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,...
View ArticleFacebook 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...
View ArticleFive 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleCIPD 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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleLove 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...
View ArticleLove 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...
View Article”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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleIt’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...
View ArticleEvery 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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