HR mythbusting: Is there 'hidden' brainpower waiting to be unlocked?

There is huge potential for improving performance, it just won’t come from a magic pill

Leaders need to transform from parents to peers

The way most companies are organised inevitably leads to employee infantilisation

Power dynamics: Managing change in an organisation

Complicated human power relationships can enable or restrict changes in organisational practice

Nudge theory: Key findings

Some interesting research from the world of behavioural economics

Nudge theory in HR: View from a behavioural economist

Given its history and trajectory, it is reasonable to expect a nudge ‘boom’ within the next few years in the HR space

The ethical question of nudging

Might the use of behavioural economics risk straying into manipulation?

To nudge or not to nudge?

Few in HR seem to be (knowingly) utilising nudge theory. Can and should HR give people just a little push?

Is ‘bringing your whole self to work’ a good idea?

We all have different personas, but continuity of character is important for engagement and trust

HR must combine the best of old and new

Some thoughts from not that very long ago might no longer be the ultimate answer they promised to be

The significance of relationships and rituals at work

The meaning employees attach to established routines and rituals can be sorely underappreciated

Executive derailment: Death knell or development opportunity?

New research has uncovered five key causes of executive derailment, as well as several ways to recover from it

You need both the rational and emotional for success

We must remember HR stands for human resources. Human beings are as much emotional as rational