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Book review: Mastering Coaching
Max Landsberg, Profile Books, £9.99/£6.47 e-bookCoaches do not exist in isolation, but draw inspiration from a huge range of sources – scientific, sporting and academic among them. Knowing which...
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Who I am: Piers Fallowfield-Cooper
Business coach and mentorI am moderately dyslexic, but very intuitive, which bodes well for a job in coaching. At an early age I had to become a systemic thinker – being offered information or a...
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We can make you work for less: the psychology of pay
Why delving deeper into the science of pay could end our fixation with the annual increaseMoney has rarely proved a source of happiness in popular music. But even so, the experience of The KLF is an...
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Celebrating the best of the best: The CIPD People Management Awards 2015
HR and L&D excellence takes its place in the spotlight at this year’s awardsWith more entries than ever before and a best-ever attendance on the night itself, the 2015 CIPD People Management Awards...
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Interview: Adrian Furnham
Psychologist Adrian Furnham on why our traditional approach to high potential means we miss out on the real superstarsFew of us would relish managing an employee who routinely described his...
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Six HR data ideas that really deliver
These workplace innovators have torn up the rule book and used analytics to generate profound insights. But will their bold ideas make a long-term difference? Hiring people should be more like...
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The new workforce: meet the employees of tomorrow
The proliferation of new contracts and working practices offers lucrative freedom for some and stress-inducing instability for others. Does HR understand the implications of the way we make a living...
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Case study: Allianz
How global insurer Allianz reinvented personal development opportunities for technical expertsThe problemThe strength and reputation of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz Group’s...
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Case study: Translink
What Gordon Milligan learned in the “lonely” corner office at Translink, Northern Ireland’s biggest bus and train operatorThe call Gordon Milligan answered in April 2014 is still notable for its...
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Case study: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
The budget-conscious employer created its own ‘dating service’ to boost mentoring and career progressionThe health sector has faced its fair share of political and funding turmoil in recent years, and...
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Stress hits workforce health
Persistent presenteeism is real concern, says CIPD pollHealth at work should be looking up: the UK economy is in recovery, and unemployment is low. But the 2015 CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence Management...
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I’ll tell you something: Julie Cook
Take inspiration from HR teams of the past to tackle today’s problemsSocial media, blogs and conferences mean the world of HR thought leadership has never been more accessible to the everyday...
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5 things for your to-do list at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition
People Management presents its pick of this year’s activities in Manchester1 Professor Sir Cary Cooper on wellbeing at workWith two-fifths of employers reporting a recent rise in staff mental illness,...
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Q&A: Dr Tamara Russell
It’s time for HR to think more broadly about wellbeing, says Dr Tamara RussellWith workplace stress and presenteeism on the rise, businesses are increasingly receptive to less conventional methods for...
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The temps are taking over (at least for now)
The UK’s contingent workforce is growing at a record rate, despite the recovery. What’s going on behind the numbers?The sums quoted in the headlines alone are enough to give the finance department...
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Group of staff suing Morrisons over data leaks could grow
Employees claim retailer ‘ultimately responsible’ for breaches of privacySupermarket chain Morrisons is being sued by 2,000 (and potentially more), of its own staff following the arrest and conviction...
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Appeal tribunal widens scope of whistleblowing protection
Claims about a small group of employees’ terms may still be ‘in the public interest’In the case of Underwood v Wincanton, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had to decide whether an employee could...
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Rule-heavy workplaces undermine staff output and creativity, warns CIPD
Answer to UK productivity problems ‘much simpler than many expect’UK employees are stifled by over-stuffy, rule-heavy workplaces, according to research by the CIPD.Data from the institute’s latest...
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Lord Davies extends women on boards target to 33 per cent by 2020
Final report calls for greater female representation at executive levelThe final part of the Lord Davies review into female representation at the top-levels of British business has recommended that a...
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Government plans to simplify deductions from termination payments
Tax exemptions for redundancy compensation could be linked to serviceThe government is currently considering responses to a recent consultation on taxing termination payments for departing employees....
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