Is VR the solution to remote work problems?

Films such as Back to the Future and Ready Player One have shown us dystopian visions of a future in which the bleakness of reality is escaped through Virtual Reality. Yet VR is not just another sci-fi trope, it is much...

Leadership in the age of Coronavirus

By SAP

Do business leaders need to treat employees differently as the remote working age comes to life? This article explores the dynamics leaders may need to tackle in the new normal and concludes with an action plan for HR to lead out of the crisis.

Develop a world class leadership training scheme

Developing today’s leaders can have a significant positive impact on a business; it can help to drive better diversity at Board level, while also equipping an organisation with some of the very best talent available.

Why HR?

A recent article from The Economist notes that when the global financial crisis hit in 2007 senior leaders turned to their finance chiefs in order to solve the most pressing problems; it being widely...

Prioritising payroll to prioritise employees

By ADP

There are a multitude of moving parts at the core of business success and growth, and there is no exact recipe for business success. However, there is one crucial business function that can often be overlooked...

HR functions that stepped up during 2020

A recent London School of Economics (LSE) blog, entitled The impact of Covid-19 on human resource management, stated that: “The general sense is that people management is having to become more agile and more responsive as a consequence of the changed situation.”

Diversifying your future leaders

Diversity at leadership level has long been a conversation between employers and their HR departments, as the two grapple to improve the variety of talent that leads the business. Yet research still indicates that true diversity at the top is still very limited.

3 steps to boost agility in your talent acquisition strategy

By Allegis Global Solutions

There is no doubt that talent acquisition is going through a period of rapid change. Today’s TA teams are under pressure to be experts in everything from marketing to recruitment whilst juggling fluctuating...

Long Covid: Is your business prepared?

By Health Management

Most people who contract Covid-19 will fully recover. But employers should prepare for the fact that many will experience a long and challenging journey back to good health.

Developing your conversational capacity: The key to leading effectively

By Ken Blanchard

The ability to have balanced, learning-focused conversations under pressure is a pivotal competence right now. In our rapidly changing world, everyone's scrambling to figure out how to work together in a new, evolving...

Donna Miller, HR Director, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

How have the last few months been for you? From an HR perspective, we’ve really had to flex our muscles. I was talking to a team member this morning about how we’ve been pretty much full on COVID since mid-March and just in the last 30 days, we’re starting to once again do some things that are non-COVID related.

Did the pandemic change HR's value?

In this edition’s cover feature, HR Grapevine analyses why business leaders and employees turned to HR for guidance during the pandemic. By looking at facets of organisational life that became critically important during the...

How HR became a lockdown leader

When the first wave of the coronavirus hit UK shores, the service industry was one of the first to truly feel the brunt. A customer-facing industry, restaurants, pubs and clubs closed their doors whilst the rest of the UK went into lockdown and remote work.

What are 'soft' leadership skills? 

With an increased focus on ‘soft’ leadership skills, HR Grapevine looks into what they are and why there is more focus on them in the modern workplace. Here, Nicola Forshaw, Director of Human Resources at The Landmark London and Richard Roberts, People Director at Pure Planet share their insights…