Employee advocacy – when does engagement become a moan fest?
…The answer may just cost you your job! The growth of employee advocacy over the last few years is generally something to be welcomed, commended and encouraged. At one end […]
The working from home debate: Dumb and dumber!
If you are one of the vanishingly small number of people who regularly read my blogs, then you may have spotted something of a thread that runs through them: in […]
The art of saying no
TA and HR teams are stretched the breaking point. At what stage are organisations going to take care of the talent that takes care of the talent?
The four-day work week – is it friend or foe?
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail… the problem with the four-day work week.
2022. Who’s up for more excitement?
I love reading new year predictions; they typically have a common theme of how this year will be the most important year ever for [enter your profession]…
Goodbye COVID-19 and take the side hustle with you
A new hip and happening ‘thing’ that employers are encouraged to allow their staff time to pursue, the side hustle should be neither cool or celebrated as it’s indicative of employers not willing to pay enough for much-needed talent…
The Great Resignation? Here comes the Great Retention!
As we come out of the pandemic, the economy has bounced back faster and stronger than anyone imagined and the number of jobs available are at record levels.
What makes a great Talent Acquisition function?
Even pre-pandemic, there were numerous events, including our own, discussing the critical resourcing metrics and how can they be measured, how can TA leaders harness data and AI to create insight which will effectively inform their decisions and ultimately how to ensure TA Leaders get a seat at the table.
Lies, dammed lies and statistics. The REC’s latest report doubles down on dodgy data
One thing that is pretty clear from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest recruitment industry report is that their obsession with big numbers is something they’re not going to give up easily.
