We need to rethink how we manage change
The ability to make change happen is one of the most important capabilities in HR. Yet we need to rethink how we approach change management in HR. Organisations are dealing […]
Author: Lucy Adams
Why HR business partnering is so hard
HR business partnering rarely offers us clean answers. Imagine you’re an HR Business Partner supporting a Commercial Director. Let’s call him James. James calls you after the latest leadership meeting. […]
Living with uncertainty: Why HR needs to stop pretending
Living with uncertainty is uncomfortable. It seems as though the instinctive response of all business leaders to the increasing volatility of business is to act as though they can control […]
Why HR’s future is bright
There is a lot of nervousness about what AI will mean for HR, and it is not difficult to see why. Many activities that have traditionally occupied our time such […]
Why HR should own AI
Chances are, you’re already using AI in HR. But have you thought about whether you should be responsible for AI across your whole organisation? I recently recorded a podcast with […]
Is HR ready to become People and Culture?
HR may have moved beyond its traditional role, is it really ready to become something bigger? For organisations to succeed, they need engaged people working in high-performing teams. But creating […]
Strategic HR: No crystal ball required
If you work in HR, there is a good chance that you have been told you need to be more strategic. You may also have said the same thing to […]
What changes when HR starts trusting leaders?
HR often struggles to trust managers and leaders to do the people side of their jobs well; they can lack the skills, the confidence or the motivation. And yet, despite […]
How to help your leaders be more curious
The benefits of curiosity have been acknowledged for a while now. The benefits for the organisation are known to be: And, being curious can even lower your stress levels! But […]
We need to be more strategic
How often have you heard the lament that HR needs to be more strategic? If you type “strategic HR” into Google, you’ll get hundreds of millions of hits. Not a […]