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Meet Nana…HR Disruptor and Club pro member!

We caught up with Nana Arkhurst, Director of People and Performance at Demica, a leading fintech, to find out how she is disrupting traditional HR practices.

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The third evolution of HR

HR is now in its third evolution. We're moving on from being the nursemaid or process implementer. We're now focused on enabling people to do their best work.

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Making time to invest in ourselves

If we are going to be equipped with the HR skills and mindsets we need for the future, then we have to make the time to invest in ourselves. This blog looks at what might be stopping us and how we can make it happen.

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Meet the HR Disruptors!

We caught up with Kim Rolfsen, People Director at DNV, to find out how he and his team are disrupting HR.

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Building an adult-to-adult culture

Instead of the traditional parenting, treating people as adults can create more productivity, agility, innovation and even less stress! This blog looks at how you can create an adult-to-adult culture.

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What can we do about poor managers?

HR's biggest challenge is poor people managers. What can we do about it? This blog offers four options.

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September – new beginnings!

September is all about new beginnings. New school uniform, new pencil case, new notebook! As you head into your new term, here are three changes to HR that you could think about.

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Meet the HR Disruptors!

We caught up with Rob Peacock, Head of Talent and Development at The Very Group to find out how he and his team are disrupting HR.

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HR Business Partner: The toughest role in HR?

Is the HRBP role the toughest in HR? We ask so much of them and yet there is little support to help fulfil this demanding role.

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Should we bother with 360 feedback?

360 was traditionally seen as the best form of feedback, but isn't it just a waste of time? This blog discusses why we shouldn't bother with it.

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THE GUIDE to changing performance management

How do you change your approach to performance management? The team at Disruptive HR have put together a complete guide to help you.

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Why traditional performance management doesn’t work!

Annual objectives, once a year feedback and a rating. These traditional performance management tools belong to another era.

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How to change our thinking in HR

Creating the head space to re-think your approach to HR can be hard. This blog provides some tips on changing our thinking in HR.

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Be fair, not consistent

Fairness is NOT the same as consistency and, in some cases – being consistent actually creates MORE unfairness.

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It’s time to leave your (HR) job when …

Given that many of us don't love the HR role that we are in, when should we know it's time to change jobs? This blog looks at the four red flags that should tell us to dust off the CV.

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We are not your family

We are not our employees’ family. We never have been. And that’s not a bad thing. It’s healthy.

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Ditch your probation period!

We spend a lot of money recruiting someone and then put them into this probation period which has such negative connotations. Isn't it time to do something different and ditch probation?

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Great HR is Messy!

The HR leaders who are having the most impact are those who have the courage to avoid the neat processes and instead, offer light-touch, agile and less perfect solutions to the challenges we face.

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Don’t Waste Your Time on the Resistors

The HR teams who are making fantastic and innovative changes don't waste their time on the biggest resistors. They focus instead on the curious and the open.

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