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Failure to have 'career conversations' with staff is causing career short-termism, claims research

Almost two in five British workers (39%) have never had a 'career conversation' with their line manager.

If business owners want to employ bright, motivated young people, they too must take ownership of the problem, says CEO

Business owners need to work more closely with education if they want to employ bright, motivated young people, according to small business owner Jason Holt, who earlier this year conducted a...

Pay living wage at home and abroad, campaigners urge British businesses

Campaigners have hit out at British businesses, calling it 'scandalous' that they are not forced to ensure a living wage in their overseas supply chains.

Leadership expert highlights cost of deference culture at Bank of England

As three independent reviews cite excessive deference and hierarchy as key problems damaging the effectiveness of the Bank of England (BoE), leadership expert Robin Ryde has called for business...

Meet the HR team this week at the CIPD conference

This week HR magazine will be reporting from the annual CIPD conference, HR: Leading change. Transforming organisations.

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The highs and lows of lift behaviour: the most annoying office lift habits

One in five UK workers regularly purposely close the lift door when they see someone walking to get in, according to a survey published today on lift behaviour.

Michael Moran, CEO of 10Eighty, calls for more role models in HR

Michael Moran, chief executive of HR Most Influential sponsor 10Eighty, argues that HR needs more role models and needs to be more business savvy.

Chief executives, not HR directors, must drive organisational democracy

HR can use “guerrilla tactics” to drive wellbeing, engagement and organisational democracy but the most senior people in the organisation must be on board if employees are to feel they can co-create...

Companies need to take remote working 'to the extreme' says Plantronics HR director

Organisations would achieve great benefit from enabling all employees to work remotely, according to the HR director of headset technology firm Plantronics, Norma Pearce.

More professional management is needed to drive growth and wellbeing, says CMI CEO Ann Francke

Employees being promoted to manager without proper training is damaging UK business, according to Ann Francke, the CEO of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

What should leaders understand about how the brain works and the implications?

Is there a leader today who is not involved in a change situation? Most leaders have some form of change project or programme going on.

'Buoyant' Christmas to round off good year for jobs, says Reed

The number of job opportunities being posted by employers increased in October, capping off an encouraging month for the prospective health of the wider UK economy, according to the latest job index...