Strategic HR

What's the evidence for... talent management?

In his second column examining the evidence behind HR fads, buzzwords and obsessions, Rob Briner puts talent management under the microscope.

How are you developing your leaders for future change?

HR magazine, in partnership with Hay Group, wants to know how you are developing your leaders for future change.

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Retail and food workers risk soft skills ‘deficit’

Employees in the retail and food services sectors are at risk of being held back by a lack of soft skills, according to a report commissioned by McDonald's UK.

Crossrail: Inside a values-led project

Shared values, skills shortages, and diversity: The Crossrail story

How can HR partner more effectively with the C-suite?

The strategic role of HR is a topic that’s rarely off the agenda. Recent research from Cirrus and Ipsos MORI provides some insights into what the C-suite wants from HR leaders – as well as...

Organisations need ‘integrated programmes’ to retain older workers

Organisations need “integrated programmes” and formal policies to ensure they retain and make the most of older workers, according to research from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

Disabled graduates fear discrimination

More than three-quarters (77%) of disabled graduates fear employers will discriminate against them, a survey by Great With Disability has found.

3M MD: If you want to stand out, create an environment for innovation

Why allow employees the time and freedom to explore their own interests when you can’t be sure they will come up with anything useful? Well, if you want to stand out in your market, you need to create...

Government announces £5 million investment to help SEND young people find work

The Department for Education has announced a £5 million investment in supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) into employment.

Diversity in the modern media agency

Media agencies aren't what they used to be. They now offer such a wide variety of services that they've become as exciting and vibrant as the traditional advertising agencies that used to be such...

Employers should have more influence over university programmes, say MPs

Four in 10 (40%) MPs believe employers should be given more influence over how universities are run and programmes are taught, according to research by Ipsos MORI and Communications Management.

Our future leaders want to combine work and life

The next generation prize flexibility at work. As HR practitioners we must embrace and encourage varied working patterns, and offer solutions with more freedom.