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CIPD 2012: Strong values help build effective employee relations
Organisations need to ensure they have a consistent messageOne of the keys to ensuring effective employee relations is to have strong organisational values, a panel of HR directors told delegates at...
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How to profit from office politics
Why everyone could benefit from a little bit of corporate subterfuge Ever wondered why you seem to get landed with the donkey work while less talented workmates swan around taking all the credit and...
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Gender pay: It’s high time we valued our sportswomen
I’ve got a confession to make – I’m not proud of it but, barring some notable exceptions such as athletics, I’ve never really thought that sportswomen were as good as their male counterparts. Not that...
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How HR can fix the NHS: Stop killing people
Undoing the damage of Mid Staffs may be a bit more complex than that. But is HR up to the task?Most NHS employees probably gave up reading the popular press long ago. If they haven’t, the headlines of...
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How to work for Ian Kirkpatrick: “You’ll have to ditch your comfort blanket”
Group HR, estates and facilities director, European Tyre Enterprise LtdAll the HR people who work for me understand the business. They go on the same courses that a tyre technician would go on, and...
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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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Ten top tips for talent management
Should talent management programmes be aimed at a select few or should we define everyone within organisations as talent? Clearly there are a number of issues associated with taking a more narrow...
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On PM’s LinkedIn group
James O’Brien asked: Which is the better manager, the one who stops and listens to you, or the one that gets results?. RoseMarie Loft: The one that does both, depending on the priorities of 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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