Earlier today I received an email from a manager and still cannot find the words to explain how overjoyed I was with the content. Within the email was a LinkedIn connection request received from a very eager individual, keen to ... View Article
Article by 27 February 2015
At the beginning of the month, Dave Ulrich was interviewed by Meg Peppin at the HR Summit 2015. If you’ve not heard about it, you can read more here. Dave believes that, now we’ve mastered the ability to link our ... View Article
Article by 17 February 2015
I feel privileged to be one of the guest tutors at The Juice Academy and I want to share three personal experiences of working with Apprentices. (1) Realising Ambitions Last week, I was enjoying a pre-dinner drink at the ... View Article
Article by 11 February 2015
Most companies have a list of core values. Many of these lists look alike. I looked up some companies. The values of Accenture: Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Coca Cola: ... View Article
Article by 11 February 2015
Funny things are happening on our enterprise social network (or work FaceBook) and they’re making me feel uncomfortable. There have been some great things happening – the practical works particularly well, how do I….? One enterprising person took the bull by the ... View Article
Article by 28 January 2015
During the week I spent a fair bit of time talking about HR, metrics and behavioural science. This weekend I slumped down in front of the TV to catch up on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver which, together with ... View Article
Article by 23 January 2015
There has been a lot of discussion recently over the possibility of auto-enrolment style funding for Group Income Protection, either with a compulsory employer contribution or an opt-in variation, possibly as part of a future increase in the level of ... View Article
Article by 12 January 2015
In most organizations I have worked in engagement (or job satisfaction as it was formerly called) was measured annually or bi-annually. Generally you got a long list of questions to complete online. About 4-6 month later you were invited to ... View Article
Article by 12 January 2015
HR can be a tough job at times. There are plenty of aspects to it that prove challenging. Today, I want to ask for a little love for the internal recruiter. Recruiting is a seriously hard job, and sometimes I ... View Article
Article by 8 January 2015
Corporate training practices are shifting to employee-friendly, digital and mobile-centric models. Employees no longer need to stay after hours to complete mandatory training. If they want to learn more about a specific task or process they can usually access the ... View Article
Article by 12 December 2014