Today 51 global organisations have been certified as 'Democratic Workplaces' by WorldBlu, an organisation specialising in analysing democratic cultures.
There’s a theory that we have four basic emotions: fear, anger, sadness and joy, the primary colours of emotional life. Putting joy aside as self-evidently a good thing, it’s hard to believe that...
What will it take to restore the public’s confidence in the financial sector? HR directors have their work cut out to change what’s rotten at the heart of banking culture.
As the final report by QC Robert Francis from the public inquiry into the failings at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation was published yesterday, the CIPD has urged employers in all sectors to learn...
In our fourth article exploring innovation, we return to Manchester and ask: is this the perfect home for organisations?
In our third article exploring innovation, we visit Manchester-based web hosting provider UKFast, a company with an innovation that is just crazy enough to work: substituting HR for personal trainers...
Today is the start of a week long series on innovation. The first issue we look at is: how to build an innovative company.
Employees whose behaviour consistently goes against the values of the organisations they work for are either left unpunished or are rewarded or promoted, according to researched published today by the...
HR can use “guerrilla tactics” to drive wellbeing, engagement and organisational democracy but the most senior people in the organisation must be on board if employees are to feel they can co-create...
A survey of 300 female entrepreneurs shows the main reason they leave corporate jobs is that they are fed up with the toxic culture, and not with the glass ceiling.
A report by global brand consultancy Calling Brands has revealed working for an organisation with a clearly defined purpose - an underlying ethos that goes beyond commercial and operational goals - is...
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has declared “outstanding” Christmas sales against a backdrop of weak consumer spending - total sales for its department stores were £596 million, 9.3% up compared...
