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Does HR Work? Part One: “Recruitment”

This year, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have been trumpeting the organisations 100 year anniversary. 100 years is quite a landmark and it prompted me to reflect on the HR...

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What’s Wrong With HR? Part 2: The Negative Influence of Employment Law on HR

First of all, apologies for not producing an article in August! I’m going to blame some holiday time and the Edinburgh festival (which was exceedingly good this year).  So here I am in an increasingly...

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The Problem With Performance Related Pay

I read an article in today’s Guardian which referred to performance related pay in the civil service. It got me thinking – I understand George Osborne plans to introduce greater performance related pay...

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What is Trending in the World of HR in 2014?

As we look forward into 2014 it’s interesting to look at pioneering companies for examples of HR practice. These companies not only provide alternative examples of how an organisation might structure...

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The Psychology of Pay

What is money? We know it’s the stuff in our pockets, the numbers in our accounts and the stuff we wish we had more off! Money is something we all use and to some extent think about day in day out, yet...

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70/20/10 Rule in Learning and Development

We often think that learning in the workplace is something which ‘is delivered to us’. The traditional organisational learning scenario goes something like this: a student attends a course and learns...

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Treat People Like Adults – The Do’s and Don’ts of Implementing New Flexible...

On 28th June new employment legislation on flexible working will be introduced. It’s an interesting development given that much of the recent changes to employment law have been ‘employer friendly’. On...

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Psychometric Profiling – Does it Work?

One of the things I’ve observed throughout my career is how much things like personality, communication skills and behaviours contribute towards success – either at an individual or team level....

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Job Descriptions – the Good the Bad and the Ugly

Job descriptions are a fixture of working life. In theory they have many uses including workforce planning, recruitment, performance measurement and job evaluation. Unfortunately this theory rarely...

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Richard Branson Has Scrapped Holiday Entitlement; Has He Gone Crazy?

The BBC headline reads ‘The boss of Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, is offering his personal staff as much holiday as they want’! The casual observer might think Branson has finally lost it. Surely...

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What Are the Real HR Challenges Facing a Growing Enterprising Company?

I see a reoccurring theme amongst SME companies I work with. The primary motivation to engage me often includes some concern over ‘HR’ responsibilities. This invariably translates into concerns about...

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