Business leaders love spouting the old cliché ‘our people are our greatest asset’. Although it may ring true in many organisations, why is it that the greatest asset is also one of the hardest to...
The engineering sector faces a skills shortage, mainly caused by skilled workers retiring and a lack of understanding of the industry among young people.
As top pay comes under scrutiny in annual meetings, it becomes clear that financial incentives aren't the best motivators.
Helping entrepreneurial employees improves engagement and retention of top staff, according to L'Oréal HR director Isabelle Minneci.
Nesta's latest research shows there are five main categories to describe approaches to innovation. Futurists, romantics and creatives embrace innovation, while realists and sceptics are less...
The use of wearable technology to track employee wellbeing can significantly increase employees' productivity, according to research by Goldsmiths, University of London.
Implementing a company-wide training programme has revealed that different employee generations do not have learning styles wedded to their age, according to Santander people and talent director Simon...
An increased need to focus on financial returns need not conflict with HR's ethical responsibilities, the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) director Philippa Foster Back has said.
HR professionals have a challenge in balancing “gut feel” and process when it comes to building trust, management academic Veronica Hope Hailey said yesterday.
The latest bon mot of Lucy Adams, former BBC HR director, is that “Appraisals don’t work”, In her view, they simply serve to strike fear in the hearts of employees.
An increasing number of businesses are measuring financial returns on learning and development (L&D) programmes, according to CIPD research.
HR has an important role to play in driving sustainability initiatives, argues FedEx Express HR manager Steve Wilkins. Here he presents three key areas HR should focus on.
