Young people misinformed about skills required to progress

What young people think they should be doing to grow their careers is at odds with employer expectations

Mentoring and the need for management buy-in

How Searcys combatted negative perceptions of catering to develop its high-potential staff with mentoring

Performance ratings: Blessing or curse?

Many firms are ditching performance ratings, but does this miss how effective they can be if done right?

Getting performance management right

The biggest challenge with performance management is getting people to believe in the process

Workplace digital tools stressful and confusing to use

The UK was found to be the most pessimistic country in terms of workers' digital confidence

Lack of STEM skills causes firms to compromise hires

58% of firms have compromised on a hire because they couldn't find quality STEM talent in their area

Case study: Training pub owners at Admiral Taverns

Ensuring time-poor licensees engage with training means ditching a one-size-fits-all approach

Harness the new skills of MBA graduates or risk losing them

Most MBA graduates want to progress with their current employer, but many feel confident to go it alone

How can HR realise people's potential?

Kate Bowman and Dan Lucy pin down what potential really is and how to spot it

Can you teach leaders soft skills?

It’s crucial for leaders to have soft skills like emotional intelligence. But how do they learn these abilities?

Central southern UK facing skills shortage

Looking to 2020, 40% of business owners in the South ?feel technical skills shortages will be a major issue

HR departments turn consultant: Rentokil Initial

Selling learning and development to external customers at Rentokil Initial