Gillian Quinton: What HR influence means to me

To discover what HR influence means, Ashridge Business School interviewed our top practitioners from 2016's HR Most Influential, sponsored by Open University Business School

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Performance management in an open source world

An era of freedom and empowerment raises key questions for companies that still employ full-time workers

Businesses must plan for 'boundary-less' working

Small, collaborative networks of teams composed of internal and external freelancers will become the norm according to Fujitsu

HRD's pocket guide to... Scrum

October's pocket guide breaks down the Scrum working process

Agile working improves productivity and recruitment

Businesses can see significant gains in recruitment and retention as well as productivity if they adopt agile working

HR must do more to prove the business case for flexible working

Lack of senior buy-in, role modelling from the top, and line management skill are barriers to successful implementation

Employees tempted to leave by shorter commutes

More than 60% would leave their employer for a shorter (33%) or less frequent (32%) commute

HR lessons from the military

The Armed Forces struggles with many of the same people issues as more conventional organisations

Low-paid parents struggling to balance work and childcare

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said employers need to better support working parents

Creating a people-centred workplace cost-effectively

A practical, beneficial yet unique workspace doesn't have to cost the earth

Businesses should report ethnicity and disability pay gaps

The EHRC has made six recommendations to improve equality for women, ethnic minorities and disabled people

Glassdoor's top employers for work/life balance revealed

There's no single approach to achieving a good work/life balance for staff, according to Glassdoor