The HR opportunity: fostering talent in an age of uncertainty
First, it was Brexit. Then it was Trump. The past two years have left the world stunned with the unprecedented shifts in everything from political leaders to public sentiment. It’s caused a ripple effect of uncertainty that continues to permeate far and wide, leaving consumer and business confidence at an all-time low. While investors tend […]
HR Tech is Evolving Voice & AI Systems are future
20 years back, self-service applications were a rarity with HR systems set up on premise. However, due to the rise in mobile technology, cloud-based platforms are now available to make the work-life easier for employees as well as managers in a company, small or large. MNCs with a truly diverse global workforce have been […]
Authority or Anarchy: What’s the Right Balance?
The business medium has become more and more preoccupied with management strategies and there are probably thousands of written and video pieces offering advice on how to balance organizational authority with employee freedom. The new generations impacted company culture, influencing the rise of a more progressive management that focuses on employee experience. The advantages offered […]
Authority vs Anarchy: Freedom at Workplace
The business medium has become more and more preoccupied with management strategies and there are probably thousands of written and video pieces offering advice on how to balance organizational authority with employee freedom. The new generations impacted company culture, influencing the rise of a more progressive management that focuses on employee experience. The advantages […]
Leveraging Millennials at the Office
The millennial generation (people born roughly between 1985 and 2000) gets a bad rap, often described by older generations as self-centered and disrespectful. While they are often viewed in the workplace as difficult to manage, high maintenance, and disloyal, the millennial generation brings a lot of knowledge and tech expertise to the table. Millennial traits […]
Reconnecting Coworkers in This Digital Age
It’s such a common sight in this day and age – you walk through a mall, into a restaurant or even in a park and find so many people holding and looking at mobile devices. One can’t wonder if so much digital connectedness is taking away from our human connectedness. No other place has suffered […]
How to write powerful resume summary?
Many resumes still begin with an out of date target proclamation that spotlights on what the job seeker wants to pick up from a job, and typically winds up telling a planned boss a bundle stuff they definitely know, or would accept. We suggest supplanting your incapable target explanation with an intense summary proclamation. Here’s […]
Women in Leadership Roles Growing, But Not Enough
While times are changing on a global scale, women unfortunately still lag behind men in terms of success and leadership. As of 2017, men still outnumber women in leadership positions 10 to one, in spite of the progress reported that women in leadership roles are growing. Unfortunately, one burden women face is that they are […]
Learning Styles of Different Myers Briggs Types
During my time in the workforce, I noticed that few companies tailor their training to individual employees. Many organizational strategists recognize the flaws with this approach, because every employee’s personality type and learning style is different. This mistake is particularly common in the business world. Two-thirds of business school students score highly on levels of […]
Top tips to motivate your team this summer
With the current turmoil in the UK as a result of Brexit and general uncertainty in the workplace, especially for EU workers, it’s more important than ever before for businesses to offer reassurance to their employees. Especially over the summer, lots of people will be taking holidays, and when they arrive back at work, they’re likely […]
Dialogic mindsets, the future of work and straw man L&D arguments
Give yourself a well-earned break and take five to catch up on some highlights of this week’s L&D news and opinion. Let us know what you think of the articles we’ve shared, and tell us what you’ve enjoyed reading too! Straw man arguments in L&D (Sukh Pabial) An interesting piece looking at justifications for specific theories […]
Office Culture: Working Well as a Team
As modern professionals know, office culture requires a certain amount of teamwork. Many modern offices are being designed today with the open floorplan in mind, and even in independent professions, you may find yourself collaborating on teams both departmentally and cross-departmentally. Additionally, workplaces have an increasing focus on the digital sphere, employing more and more […]
How to Hire Talent Like the Big Four
The Big Four accounting firms – Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Ernst & Young – are able to attract a top-notch talent based on name recognition alone, but they also do a great job of managing the hiring process. If your firm is looking to bring on new talent, you can learn a lot from how […]
Opening a bank account in the UK for non resident
If an individual, who is a foreign national, moves to the UK and wants to set up a business in the UK, one of the foremost thing needed to carry out business activities is a dedicated business bank account (others being business registration number; VAT number etc.). However, as most of the banks are making […]
The 8 Biggest Resume Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
Resume writing is an art. If you have just started your career and do now know what to write and when you write, then you should learn something about resume writing. For a successful job hunt, your resume should be meaningful. Whether your employers want to speak to your references, they will ask you, but […]
5 Search Results That Can Destroy Your Career
Are you an active social media user? Do you know what all security features you need to take in order to protect your identity and keep your personal information safe and secure? Today, most people use the internet and social media, without actually caring about safety and end up ruining their life and career. The […]
How to Start a Career in Human Resources
Isn’t it weird how many people didn’t understand how important HR was not so long ago? HR was, for many companies, of secondary importance. It was where people went who weren’t serious about climbing the career ladder. That’s changed! It is becoming ever clearer that HR is vital for the successful running of a company. […]
Maximizing Employee Learning Opportunities
Investing in your employees’ professional development is an excellent way to keep your staff engaged. From your organization’s standpoint, investing in professional development also ensures that employees remain valuable to your organization. But how do you make the most out of employee learning opportunities? Here are a few tips for finding the right learning opportunities […]
Learning from Glastonbury’s big talent problem
I was reading an article looking at this year’s Glastonbury headliners, when I was struck by a realisation: they were all white men with guitars. Then I read that they have all played Glastonbury before—up to five times, as in the case of Radiohead. Before the 2017 festival had even kicked off, a new study […]
How to make the most of People Analytics
When many entry-level employees begin at a company, they lack the exact skill set required to complete the tasks that are expected of them. There’s nothing wrong with that, mind. Many employers are happy to offer training to employees at this level, however, in order to get the most value from employees, they should tap […]
