Strategic HR

Why everyone should love HR

HR is often in the firing line. But we're standing up to say enough is enough – this is why everyone should love HR

People drowning in non-useful tasks, Reclaim Your Time survey finds

The UK's productivity shortfall could be related to day-to-day misuse of time. Download our ebook to find out more

Case study: preventing young women from ‘checking out’ at law firm Herbert Smith Freehills

The global law firm's Careers Directions coaching and panel event programme is designed to make women more ambitious

EDF Energy's people power

The energy industry is often in the public eye, which can have a negative impact on employee morale

Can leaders learn from football?

We can learn a lot about general leadership from football, including finding the root cause of organisational problems and defining success

The University of Sheffield's top-class HR

Changes in university funding and fees have rocked the higher education sector, but the University of Sheffield is moving with the times

Firms losing three weeks per employee each year because of staff sickness

Unhealthy lifestyles and poor health are costing British firms £57 billion a year in lost productivity

Only a third think performance management is effective

Nearly half (45%) of companies say their managers do not see the value in performance management

What's the evidence for... emotional intelligence?

Evidence-based HR isn't about stealing anyone's thunder, it's about making the profession more effective

What business can learn from sporting scandals

Recent sporting scandals are reflective of immorality in human behaviour more generally

Workers must develop irreplaceable skills

The next generation of workers will need to develop valuable skills that computers cannot replace