The National Workplace Program (NWP) is an awareness, early intervention and prevention program, specifically for workplace settings, which aims to increase the knowledge and skills of staff and managers to address mental health problems in the workplace.The NWP utilises an evidence-based approach and focuses on: how...
By Kate Russell- hrmagazine.co.uk The Paralympics gave us a wonderful opening ceremony and delivered some great performances, as well as gold medals for Team GB. The feats of the Paralympians inspired audiences round the world and saluted them twice over for their achievements. London 2012 helped many...
By Dr. CK Bray - eastvalleytribune.com On The Job Most of us hate change. As much as we would like to think that we are adventurous, fun loving, risk taking individuals, when it comes down to it, change may be a bit harder to swallow than...
By Rob Gray, - hrmagazine.co.uk HR directors can become obsessed with retaining their best talent at all costs. Yet if employers have few qualms about proclaiming the end of the job-for-life culture, they should not be surprised if many of their best employees always have one eye...
by Patricia Nazemetz and Will Ruch - hbr.org The HR discipline is evolving into a strategic voice because its sphere of influence — talent attraction, engagement and retention — is now recognized as the foundation to organizational success. But the pervasive influence of social media on...
By Personneltoday.com HR must help to build a new generation of ethical, self-aware leaders, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Falling levels of trust as a result of the financial crisis, diminishing respect for political figures and controversy over...
Outmoded management practices are resulting in disengaged workers. Kim Seeling Smith outlines how to create a viable 21st century. Viva La Revolution! The war for talent is over and talent has won. The companies that don’t recognize this and significiantly change the structures and...
By Christine Comaford - Forbes.com Company Z, a financial services firm with nearly $100 million in annual revenue, was changing their business model. It was a big change—they were dumping one entire business unit and launching a new one. The team was none too happy about...
By SnowdropKCS HR and Payroll Solutions - Editorial New research has revealed HR departments feel they are some way from being able to provide employees with the full training and knowledge needed for their roles. A survey commissioned by integrated talent management solutions company Lumesse found more...
By Andrew Mayo - personneltoday.com The desire to be "strategic" has engulfed many HR departments. Usually what they mean by this is the deployment of their professional knowledge and skills, working with managers, to do things that will improve the organisation in some way. Personally, I...