Taylor: The idea of 'good work' is having a moment

Matthew Taylor called for a national employability ‘soft skills’ framework and for hidden assumptions about work to be addressed

Why HR professionals are losing their humanity

Unfortunately most people work in medieval, fear-driven cultures

Hierarchical cultures stifle innovation, say experts

?HR must steer away from hierarchical work cultures to survive uncertain times, according to director of learning at the Corporate Research Forum (CRF) Nick Holley

Managers failing to set targets

Research calls into question managers' approaches towards staff development

Boards unsure of company culture

?Boards often struggle to understand the culture of their organisations, research has found

Five minutes with… Diana Niu

Diana Niu is senior vice president of HR at Volvo Construction Equipment

Empower employees to be happy at work

HBR authors Annie McKee and Amy Gallo discussed HR's role in helping employees manage conflict and define happiness

Hospitality must do more to improve gender equality

Hospitality faces a complex and unique set of problems when it comes to the representation of women, according to Women in Hospitality chair Tea Colaianni

Organisations should mimic jazz bands as well as orchestras

Speaking at a London HR Connection event Dominic Alldis used music as an analogy for corporate life

Making radical honesty work: Top tips

HR magazine recently explored radical honesty in the workplace. Cath Kidston people director Alex Snelling offers his advice on the topic

HR must realise the difference between fitting in and belonging

Fitting in and belonging aren’t the same, according to Shereen Daniels, head of HR at Caffè Nero

The processes Oxfam should have followed

The board, various sub-committees, the senior team and HR are all culpable for a series of poor decisions