By Kim Seeling Smith - Ignite-Global.com Meetings are a necessary part of work life. Yet they are over used and ineffective in many organisations. A 2011 study of over 800 IT workers conducted by Cisco Systems International found that nine out of ten workers would prefer...
By Katie Jacobs - hrmagazine.co.uk Has HR been neglecting the ‘small stuff’ in its quest to take a more strategic seat at the conference table? That’s the view of the majority of line managers, according to the findings of Roffey Park Institute’s Management Agenda Report 2013,...
By Mary Mercer - hrmagazine.co.uk The introduction of flexible working with legislation focused on caring responsibilities has generated the notion that flexible working is a benefit to working women, and in particular working mothers. Despite much data showing the business benefits of flexible working, the idea stubbornly...
By Dan Oswald - hr.blr.com What does HR need to do be seen as a strategic partner by the CEO and other executives in an organization? In this video, BLR’s Dan Oswald shares his perspective as a CEO as to what steps HR professionals should take...
From Human Resources Report - bna.com Human resources professionals will likely face several talent management issues in 2013 while also dealing with myriad federal regulations and the many requirements of the Affordable Care Act, experts told BNA. In general, the top issues for HR professionals in...
By Joanna Ruffle - hrmagazine.co.uk The economic crisis will continue to dominate the agenda in 2013, with further challenges ahead for Europe and beyond, especially within the public sector in this age of austerity. These turbulent times, however, call for swift and urgent action if the...
By Pete Alexandre, - business2community.com Executives and directors want to know how each department adds value to an organisation. The efforts of the sales department can be easily measured and directly tied to the company’s performance. The accounting department has hard numbers to evaluate collections on...
By Josh Bersin - forbes.com 2013 looks to be a year of global growth, but for HR and talent leaders, it will likely continue to present challenges. Bersin by Deloitte just released our 2013 predictions for corporate HR, leadership, and talent management. You can read the entire report here. Overall:...
By Clinton Wingrove - hrmagazine.co.uk Living in the iPad, Twitter and texting world, nobody can be unaware of the power of contemporary technology. Theodore George Paraskevakos first patented the concept of combining intelligence, data processing and visual display screens with telephones in 1973 but probably never...
By Andrew Mayo - personneltoday.com Economist Theodore Schultz invented the term "human capital" in the 1960s to indicate the stock of skills and competences available to produce economic value. He believed human capital was like any other type of capital - it could be invested in...