Workplace investigations – the importance of being discreet
Can you keep a secret? If you’re ever involved in a workplace investigation, you’ll need to. In a previous post, Conducting Workplace...
Foundations of organisational development
Seventy years-old, organisational development as a concept and practice is still going strong and arguably always will be as long as we have the...
Supporting furloughed employees – staying connected
April data from the ONS suggests that 66% of UK businesses have furloughed employees during the COVID-19 crisis so far; with that figure rising to...
HR advisors are coaches too!
Maybe the simplest possible definition for the act of coaching is, helping someone get from where they are to where they want to be. The process...
Conducting workplace investigations – an overview
In terms of roles and responsibilities, the investigation of grievances, alleged harassment or bullying, and disciplinary issues are kind of the...
Deck the halls – an HR Christmas checklist
‘Tis the season to be jolly! However, while nobody wants to be the clichéd HR killjoy… not too jolly? Sorry, but vicarious liability (“In a...
The HR Advisor as influencer
Arguably, life is all about power and influence. Even if your own life seems far richer than that, you have to admit that power and influence are...
Data-savvy HR
Change. In HR, we’re often experts in it, helping guide the workforce through the ups and downs of team restructures, competence frameworks or new...