Robert Bolton: ‘Me too’ or ‘My HR’?

“People are our most important asset,” proclaim CEOs so often that this cliché has almost become a parody of itself.

Adrian Furnham on HR understanding the financial issues of the business

The one issue that separates good HR practitioners from the rest is knowledge of financial and business issues, according to University of College London's, professor of psychology, Adrian Furnham...

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Public sector can improve engagement by involving entire workforce in strategic decisions

Last month’s HR magazine provided some inspirational articles all about boosting employee engagement. They all had one common theme: fully engaged employees deliver more when they feel valued. It...

Engagement special: Veronica Hope-Hailey on defining engagement

If one adopts a general definition of employee engagement as employees giving additional, discretionary effort at work, what’s not to like? Engagement can drive innovation and performance – essential...

The recession has tested some of the cosier rhetoric around employee engagement

In March 2009, in Pontonx-sur-l’Adour, south-west France, Serge Foucher, CEO of Sony France, was taken hostage by workers in one of the company’s factories, which was due to close with the loss of...

The spark of innovation

The latent energy in companies needs to be ignited in order to create a fulfilling work life for every employee, says Lynda Gratton

Fairhurst and Ulrich named HR's most influential people

David Fairhurst, senior vice-president and chief people officer at McDonald's Restaurants Northern Europe and Dave Ulrich, professor of business administration at the University of Michigan were last...

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