CIPD ACE: The best of the rest

The HR magazine team spent the last few days at the CIPD's annual conference. Here's some of what we learned...

HR honesty key in M&As

Selfridges' Lynne Weedall and the BBC's Valerie Hughes D'Aeth explained the importance of honest communication in change

Organisations must build social capital to deal with complexity

?Organisations must focus on building their social capital, internally and externally, to deal with complexity

A quarter of staff say work brings them down

A survey of 1,500 British workers found that 10% don't have even one good day at work each week

Shoring up the talent pipeline in the trade and logistics sector

In logistics it can be hard to recruit. DP World turned this around with its global education programme

Systemic dialogue: Unlocking collective intelligence

For dialogue to be effective it needs to be a collective activity. By talking together a shared pool of understanding emerges

Enhancing workplace leadership conversations

Leaders shouldn’t underestimate the power of human connections in changing workplace cultures

Keeping HR simple at Toyota

Toyota HRD Rob Giles hates overcomplication, especially in HR. Here's how he uses a 'no fixed specialism' approach

Leaders must be "vocal and visible" on LGBT inclusion

Senior level buy-in to D&I initiatives is critical, says State Street's EVP and head of global markets EMEA

From shop floor to CEO

Our goal is running a profitable business – but a happy workforce is key to delivering success

Case study: Total pay equality and multi-skilling at a workers' co-operative

Paying everyone the same enables employees to work across different areas of the business and make decisions collaboratively

Tackling sexual harassment at work: The building blocks

HR professionals must understand sexual harassment, and the building blocks to structural and cultural change?