Work has been corrupted by performance metrics

Research over the past decade explains how performance metrics can lead to unintended and harmful outcomes in professional work

One in four 'not performing their best'

The number of UK employees who feel they are not performing their best at work is higher than the European average

Leading from the inside out: The inner work

What about measuring the inner workings of people? Could this hold the key to delivering even greater output and profit?

Be mindful to work more effectively

Honest mistakes are often made instinctually, while better decisions are made mindfully

Why I turned to 'smart' drugs

Sarah (not her real name), is a student in her third year at Leeds University. She tells HR magazine that Ritalin and modafinil are very popular among her peers.

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Credit where credit's due: HR at ClearScore

ClearScore’s chief people officer Kirstin Furber explains why she swapped life as an HRD at major media organisations to join the fledgling company

It's time L&D and HR "woke up"

A panel at Talent Gathering Scotland debated the future of HR and L&D

Managers concerned positive references could backfire

A quarter (25%) of professionals only give positive references even though 86% feel this could hurt their career if the person in question doesn't perform well

Nucleus Financial chief people officer: HR needs to be human

Instead of talking about organisations being a great place to work, HR needs to make it a reality

Touch and love create high-performing teams

Rugby coach Gregor Townsend shared his tips for HR from the sporting world at the Talent Gathering Scotland conference

The good, the bad and the indifferent

Are continuous performance conversations actually better than performance reviews? Comparing performance under the two approaches is not a like-for-like exercise

Humane management case study: The private sector organisation

In her new book Vlatka Hlupic provides case studies to prove that humane management is not just a nice to have. We take a look at some of those organisations included