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HR Strategy

An effective HR strategy is vital in adding value to the business. Human resource departments that employ successful HR strategies can achieve corporate and strategic goals, through motivating and engaging staff and building on the talent, knowledge and experience of the workforce.

This section of HRzone.co.uk offers advice and guidance on HR strategies such as change management, outsourcing, employer branding, knowledge management and organisation development.

21st century training: get better value

2010-09-01 11:24 - 352 reads

Trimming skills budgets might be the catalyst needed to prepare staff training for the demands of the 21st century, says Jane Scott Paul.

Getting staff to pull in the same direction for the good of the organisation

2010-08-31 09:00 - 338 reads

Shirley Barnes explores how to achieve this to reach the business' goals.

'Cafe culture' learning needed, says skills minister

2010-08-26 09:48 - 436 reads

Skills Minister John Hayes has called on UK business to promote informal learning at work

HR campaigning hard for top talent

2010-08-25 15:56 - 557 reads

Looking for the X Factor: the number of HR departments employing specialist mangers to run brand-boosting initiatives in a bid to recruit top talent has jumped threefold over the last four years.

Older workforce will present new health challenges for employers

2010-08-25 15:08 - 617 reads - 1 comment

Occupational health professionals have warned that employers could face challenges in managing the needs of the more than 50% of workers who either do not expect to retire or are unsure when they can afford to do so.

A letter to L&D: HR is your BFF

2010-08-24 10:02 - 1055 reads - 1 comment

Nigel Paine explains why trainers need to recognise HR as their best friend in order to achieve their aims in this letter to learning and development.

Over 2/3 of organisations fail to evaluate training

2010-08-24 09:59 - 572 reads - 1 comment

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In order to boost the performance of their coaching initiatives, organisations need to introduce evaluation processes aligned with business strategy.

NHS to roll out 'competency passport' scheme

2010-08-18 12:40 - 539 reads - 1 comment

The NHS is set to roll out a national ‘Skills Passport for Health’ scheme in order to improve talent management and reduce admin costs.

Outsourcing risk not managed effectively

2010-08-16 12:49 - 481 reads - 1 comment

More than half of organisations admit that they require better training and support to improve the effectiveness of outsourcing initiatives in order to boost bottom line performance.

Not much time for consultation on scrapping time off for training

2010-08-12 15:44 - 559 reads

Opinion appears to be divided over whether coalition government plans to scrap workers’ rights to request time off for training would be a positive move or not.

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Managing the redundancy survivors

Create an engagement worksheet where employees can rank what’s important to them, and how satisfied they are in each area on a sliding scale. Suzanne Bates, Bates Communications

Good leaders should act like a conductor of an orchestra: they have no instrument to play but listen, observe, energise and enthuse their team. Tim Holden, Fluid Consulting Ltd

The first step is to recognise that you can't motivate people - but you can create an environment in which they feel inspired and confident that they can be their best. Gordon Barker, TalentDrain

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