Strategic HR

Lucy Adams: ‘appraisals don’t work’

The annual appraisal system is not fit for purpose former BBC HR director Lucy Adams has claimed this morning.

Young people favour career advancement over job security

Younger employees in the UK are more ambitious than their older counterparts, according to a YouGov survey.

Will France's 'right of disconnecting' actually work?

An agreement has been signed between French employers and unions that means engineers and consulting workers no longer have to answer work phone calls or e-mails after 6pm, if they are not in the...

Gaps between strategy and operational delivery are risky business

Excitement might be building in Brazil ahead of the FIFA World Cup this summer, but early preparations are also continuing in Qatar, which in 2022 will become the first Middle Eastern country to host...

A third of young people would consider careers in engineering

A study of young people aged 12 to 25 suggests almost one third (32%) see engineering as a potential career. Despite this, many remain confused about the exact nature of the profession.

HR must address ‘complex’ issue of fairness

HR professionals must address the changing and complex issue of fairness within their organisations, or risk negative impacts on employee engagement, reputation and trust, experts agreed yesterday.

Exposure to stress helps managers make better decisions, says study

Leaders benefit from experiencing stressful situations on a regular basis, according to research by Ashridge Business School.

Dave Ulrich: 'Standards should start with stakeholders'

HR magazine has launched a new campaign, Raising the Standard, to explore whether HR needs standards and how to raise the level of professional practice. In this piece we gather the thoughts of Dave...

Talent mismatch costs UK companies more than £1bn

Businesses from all the major economies, including the UK, are losing billions of pounds through recruitment errors. This is mainly caused by employees' inability to adapt and retrain for new roles...

Is nepotism ever a good thing?

Many of you will have seen the photo of the new French Cabinet. It includes the new environment minister Ségolène Royal, who happens to be President Hollande’s ex-partner and mother of his four...

Performance improvement plans and the culture of fear

As I’m sure you know, the term ‘decimate’ has its origins in the Roman army where, to snuff out the risk of mutiny or punish disobedience, one in 10 soldiers in a cohort would be killed. In a nice...

Future employees could be 'entrepreneurial, but lack communication skills'

Research comparing school children to current employees shows that the workforce of tomorrow is likely to be more assertive, but potentially harder to manage.