Well-planned global talent management today will drive business advantage tomorrow

Meeting continually evolving talent management needs in an increasingly uncertain economic environment is a critical challenge for HR leaders today. For companies with global operations the challenge...

Employers are missing out on a talent pool of graduates with disabilities

Employers are not doing enough to recruit graduate staff with disabilities, according to a new report.

HR directors must try harder to engage employees with the appraisals process

Research shows many employees think appraisals are a waste of time because they are not tied into reward decisions, career development and promotion prospects. Sarah Coles reports.

Radical rethink needed of public-sector recruitment procedures and skills management

The public sector must modernise its approach to managing talent, according to Link Tanks.

CMI invites feedback on manifesto advocating a management revolution

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is to call for a "revolution" in management throughout business in the UK.

Is your organisation ready for change?

Life beyond the economic crisis will see little chance of a return to business as usual. Shifting economic, social and even environmental patterns mean that the vast majority of businesses are going...

HR magazine's talent special

HR magazine investigates the concerns that keep HR directors up at night, why staff are leaving the private sector to move to the public and third sectors, why perfromance is all too often not linked...

Why does the gap between pay and performance still exist?

The high-profile cases of huge bonus payments to executives of failing companies highlight the mismatch between personal performance and that of the organisation.

Private sector staff seek careers in the public and third sectors

The public and third sectors, once viewed as private industry's poor relations, started to look like havens from the recession - but making the move from business can be a culture shock.

In-house recruitment: Don't overlook the talent in your own organisation

When it comes to filling vacancies, employees whose talents may have been overlooked can often be a better and more cost-effective bet than external candidates, writes Steve Hemsley.

What are HR directors' biggest talent concerns?

What are the talent concerns facing some of the UK's largest organisations in the current climate? Stephen Hoare spoke to eight HRDs about the issues that keep them awake at night.

HR must prepare the talent pool for the upturn

Redundancy, re-engineering, re-structuring - whatever the latest buzz word - HR departments are all too familiar with the cold, hard facts of making organisational change and its aftermath.