Strategic HR

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

Talent location key to company growth

Firms can improve performance and productivity by taking a more strategic approach to talent to market alignment

Meaningfulness and mutuality: Principles for organisational design

Meaningfulness and mutuality can be used to design business models capable of addressing complex questions

The impact of social stereotypes in STEM hiring

Gender and racial stereotypes can shape people's judgement when evaluating job applications

Discussing the data: Roundtable debate

HR now has access to more data than ever – but is the function using it effectively? Our roundtable, in partnership with Capita, discussed...

Industrial strategy "inadequate"

The industrial strategy whitepaper published yesterday, outlines plans for ‘sector deals’ to boost productivity

Firms calculating but not publishing pay gaps

Only 6% of the estimated 4,000 employers covered by the new gender pay gap legislation have made their data public so far

Graduates value soft skills for the future

Graduates believe that technological advancement will have a positive or very positive impact on the future of business

HR at the Civil Service

Rupert McNeil is responsible for bringing a disparate organisation together, solving its people issues, and showing its merit to the wider world

Employers should help employees switch off from work

Employees feel pressure from supervisors, colleagues and technology to work during their free time

Workspace design: Building the revolution

HR has the opportunity to influence workplace design, and consequently how workers feel and behave, our roundtable debate explored