Caroline Wrobel

Helping people managers manage better

HR means business — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:38:00 GMT

People managers’ plates are full. Very full. Reduced budgets and resources have forced them to take on more and more in recent years. Our Manager Report 2012 suggests this has taken its toll on how well they’re managing. It wasn’t always this way though...(read more)

Engage for Success

HR means business — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:48:00 GMT

This week saw the Engage for Success taskforce launch a new website. If you haven’t heard of them, where have you been?! Engage for Success is a group of people committed to introducing a better way to work and grow businesses by releasing more...(read more)

Do your employees have a voice?

HR means business — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:15:00 GMT

Employees, more than ever before, want to be involved in the direction of the company they work for. They don’t want to be communicated to; they want to be communicated with. They want a href="http://blog.peoplemanagement.co.uk/2012/03/give-employees...(read more)

Engaging for success

HR means business — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:31:00 GMT

Our online study found 87 per cent of employees say they are ‘engaged’ at work. Of this number, 30 per cent say they are ‘highly engaged’. This is high and, perhaps, a little surprising. At the same time though, it is very encouraging. This does – to...(read more)

Talent: mind the gap

HR means business — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:01:00 GMT

Skills shortages in certain industries and job functions mean that talent gaps could become an increasingly big problem for businesses. A proactive approach is called for. The results of our poll suggest the overwhelming majority of companies (93 per...(read more)

Diversity needed across the board

HR means business — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:37:00 GMT

Diversity has again been prominent in the news. A Credit Suisse study showed that firms with at least one female board director perform better. More needs to be done to keep diversity on the agenda. And it’s not just a problem at boardroom level; it is...(read more)

The future of employee surveys

HR means business — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:07:00 GMT

Is your employee engagement survey really making a difference to the strategic direction of your business? If the answer is no, fear not as you are not alone. The problem is the focus of employee engagement surveys. There is still too much emphasis on...(read more)

Learning from the Olympics

HR means business — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:28:00 GMT

It’s the start of the Olympic Games. The world’s finest athletes are set to do battle. They will train hard. Competition will be intense. Extra effort is required to get over the line. Athletes need to be at the top of their game to succeed. Those that...(read more)

Make employee surveys relevant for management

HR means business — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:04:00 GMT

We know that getting management buy-in is one of the biggest employee survey challenges. Why is this though? We polled senior HR professionals and found that, in almost half of companies (48%), management don’t know the difference between engagement and...(read more)

The holistic grail for L&D

HR means business — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:29:00 GMT

Is your L&D strategy closely aligned to your performance and talent management agenda, your recruitment and other people plans? If not, why not? Companies often develop these programmes in isolation and then attempt to join them up. This can be difficult...(read more)

"How do we get employees to go the extra mile?"

HR means business — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:51:00 GMT

It’s a question that all chief executives would like the answer to. Clearly there’s no magic wand to wave and it’s not something you can simply throw more money at. We study it more detail in our latest ‘Getting employees to go the extra mile’ . We used...(read more)

Are we properly preparing tomorrow’s leaders, today?

HR means business — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:19:00 GMT

Forward-thinking leadership is fundamental to business success. Stating the obvious I know. However, concerns persist that companies aren’t developing the right skills in the leaders of tomorrow. The London Business School’s professor, Lynda Gratton recently...(read more)

4 tips for boosting employee development

HR means business — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:44:00 GMT

Employee development stands for much more than paying for and managing additional education for your workforce. Corporations such as Google and Facebook have become known for their unique offerings that encourage creativity and retention, as well as a...(read more)

L&D strategy: inclusive or exclusive?

HR means business — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:14:00 GMT

Employers are desperate to maximise the return on investment with any HR spend and L&D is no different. What works best then: an all-encompassing strategy or focusing greater resources on top performers and high-potentials? There isn’t a right or...(read more)

A compelling case for 360

HR means business — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:55:00 GMT

We all know about 360-degree feedback, right? It is a useful tool for developing senior leaders. This is true, but 360 offers much more for companies besides. And most importantly, it has a proven impact on key business metrics. We cover this in our latest...(read more)