By Sue Brooks - hrmagazine.co.uk Strategic workforce planning (SWP) is arguably more important than ever before. The skills required of the workforce are constantly adapting, and there are widespread skills shortages. Therefore, the ability to effectively pipeline internal and external talent over the coming years becomes...
By Dan Pontefract - forbes.com If I had my way, any face-to-face leadership development program on the planet would first start with the facilitator showing a picture of General Sherman. No, not General William Tecumseh Sherman – military strategist and General of the Union Army during...
By Arvind Hickman - hrmagazine.co.uk HR should not lose sight of its role to represent employees in spite of efforts to become more strategic and business-oriented, a panel of experts has warned. In a joint Work Foundation and Prospect event on the contemporary role of HR, the...
By Katie Jacobs - hrmagazine.co.uk The evidence-based management movement has HR in its sight. But is the profession willing or able to become more evidence-based? Eric Barends was working on a change programme in a large organisation when he first got the feeling something wasn’t quite right....
By hcamag.com Fortune 500 biotech firm Quintiles reduced turnover by 50% and increased retention by 13% by focusing on one key driver of business success: employee recognition. It’s easy to implement a reward and recognition strategy which will produce outcomes that mirror Quintiles’ success. The six-step process...
By Kevin Martin - clomedia.com To prepare someone to lead globally, development options must equip leaders with the right combination of skills around collaboration and influence. Most curriculum to develop global leadership skills and competencies focuses on the same points: developing and executing strategic business plans; communicating...
By Akankasha Dewan - humanresourcesonline.net Despite reports of startling dips in employee engagement levels, most firms do not have a solid engagement strategy in place. New research conducted by Altimeter Group found only 41% of organisations believe they have a holistic and strategic approach to employee engagement...
By Tom Haak - linkedin.com The HR Trend Institute distinguishes eight trends influencing the domain of organisations and people in organisations. The table below gives an overview of the eight trend areas. Looking at the trends and following developments in the market, I tried to capture some of...
By Janine Milne - diginomica.com "All of the people decisions are supported by data – we want to bring the same rigor to people analysis as engineering." That was the message from Aimee O’Malley, learning and development business partner at Google UK to an audience of HR...
By humanresourcesonline.net As the recruitment landscape continues to change across the Asia Pacific region, employers are continually having to adapt their priorities when it comes to finding the right talent. The pressure of acquiring the best people – and the increased awareness of employer branding on a...