organisations from the screening and vetting industry are to launch a cross-sector forum to share information and advice and improve awareness of the role of...

HR bosses are realising the value of online social networking

HR decision- makers are using online social networking more and more for business purposes.

Are PowerPoint presentations the best way to get your message across?

PowerPoint seems to be the crutch of most presenters. It pulls together a range of important messages and allows them to be presented in a highly visible way on a large screen. It can be animated,...