Succession planning for the many, not the few

Some years ago I visited my executive coach, a senior in the development team of a global pharmaceutical company. I was interested to learn how her company dealt with succession planning.

Gender, lies and statistics – busting myths on gender diversity

Equality in the workplace is still plagued by misconceptions. However, impressive progress has been made and the tide is turning. Our webinar panel discusses how far gender diversity has come.

Dean Royles scores a hat-trick in HR Most Influential

Former NHS Employers CEO Dean Royles was named the Most Influential Practitioner for the third year running in the HR Most Influential ranking last night.

HR Most Influential winners to be announced

The most influential HR directors and thinkers of 2014 will be unveiled this evening at an event at Claridge's.

HR policies that empower?

Equality and equity are often confused. HR needs to adapt policies and become more flexible, rather than sticking to compliance and control.

Between the sheets: Meet Dorchester Collection's Eugenio Pirri

Dorchester Collection's Eugenio Pirri, HR Director of the Year in 2014's HR Excellence Awards, talks passion and people strategy.

Don't believe the hype of employee engagement

Engagement is more like a muddy puddle than clear water. HR needs to put the concept back under the microscope before it fully buys in.

Hands-on learning opportunities create more responsible business leaders

This is one of the key insights from a new research study that set out to discover why some business leaders put creating value for wider society at the heart of their work, while, at the same time,...

Siemens' Toby Peyton Jones: the future of work, innovation and skills

Toby Peyton-Jones, UK and North West Europe HRD for Siemens discusses how skills, automation and innovation will shape the future of work.

Mobile working is an HR issue – not just a headache for IT

HR's strengths can ensure mobile working and BYOD are a success for businesses. However, technology issues aren't just the realm of the IT department, if they're taking up people's time then it's an...

The future of work: Living with unequal reward

Recent entrants to the workforce are increasingly asking if it’s really worth the effort to work harder, longer and faster. They seem to be questioning whether it’s worth aspiring to climb the next...

Lynda Gratton: Companies must interact with communities to build resilience

In order to be resilient to change, companies must innovate and interact with their employees. They cannot ignore the social wealth and knowledge that staff bring to the workplace.