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‘Extreme transparency’ a major organisational trend in 2015

The rise in social sharing and e-commerce will force organisations to become more transparent in 2015, according to a workplace report.

Political astuteness: An essential workplace skill

Being politically astute and managing a diverse range of stakeholders is becoming an essential workplace skill, writes Jean Hartley, professor in public leadership at The Open University Business...

Features

Paul Sparrow: We need HR for a horizontal world

If HR wants to build and retain a reputation as a vital function then it must embrace horizontal management strategies and build cross-functional skills

Helen Giles: Can we really quantify good performance?

The first social housing, homelessness and care sector benchmarking survey of 2015 was published this week, and it’s certainly made for interesting reading.

Employee trust is key to overcoming the NHS crisis

Trust is an important commodity for any organisation, but particularly in the high stakes world of healthcare. Evidence shows that where patients trust their healthcare providers, they are more...

HR magazine partners with Roffey Park to launch research competition

HR magazine has partnered with Roffey Park to offer practitioners and academics working in leadership, organisational development and strategic HR the opportunity to get their work published and win a...

News

Achieving change – time for HR to be courageous

HR needs to listen to what leaders and others in their organisation think and want. But not everything everyone says is to be followed. That way chaos and failure lie.

Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg lead in global talent competitiveness

Business school INSEAD has released its annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index, placing Switzerland number one, followed by Singapore and Luxembourg.

HR professionals value job satisfaction above salary

HR professionals value job satisfaction as the most important aspect of their working life, according to employment agency Reed’s annual HR Salary Guide and Market Insight report.

HR needs to reinvent performance management

HR has failed to build performance management systems that benefit the organisation and its people.

HR missing out on integrated reporting benefits

The integrated reporting movement is gathering pace, but is HR missing an opportunity to link people issues to success?

Millennials do not feel organisations are making ‘full use’ of their skills

Almost four in five (79%) UK millennials do not feel that their current organisations are making “full use” of the skills they have to offer, according to research by professional services firm...