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: HR still a boardroom outrider

03 Jul 2008

With businesses facing a critical shortage of experienced managers, now's the time for HR finally to stop being an "outrider" and become a valued, strategic business partner. And pigs might fly.

Three quarters of new managers lack skills to do their job

02 Jul 2008

Barely a quarter of new managers get the training they need to do their job properly - leaving organizations full of people with no confidence in their management abilities.

Meetings and emails take the happiness out of work

03 Jul 2008

It's official. Endless meetings and the constant deluge of emails really do drain most of us of the will to live, let alone work effectively.

Bullying more damaging than sexual harassment

Bullying managers cause even more psychological damage than those who consistently indulge in sexual harassment.

Good HR really can improve performance

A new study suggests that firms which adopt a comprehensive and consistent approach to people management perform better.

Why bosses don't listen to reason

Ever wondered why it's so hard to persuade your boss to change his or her mind? Well psychologists have come up with an answer.

Getting to the heart of the disengagement gap

As another survey confirms that over a third of the workforce is disengaged, perhaps it's time to look a bit more closely at exactly what this means and what employers can do about it.

Biometric scans raise spectre of Big Brother

Employers are increasingly turning to eye, palm and fingerprint scans as the future of workplace security, but managers need to recognise such technology brings with it huge data protection issues.

Fear of offshoring worse than the reality

The fear may be all too real, but Western workers who assume their jobs are threatened by impossibly low-wage competition from India and the Far East are often simply wrong.

It really is a man's world

Women, you're not being paranoid (or hysterical). The workplace really is a big boys' club where the men get promoted faster and the women barely get a look in.

The myth of the celebrity CEO

They might make great newspaper copy, but high-profile "celebrity" CEOs brought in to deliver rapid results often have exactly the opposite impact.

The slow pace of onboarding

Almost one in three executives who change companies – and one in five who move within the same organization – are not delivering, even after two years on the job.

Social networking sites are fast becoming public enemy number one in the workplace. In fact, if you believe everything you read in the media, it's a wonder that anybody does any work at all in between staying on top of their virtual social lives.

Accountancy glass ceiling as thick as ever

A background in accountancy is one of the best launch pads there is for getting to the top in business. The problem is that it is still a profession largely closed to women at senior level.

Redundancies rise among managers

First the good news – senior British managers have seen their earning power increase dramatically this year. The bad news is they are also more likely to be out of a job.

Exodus threatens talent crunch as UK executives seek greener pastures

Soaring bills, collapsing house prices, tax rises and another grey summer. It's no wonder executives and employers are leaving the UK in droves.

Bitter workers feel ignored and overlooked

The modern workplace is a hot-bed of simmering resentment, with workers feeling ignored and overlooked and preferring to communicate by email rather than actually speaking to each other.

Global mobility poses threat to employers

Employers across the world are growing increasingly worried that talented staff are prepared to relocate far from home – and even move abroad permanently - to further their careers.

Chinese managers underestimated by West

Complacent Westerners are seriously underestimating the threat posed by an up-and-coming generation of ambitious, well educated and imaginative Chinese managers.

Work from home and save $38bn

With fuel prices rocketing, the debate about whether to allow employees to work from home has become as much about how much money it can save as about work-life balance.

Workplace misunderstandings cost billions

Misunderstandings at work cost businesses in the U.S and UK a staggering $37bn a year. So where does the problem lie?

London losing its allure as business hub

Chronic traffic congestion, tax hikes and the credit crunch is putting at risk London's reputation as a one of the world's most attractive places for doing business.

Business travel falling out of favor

Grinding delays, cancellations, spiralling costs and ever more intrusive security checks are prompting managers on both sides of the Atlantic to cut back sharply on business travel.

Americans bitter as the dream turns sour

Half of US workers believe that the American dream of a nice home, financial security for you and your family and hope for the future is now unattainable.

Get out from behind your desk to survive the downturn

In a slowing economy, don't be tempted to chain yourself to your desk and work even harder. Management by walking around is more vital than ever.

Managers struggle to keep tabs on gossipy avatars

It used to be the pub after work, now it is social networking sites and virtual reality environments that are giving workers their own communities away from the prying eyes of their managers.

UK workers shunning cars as fuel prices bite

With fuel prices at a record high, more and more British workers are looking at ways of getting to work other than by car, with some even considering moving jobs to be closer to home.

American graduates facing jobs scramble

With the employment market looking tougher by the day, nearly half of American students graduating from college this summer expect to have to fight tooth and nail to land a job.