Corporate Charisma - does it really leverage organisational effectiveness?

Charismatic people exhibit the tendency to inspire greater levels of support and loyalty from others, resulting in an ability to create higher performing teams, stronger relationships with customers...

BBC responds to claims it spends too much money covering events like Glastonbury and the World Cup

The BBC has defended claims that it sends too many staff members to events such as Glastonbury, the World Cup and Wimbledon.

HR can help deliver better business performance in the long term through workforce planning

Workforce planning should be a core process of HR in order to help build sustainable organisation performance, according to a new CIPD guide.

Is Cadbury heading for a meltdown following the Kraft takeover?

It's six months since Irene Rosenfeld , CEO of Kraft, successfully bought Cadbury - and she still hasn't bothered to pay it a visit. And while there are positive signs the US-giant appears to take the...

Government is passing the sick as fit to work

On the day the Government is setting out plans to get more people off disability benefits, an investigation by the BBC has found two-thirds of people so far applying for the new Employment Support...

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith to unveil plans to get unemployed back to work

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith will today unveil his plans for welfare reform, including removing barriers to the jobless returning to work.

The workplace is a seething hotbed of promotion envy

A survey of more than 1,300 employees finds the office is dog-eat-dog after 34%, of employees in small businesses said that they would purposely sabotage a colleague's chances of a promotion, rising...

Ashridge report highlights organisational failings in leadership development and internal comms

New research published by Ashridge Business School shows organisations are failing to provide effective leadership development, internal communications and virtual working practices.

Staff expense fiddling tops 3.5 billion

Fraudulent expense claims cost British businesses more than 3.5 billion, with currency exchange company FairFX estimating the average employee claims 462 worth of personal spend as a business expense.

National Policing Improvement Agency is good value for money says HR director

The National Policing Improvement Agency, which has been targeted by the coalition government's programme of immediate cuts, provides the taxpayer with good value for money, according to its head of...

Outplacement services should be compulsory say public sector staff

As the public sector braces itself for across-the-board job cuts, of survey of public sector workers finds 85% of them want career transition services and CV/interview advice to be made compulsory.

Coalition government needs to put new style of leadership at heart of UK politics

The last month has seen a sea change in the way politics is conducted in the UK. Not since the fall of Margaret Thatcher has the public been so enthralled by the personal styles of those in power, or...