OD at Public Health Wales

The HR and OD team at Public Health Wales supports the organisation to take a preventative approach to healthcare

Defining OD: What is it and is HR doing enough?

Confusion abounds about what organisational development is, who should be doing it, and why

What HR can do about a post-truth workplace

With concerns growing over the rise of ‘fake news’ and a ‘post-truth’ culture, HR faces both a challenge and an opportunity

A postcard from... Vietnam

Our 'postcard from' series keeps you updated on key HR areas in different countries

EQ of critical importance in world of AI

Speakers at a JCA Global event presented on the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership

Do personality-typing tools have a place in HR?

The practical value of personality-typing tools depends entirely on the extent to which they are valid measures of personality

Automation affecting both the high- and low-skilled workforce

While there’s a reskilling imperative for organisations to remain relevant in the fourth industrial revolution there’s a ‘skill and will’ issue, according to Ravin Jesuthasan

Look for every opportunity to change

I wish it didn't take government interventions, quotas and reporting requirements to make a difference in organisations sometimes

Majority of retail staff have suffered workplace abuse

Two-thirds of UK retail workers have been exposed to violence or aggression in the workplace, according to research from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Not challenging the status quo can be fatal

I witnessed with sadness that Netflix went from strength to strength while Blockbuster began to fade

Cyber security overtakes corporate governance on boardroom agenda

Technology now dominates the boardroom agenda, according to research by the London Business School’s Leadership Institute and Harvey Nash

Hot topic: Worker share schemes, part two

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell recently set out plans that would oblige large firms to offer worker share schemes