A look into our One Day Programmes!
It’s not often that you leave a working day full of energy, inspiration, and hope. Well, that’s what happened at our recent One Day Programme in London. We arrived in […]
Author: Lucy Adams
Why traditional performance management doesn’t work!
It’s costly and takes a huge amount of time and over 80% of us don’t believe it helps with our performance or find it motivating. And yet we still do […]
How to change our thinking in HR
When you’re in an operational HR role, creating the head space to re-think your approach can be really hard. I remember having back-to-back meetings, then getting to the end of […]
How to use data in HR
We’ve all been there. You approach a leader hoping to persuade them to adopt a new HR approach that, in your view, is a complete no-brainer – and you get […]
How HR can build greater collaboration
Almost every leader I speak to is looking to create more collaboration. The need to work across departmental or geographical boundaries is, of course, largely driven by digital technology which […]
Employee-centred HR
If we are going to transform HR, to make it more relevant and impactful, then we need to invest our time and energy in user-centred or employee-centred HR design – […]
Be fair, not consistent
A true story: A high-performing employee asked if he could get a couple of additional days holiday because he wanted to donate his bone marrow – a procedure that usually […]
Old vs new talent management
Talent management, like so many aspects of HR is getting a welcome overhaul. The traditional focus of HR teams on the big cumbersome processes and painful assessments is being replaced with talent management that is agile, conversational, and enables the majority of our people to reach their potential.
HR in a disrupted world
We keep saying that the world around us is changing but in many ways we continue to lead, engage and develop our people like we did in the 1980’s. Every […]
It’s time to leave your (HR) job when …
I once got a call from a client who wanted some advice about a tricky situation she found herself in. She told me that her boss (the HRD), the CEO, […]