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Features

Helen Pitcher: Is it time to blow up HR and build something new?

The Harvard Business Review (HBR) articles raise some good analysis of HR – even if collected under an incendiary title

Strategic or operational HR? Get the best of both

Splitting the function into its strategic and operational parts has changed HR for the better at Informa Business Intelligence

In defence of HR: where would we be without...?

HR can contribute a lot more than people often realise. Here are the areas no business can afford not to excel in

Editor's letter: We must find meaning in what we do

HR magazine editor Katie Jacobs explains why meaning and purpose are so central to HR

Employer-supported volunteering held back by lack of communication

Corporate volunteering is inhibited by cost confusion and lack of understanding of the benefits, say the CIPD and NCVO

Why everyone should love HR

HR is often in the firing line. But we're standing up to say enough is enough – this is why everyone should love HR

EDF Energy's people power

The energy industry is often in the public eye, which can have a negative impact on employee morale

Can leaders learn from football?

We can learn a lot about general leadership from football, including finding the root cause of organisational problems and defining success

The University of Sheffield's top-class HR

Changes in university funding and fees have rocked the higher education sector, but the University of Sheffield is moving with the times

What's the evidence for... emotional intelligence?

Evidence-based HR isn't about stealing anyone's thunder, it's about making the profession more effective

What business can learn from sporting scandals

Recent sporting scandals are reflective of immorality in human behaviour more generally

Workers must develop irreplaceable skills

The next generation of workers will need to develop valuable skills that computers cannot replace