Support hidden health conditions to combat soaring absence

Managers must help employees with hidden health conditions come forward for support – before they become too sick to work.

Not everyone wants to become a manager – that’s a good thing

Many hope to develop their careers by honing a specialism they’re most passionate about. But with an often impermeable perception that management experience is the sole route to progression, these...

Speak up: HR's responsibility to address domestic abuse in the workplace

She comes into work quiet and withdrawn. She’s wearing a blue and white striped top with long sleeves and a grey scarf around her neck.

Best of HR books: August 2023

The latest book releases for HR.

HR needs to stop feeling the need to be superheroes

HR has changed almost unrecognisably in the 20 years since I started my career.

Lessons from the C-suite: Sheila Flavell, FDM Group

Sheila Flavell, COO of FDM Group talks about her passion for flying, fighting the gender pay gap and inclusion.

Half of C-suite execs don’t know how to use HR effectively

Half (50%) of C-suite executives admit they don’t know how to use their HR team as effectively and strategically as they would like to, according to research from HR software provider Personio.

The power of clean language in the workplace

Clean language coaching is seeing an increase in business with many organisations now looking to clean language and systemic modelling facilitators to help teams work more collaboratively and...

Lessons from the C-suite: Christopher Combemale, DMA

Christopher Combemale, the CEO of the Data and Marketing Association talks about his career move from TV production and HR’s role in driving revenue.

Challenging old assumptions of succession planning

Succession management is a core business process and integral to sustaining business performance over the longer-term.

Agile: how HR is changing shape

As HR sheds ways of working from the past, agile HR is emerging as a new paradigm. But what does it really mean? And what does the profession need to make a change?

Moving on up: Where next on the HR career ladder? Part two

Opportunities abound for HR leaders looking to take the next step on the career ladder. Beau Jackson explores the options