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Interview with Dan Pink: “Don’t tell people what to do”
The old command-and-control model doesn’t work any more, says management guru Dan Pink It’s easy to blame the relentless economic gloom and the constant tide of corporate scandals for the crisis of...
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How would you deal with an ethical dilemma at work?
What would you do if you thought your company was acting unethically? The answer is not as easy as you might think, says Claire WarrenWhat would you do if there was a conflict between your own ethics...
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How to work for Jim Newell: “You need to live within the business”
Group HR director of business standards company BSI HR professionals should see themselves as business people first. We can’t afford to have HR people who are there for the sake of the process and the...
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What you can learn from Civil Service OD&D: Incredible, Hulks
Why the civil service’s OD innovator, Sally Hulks, is radically reimagining government from the inside out The chancellor’s drive to reduce the UK’s budget deficit has been dominating headlines for...
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How to work for Darren Cross: “We like people who are a little bit theatrical”
Head of people and communications, giraffe restaurants“You can’t work at giraffe if you don’t love people as we’re a people’s business. It goes without saying that you’ve got to love food and...
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Social action: Why another summer of riots is HR’s business
Giving young people a chance is good HR – and could avert disasterFeral youths roaming in packs, cowed police officers powerless to intervene, shattered glass on the pavement... the riots that gripped...
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Employers set to benefit from Olympics legacy
Lord Coe says: 'It's about more than sport'One year on from London 2012, Lord Coe hopes the Olympic legacy will encourage businesses to sign up to the Campaign for Youth Social Action, a newly launched...
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An ex-offender could be your best employee
Timpson chief executive on why it pays not to be prejudicedBest known for its shoe repair shops, Timpson believes in ‘great service by great people’ and that includes ex-offenders. Here James Timpson,...
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How to work for Michael Farry: “We want staff to be merchants of joy”
Director, people and change, PhotoBox (owner of Moonpig) Our products make people smile. They are celebrations of life. Our customers have a high degree of emotional investment in our products and that...
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Being yourself at work
From transsexuals to secret poets, there’s more to your employees than meets the eye. Why can’t you let them be themselves at work? “Work supported me when I decided to become a woman…how many other...
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Quiz: Are you a bully?
Put your work demeanour to the test in our quiz1. You need to call a team meeting but it’s nearly 5pm and some staff have children. Do you? A Tell parents they don’t have to go but it would be a good...
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Bullying: a blight in British workplaces
Bullying doesn’t have to mean Malcolm Tucker-style bawling: subtle digs are just as devastating.The fightback starts here…Six weeks after taking on a new job, Katie should have still been finding her...
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Do you trust your boss?
How HR can help make leaders great again, as CIPD survey reveals how little faith we have in the C-suiteThe last few years haven’t been a good time to be a British business leader, with a succession...
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Five ways HR can help senior leaders regain staff trust
‘The profession needs to hold a mirror to their behaviour’More than one in three employees (34 per cent) report their level of trust in senior managers is weak, according to the CIPD. And, worryingly,...
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Facebook managers offered ‘get out of jail free card’ on direct reports
My job is to get rid of David Brents, says head of L&D at social media giantTen per cent of managers at Facebook give up management every year in favour of a role with no direct reports, Jeff...
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Five top tips to improve your negotiating skills
'Like it or not we are all in sales,' expert advice from Dan PinkAround one in ten people sell for a living but the other 90 per cent are involved in "non-sales selling", Dan Pink, author of To Sell is...
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How the world of work will look in 2018
Experts explain how huge societal shifts will transform the workplaceThe Chancellor’s plans to shrink spending on public services and administration mean businesses must decide what sort of...
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CIPD urges HR to offer careers advice to schools
More than a third of employers keen to engage with young people, research reveals HR has a crucial role to play in helping employers to bridge the gap between education and the world of work, CIPD...
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The HR career hit squad
Our three experts show People Management readers how to get their working lives back on trackThe experts: Jane Garrard, regional director, Personal Career Management; Kerwin Hack, head of delivery,...
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Love at work: 'What’s wrong with sex in the office?'
Businesses have stopped trying to control workplace romance – and for good reason, as our survey shows Two months after her partner of five years went away on an extended business trip, Anna found...
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Love at work: How to conduct an office relationship
The HR-approved guide to managing a workplace romanceWhen office romances go wrong it is often HR that has to deal with the consequences. But, with more than half of the 550 HR professionals who...
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”If we get too stressed, we all go for a drink”
The Bishop of Ramsbury on why good HR matters in the Church of EnglandIf your idea of ecumenical life comes from The Vicar of Dibley, the CIPD L&D Show might be a good place to wise up. The Rt Revd...
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‘Having children does not derail women's careers...’
... and nine other female progression myths bustedIt’s not taking time off to have children that prevents women reaching senior positions, according to the 30% Club, which this week released research...
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It’s time to stop running businesses like machines, says Heffernan
Management thinker urges audience at CIPD event to prioritise humanity over hierarchyHalf of all jobs will be replaced by machines in the future unless we start to think about “what is so important...
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Every man for himself: is employee engagement reaching its full potential?
Being all in it together is intrinsic to employee engagement. But in an age of individualism, should we measure workplace satisfaction differently? The CIPD's Work. magazine finds outWhen it comes to...
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