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The future of HR: from human resources to human revolutionaries
hrzone.com Apr 17, 2019
The tech revolution dominates most conversations about the changing face of our world and, inevitably, business. The consequence of digital transformation is that the workplace is now a radically different place than it was even five years ago. The...
Leadership: confidence is king when it comes to crowning successful leaders
hrzone.com Apr 15, 2019
Confidence is a critical state for leaders. Whilst competency criteria may not explicitly require it, confidence is the prerequisite for success. An apparent lack of confidence can derail a career. ‘Women just lack confidence’ is often suggested as...
Perfect Workspace - Boosting Employee Productivity
hrzone.com Apr 12, 2019
If you're feeling like your office environment is a bit gloomy, you aren't alone. More than half of all workers say that they are unhappy in their workplace and that their productivity suffers because of it. The reasons for this range from a lack...
Soft skills: how different perceptions impact workplace conflict
hrzone.com Apr 12, 2019
Interpersonal conflict at work is surprisingly common and yet this can be a difficult fact to swallow, for employees and managers alike. Where is the conflict coming from? What is fueling it? What can diminish it? Although the effects of conflict...
Perfect Workspace - Boosting Employees Productivit
hrzone.com Apr 12, 2019
If you're feeling like your office environment is a bit gloomy, you aren't alone. More than half of all workers say that they are unhappy in their workplace and that their productivity suffers because of it. The reasons for this range from a lack...
How the onboarding process can promote retention
hrzone.com Apr 10, 2019
Although recruitment within the social care industry is important in order to attract the right people into your organisation, retaining good current members of staff is equally important in order to run an effective care home business. Statistics...
Employee burnout: How to spot and prevent it
hrzone.com Apr 8, 2019
The working environment is no longer confined to the office. Having constant access to emails and work can make it especially difficult to switch off and refresh. Over half of UK workers feel that tiredness has become a bigger workplace problem...
Disappointing gender pay gap results: it’s time for a fundamental cultural shift
hrzone.com Apr 8, 2019
This is a small excerpt from a powerful speech delivered by Michelle Williams at a hearing about closing the gender pay gap in Washington DC on April 2nd 2019. This well loved and highly acclaimed Hollywood actress described how she was “paralysed...
Leadership: why HR has a responsibility to build a sense of belonging among employees
hrzone.com Apr 8, 2019
A mountain of research spanning almost 200 years and looking across multiple cultures and contexts demonstrates beyond doubt that the single biggest predictor of our health, happiness and longevity is our sense of connectedness to one another. More...
As Brexit looms, HR needs to trim labour costs
hrzone.com Apr 4, 2019
As the UK continues hurtling towards an uncertain economic future due to the looming split from the European Union, the only thing that is certain is that the national economy is going to take a serious hit. With economic contraction already...
Three ways to develop a sense of belonging in the workplace
hrzone.com Apr 4, 2019
Within any organisation, the need to feel like part of a team and to develop a sense of belonging is a vital to ensuring a comfortable working environment, and to a certain extent, increasing productivity. Whether you’re a new starter though, or...
Share option NIC regulations: Background Information
hrzone.com Apr 2, 2019
Under new legislation introduced in the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 the employer and employee will be able to make a joint election under which the liability for all or part of the employer's NICs on share option gains is...
3 ways to track company culture success
hrzone.com Apr 2, 2019
It’s rare to come across an ‘about us’ or ‘why work for us’ web page without the organisation stating they have an amazing culture. And whilst I’m sure many companies do indeed create great cultures for their employees to thrive and succeed (as...
Remote working: five top tips for keeping home workers healthy
hrzone.com Mar 28, 2019
Think back to archive images of men in grey suits, bowler hats and rolled up umbrellas, marching together like a colony of penguins, all heading in the same direction to offices that were as uniform as their appearance. Communication was limited to...
Digital wellbeing: caring for employees in an ‘always on’ culture
hrzone.com Mar 28, 2019
In today’s world, digital technology is everywhere and within a relatively short time it has become embedded in our social fabric. Such is the speed of technological change that its absorption into our day-to-day lives has occurred very rapidly,...
Ensuring disabled talent isn’t frozen out of work
hrzone.com Mar 26, 2019
There are currently 3.7 million people of working age with disabilities with jobs, representing an employment rate of 50.7%. For people without disabilities, this number sits at 81.1%. While some conditions truly prevent people from working, this...
What does Brexit mean for HR professionals?
hrzone.com Mar 26, 2019
As the deadline for Brexit looms, with still no definitive answers about the future outcome, HR professionals must take action in future-proofing their workforces for the departure from the EU. It is no secret that there is already a dire shortage...
What it Takes to be a Great Leader?
hrzone.com Mar 26, 2019
We know that Leadership is important. But do we really understand what it takes to be a great leader?  More importantly are we willing to dig deep, to do the work on ourselves, to benefit the organisation? According to Bersin, 89% of Executives say...
Learn How To Manage Stress In the Workplace
hrzone.com Mar 26, 2019
About 80% of workers have felt and reported some sort of stress during performing their job duties. Nearly half of those people also stated that they don’t know how to cope with stress. That’s a piece of stat line that cannot and should not be...
‘The Brain at Work in the 21st Century’ – Baroness Susan Greenfield at UNLEASH London 2019
hrzone.com Mar 25, 2019
Neuroplasticity is a critical feature of our brain’s development. As we grow and adapt to new experiences, our brain cells are strengthened through connections. And the more we do or practice something, the bigger the effect on the brain, stated...
'The Wild New World of Technology' – Josh Bersin at UNLEASH London 2019
hrzone.com Mar 22, 2019
Closing day one of UNLEASH, Bersin’s session ‘A wild new world of HR technology’ endeavoured to help the HR professional make sense of a highly innovative, yet overwhelmingly confusing vendor space. With huge investments currently being made in HR...
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