At the forefront of attracting, developing, and retaining skilled talent, Human Resources has evolved beyond its traditional functions within a business to become a strategic driver of the business strategy, culture, practices, and success. As we navigate an era marked by advanced digital sophistication, a
Over the last few decades HR has gone through significant change. Once viewed as an administrative ‘personnel’ function focused on governance, efficiency and processes, the modern People function now typically fulfils a more strategic purpose to attract, motivate, grow and retain key talent, to enable
As featured in HR Magazine ‘How to avoid wellbeing washing in HR’ e-book supplement in June 2023 What is ‘wellbeing washing’? Wellbeing washing is a type of virtue signalling – pushing wellbeing initiatives to improve perception rather than genuinely supporting employee wellbeing. This may involve
As an HR professional, you’re probably familiar with imposter syndrome, a common phenomenon in which individuals doubt their accomplishments and fear being exposed as a fraud. Even the most successful and competent individuals can experience imposter syndrome (yes, I’m looking at you, Beyonce, Michelle Obama
As a busy HR Director, attracting and retaining top talent is likely one of your biggest concerns. One key tool in your arsenal for achieving this is creating a compelling Employee Value Proposition (EVP). In this blog post, I’ll explain what an EVP is, why
Have you ever had an employee who just doesn’t seem to be able to take credit where it’s due or believe in themselves? They’re the ones who are constantly putting their success down to luck or think they’ve only done well because no one else
Female leadership is not a new concept in the workplace. In fact, female leadership has been celebrated in many different respects. But interestingly, female leaders are still a minority. Despite plenty of recent gains, female leaders are still massively outnumbered by their male counterparts on
Fire up the coffee machine, stock up on printer ink, and dust off the water cooler – a return to the office is on the horizon. With the country starting to free itself from the grip of COVID, many businesses are calling their working from
As we emerge from the chaos of the last two years, we are walking into a very different world. The way we run business, work, recruit and manage employees is transforming. The old employment and working models are becoming obsolete, and there are plenty of
Time management has always been a huge issue for leaders. While delegating tasks may sound like a simple solution, delegating effectively can take time too, and requires a lot of trust, coordination and communication that many leaders can lack, HR included. As a leader, delegating
