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Roisin Woolnough

Roisin Woolnough

Roisin Woolnough is a journalist with over 20 years' experience writing on workplace issues.

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    What’s the role of HR in successful business transformation?

    by Roisin Woolnough 27 Sep 2018
    by Roisin Woolnough 27 Sep 2018

    It’s no secret that transformation is one of the biggest challenges facing organisations today, with some grappling with multiple changes...

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    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Personnel Today turns 30: How has L&D evolved?

    by Roisin Woolnough 21 Feb 2018
    by Roisin Woolnough 21 Feb 2018

    As part of our series celebrating 30 years since the first issue of Personnel Today, Roisin Woolnough considers the vast...

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Local authorities
    • Public sector

    Public sector HR: Why digital transformation is so vital

    by Roisin Woolnough 26 Jan 2018
    by Roisin Woolnough 26 Jan 2018

    Are local authorities ready for Government 2.0? Roisin Woolnough looks at how public sector employers are responding to the push...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Management training

    Should we use apprenticeships to train managers?

    by Roisin Woolnough 17 Jan 2018
    by Roisin Woolnough 17 Jan 2018

    The apprenticeship levy has attracted a lot of criticism of late, with many questioning why the scope is now so...

    • e-learning
    • Learning & development
    • Mobile learning

    Towards Maturity: L&D needs to play digital catch-up

    by Roisin Woolnough 13 Dec 2017
    by Roisin Woolnough 13 Dec 2017

    As technology dominates our lives as consumers, how far have learning and development teams come in making the most of...

    • Artificial intelligence
    • HR strategy
    • HR transformation

    Digital transformation: How can HR help to make this a reality?

    by Roisin Woolnough 17 Nov 2017
    by Roisin Woolnough 17 Nov 2017

    Organisations seem intent on achieving digital transformation and HR should be front and centre of these efforts. But how far...

    • Local authorities
    • Evidence-based management
    • Public sector

    PPMA 2017: Leadership and evidence-based HR in the public sector

    by Roisin Woolnough 5 May 2017
    by Roisin Woolnough 5 May 2017

    Two themes dominated the Public Service People Managers’ Association (PPMA) annual seminar: leading change and the need for evidence-based HR...

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • CIPD

    What does the CIPD’s new professional standards framework mean for HR?

    by Roisin Woolnough 21 Apr 2017
    by Roisin Woolnough 21 Apr 2017

    [youtube width=”635″ height=”357″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm8zYtsxlNQ[/youtube]
    The CIPD is in the process of building a new professional standards framework that will help HR...

    • Rest periods
    • Stress
    • Business performance

    Should every weekend be a long weekend?

    by Roisin Woolnough 12 Apr 2017
    by Roisin Woolnough 12 Apr 2017

    With spring’s four bank holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to get used to the concept of the long weekend. Roisin...

    • Blended learning
    • Coaching and mentoring
    • e-learning

    Learning and development: report finds organisations still “playing it safe”

    by Roisin Woolnough 20 Nov 2015
    by Roisin Woolnough 20 Nov 2015

    Learning and development (L&D) teams have, for some time, been accused of failing to adapt their practice to a more...

    • Evidence-based management
    • Learning & development
    • Training management

    Evidence-based learning: it’s time to show what works

    by Roisin Woolnough 19 Jun 2015
    by Roisin Woolnough 19 Jun 2015

    For too long, learning and development (L&D) practitioners have claimed that what they do is too subjective to be measured....

    • HR practice
    • Line managers

    Getting more value from the appraisal process

    by Roisin Woolnough 11 Dec 2012
    by Roisin Woolnough 11 Dec 2012

    Personnel Today looks at how the appraisal process can be best utilised.Manager sits down with employee. They discuss how work...

    • Military
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    What can HR learn from football management?

    by Roisin Woolnough 1 Jun 2012
    by Roisin Woolnough 1 Jun 2012

    With football’s European Championships just around the corner, organisations can gain a lot of insight from managers working in “the...

    • Business performance
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Don’t take drastic action to survive this recession

    by Roisin Woolnough 8 Sep 2008
    by Roisin Woolnough 8 Sep 2008

    When chancellor Alistair Darling said that the UK could be facing its worst economic slump in 60 years, he seemingly...

    • Employee relations
    • Employee communications
    • HR practice

    Online time-wasting: get out of my Facebook

    by Roisin Woolnough 15 Aug 2008
    by Roisin Woolnough 15 Aug 2008

    Online time-waster or useful tool? Roisin Woolnough finds out what you can get out of social networking websites.Many organisations have...

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