By Sandeep Chand of iCIMS - venturebeat.com This post was authored by Sandeep Chand, Director of Research & Development at iCIMS. iCIMS is the leading provider of innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions. There is a growing awareness among decision makers of what big data is, what...
By Helen Giles - hrmagazine.co.uk It’s now a few years since David McLeod and Nita Clarke’s ‘Engage for Success’ report came out, and they have inspired several high profile employers to promote the Engage for Success movement. Their recent review has identified four 'enablers for engagement': strong...
By Joy Persaud - hrmagazine.co.uk HR should play a pivotal role in business strategy, particularly in organisations that consider their people a key asset. But the way to the CEO’s heart involves engaging with other business functions, talking their language and overcoming some intrinsic barriers. Does any...
Jan Hills looks at how the most persuasive HR functions get their own way By Jan Hills - cipd.co.uk A recent article prompted me to revisit two pieces of research I did on successful HR leaders and HR business partners. I wanted to see what they revealed about...
By THE HR SPECIALIST - businessmanagementdaily.com Here’s the perception: HR professionals are often too busy and lack the business savvy to effectively self-promote their successes to bosses. But HR people who advance to executive levels know their value, and they make time to communicate it. The key,...
By Sian Harrington - hrmagazine.co.uk Can HR ever really be strategic? It’s a question I have pondered over the seven years I have edited HR magazine. It is timely to revisit the question in this July issue. For not only do we announce the winners of the...
By Scott Steinberg - huffingtonpost.com Businesses juggling change management efforts and strategic initiatives as they work to adapt or reposition their organization to cost-efficiently and effectively operate in the new market reality often face a number of challenges from a corporate leadership standpoint. As even the...
By Tom Newcombe - hrmagazine.co.uk A lack of belief and connection to the bottom line are two of the barriers stopping some CEOs "engaging with engagement", according to research, published today by Ashridge business school. Limited "emotional connections", such as being open to feedback and sharing power,...
By Gerry Miles - hrmostinfluential.co.uk Recently, some critics have claimed that HR professionals lack business nous and are slow to adapt their policies and practices in line with changes in the world of work. In fact if you’re an HR person, you could be forgiven for...
By Ian Hopkins - hcamag.com Everyone knows that there are some key capabilities that HR professionals need to be across to be effective and successful. These capabilities include the ability to influence, manage relationships, think critically and commercially, and demonstrate resilience. David Ulrich (probably the most quoted...