A Practical Guide To Navigating Workplace Disciplinary Procedures
Ensuring a positive and productive workplace often involves having clear and fair disciplinary procedures and applying them consistently. However, many employers and managers find themselves uncertain about how to handle misconduct or performance issues, leading to potential legal, ethical, and cultural risks. In this post, I’ll discuss the importance of disciplinary processes, outline best practices, […]
Why Your Business Needs an HR Mentoring Program
In today’s constantly evolving business environment, developing your people is the secret to growth and longevity. Maybe the best but least utilised way of doing that is through having an HR mentoring program. By matching junior staff or HR professionals with more experienced mentors, companies can create a culture of ongoing learning and support. In […]
How Expert HR Support Can Empower Your Business
Human Resources (HR) isn’t hiring and firing—it’s the foundation of your business. HR, when nurtured, can be utilised to assist you in building a robust company culture, extricate your business from lawsuits, and create a culture where individuals feel valued. For most businesses, though—the small to mid-sized firms, included—HR can be overwhelming and time-consuming to […]
How Will HR Manage AI and Automation?
It’s not only employees and businesses who face change and possible disruption from the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. HR must also prepare for the impact AI will have. AI, automation and robotics all have implications for how many of us will work in the future. How Will AI Affect HR Strategies? A 2018 […]
Are You Lacking Empathy as a Leader?
Soft skills have a critical role to play in effective leadership development. There is a paradox however, because soft skills, such as empathy, are often the hardest skills to learn. Empathy means understanding others and seeing things as if you were them, putting yourself in their shoes. It is therefore a moral value. Unfortunately, often in leadership […]
Party Season is here again!!!
Christmas is just around the corner and you may be starting arrangements for this years’ work ‘Christmas’ party. Many employees assume that they can act differently at a work event and Christmas parties can often exclude certain individuals. You can be held vicariously liable for the actions of your employees at work-related parties. So, we […]
What are the Keys to Improving Staff Retention?
As of early 2018, unemployment was at its lowest in the UK for four decades. While this is good news for the economy, and for people in work, it might make some employers uneasy. This is because they can run the risk of losing their staff to rival companies. Furthermore, if they’ve taken the time […]
Personal Development: What Are the Business Benefits?
According to research, many employees now favour personal development over career progression when it comes to the factors which will keep them with an employer. This reflects both a shift towards a more value-led work culture, and a blurring of the lines between life and work. The experiences of both are what shape people, and […]
Can Leadership Training Develop Talent?
When it comes to self-examination, many businesses and organisations find that there is room for improvement. However, they can also discover that there are deep-seated barriers to change embedded in how they work and their organisational structure. Typically, these barriers reveal leadership deficiencies: These weaknesses may not arise from a lack of leadership training, but […]
Managers: Are You Confident About Organisational Change?
Organisational change is inevitable. For many employees, having a fixed role is no longer guaranteed, and this is especially true at management level. For some, changing roles can feel like an imposition, like the rug being pulled from under them. For many employers, however, growth means change and adaptability, while keeping an eye on expenditure. […]