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Find your heroes
I spoke at the Guardian’s Future of HR Summit recently about how neuroscience can inform the execution of talent strategy. The sessions from speakers were cleverly interspersed with discussions on the...
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What about our say on City pay?
You know it’s January when it’s cold, raining and the debate about bankers’ bonuses is all over the press again. We have had this for the last three to four years – but are we missing the point?What...
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Why does HR go for either/or solutions?
We are about halfway through some research into how organisations align their talent strategy with their business strategy. There is a clear pattern emerging about process, with companies taking two...
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Focus on the ‘why’ not the ‘what’
Many of the senior HR people we know are still struggling to get traction with senior managers on HR initiatives, despite clear evidence that HR now firmly has a seat at the table.For example, we are...
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Have we got the maths wrong?
Many HR policies rely on the assumption that employee performance is distributed across a bell curve. But is that really the case? Not according to a recent paper by Ernest O’Boyle Jr. and Herman...
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As good as a pay rise
Training saves you money while increasing employee satisfaction at work. That is the claim in a paper, entitled The shadow value of employer-provided training, recently published by the Centre for...
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Do the brightest employees also make the best liars?
For anyone who works in banking this must be a difficult time. Just as things seemed to be getting better, with fewer newspaper columns about ‘horrid bankers’, it all blows up again and it appears...
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Fit staff are productive staff
There has been a lot of coverage recently about the positive impact of exercise on the brain. It seems that not only does exercise help manage stress, have positive physical effects, it also increases...
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Recruitment criteria – on the wrong track?
Many companies spend a lot of time and money trying to recruit the best graduates and experienced staff. They invest in extensive training of their recruiters, design elaborate assessment processes and...
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Liven up your online learning
For many years learning and development professionals have lived by the mantra that employees and leaders should be responsible for their own development. But for most clients I talk to, this has not...
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What is HR’s purpose and what makes us feel good at work?
Jan Hills explains that struggle and recognition are part of the answerDoes your HR team have a clear purpose? Many HR people I talk to say that they have not clearly defined their purpose. This is...
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You only need 10 per cent of people on board
Change is one of the constant features of companies and helping leaders achieve change is one of the roles HR plays. It is typically seen as difficult, yet research in neuroscience would suggest it...
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Opinion: Ways to regain control of your workload after a holiday
Jan Hills turns to science-based strategies to retain that post-break glowWith summer here, at last, my mind turns to holidays. But with time off comes that dreadful first day back at work where the...
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Opinion: We should have no fear in the modern workplace
Feeling threatened hampers employees’ abilities, says Jan Hills, regardless of what some leaders might insistWe’re naturally inclined to notice threat and negative emotions. Maybe that’s why so much is...
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Opinion: As Christmas approaches, being virtuous becomes a real challenge
Willpower takes a battering in the holiday season, but there are ways to fight back, says Jan Hills It’s that time of year when willpower seems to be needed. We asked people what willpower challenges...
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Opinion: How high are your energy levels? It’s a question that HR should ask...
Jan Hills argues that boosting the energy of your workforce is possibly the most important but least talked about role for HRThis first week of the New Year is often a struggle. We return to work with...
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Opinion: Are you an energy thief at work?
How you think and behave could be draining the life force from your colleagues, warns Jan HillsWhen it’s cold and dark and it seems a long time until summer your energy levels can drop. In work this...
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Opinion: Why certainty matters to your brain – and your workforce
Involving employees in ‘what if’ plans and emphasising the ‘knowns’ can go a long way in mitigating the effects of uncertainty, says Jan Hills‘A feeling of uncertainty’ is how many have described the...
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Opinion: Is removing performance ratings the answer?
Rather than ditch ratings, organisations need to invest in creating new behavioural habits, says Jan HillsThere continues to be a lot of talk about performance ratings, with recent research from...
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Opinion: Why feedback rarely improves performance
Employers need to make sure they give a balance of positive and negative feedback for it to be effective, says Jan HillsThere is plenty of evidence from organisations and academics to suggest that the...
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