Forget bonuses: Here’s how to really reward people
Think of the best reward you were ever given at work. Actually, think of the best reward you were given anywhere. I was recently hosting a panel of seven business […]
Author: Lucy Adams
Help for poor managers
What can we do about poor managers? If I could sum up THE key issue that every HR person seems to have, it would be these three words; ‘poor people […]
HR: Human, Not Process, Experts
One of my least comfortable memories as an HR Director was presenting a new pay and grading system to my senior leadership team. My team had worked for months on […]
The consequences of giving up ratings
We’ve read the research, we’ve got the feedback from our people, or we’ve reflected on our own experiences. So, we all now know that rating people doesn’t help improve performance […]
Make changes smaller if you want them to stick
Why do businesses have an obsession with big being better? We tend to favour large transformation programmes when we want to change behaviour. These huge projects are always difficult and […]
Making Frequent Check-ins Happen
The frequent check-in. It sounds so simple doesn’t it? So why is it so difficult to achieve and how can you make it a reality. In this blog we look […]
Is your HR Team ‘Change Ready’?
When we started Disruptive HR seven years ago, even having the words ‘Disruptive’ and ‘HR’ together in our company name raised eyebrows. Now, our name isn’t so much of a […]
Animation: Leadership attributes for a disrupted world
Check out this animation that sums up the skills and mindsets leaders need to be successful in this disrupted world.
We are not your family
A few of the more traditional leaders I’ve worked with recently have complained about the younger members of their staff. They are upset at what they see as a reduced […]
Don’t train – nudge!
When we in HR want to achieve a change in behaviour, we tend to resort to a training programme as the way to help deliver it. I’ve done it countless […]