I’ve noticed a disturbing trend among Human Resources professionals recently. They are leaving tech companies due to professional dissatisfaction. The trend signals that these companies don’t have an active, engaging role for human resources beyond administrative tasks. A gap is emerging between the next generation of human resources defined as ‘human capital developers’ and the human resources born out…
Category: Employer Branding
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Social media is ingrained into modern, every day life. It’s a virtual network mirroring very real populations, so it’s important for businesses to be visible on there too. Even companies which operate in highly-regulated environments, like the insurance industry, can use social to their advantage. Conservative organisations needn’t label it a ‘no no’ – they just have to work around red tape…
The furore over the tax affairs of the Prime Minister got me thinking about executive pay. The CIPD published some research at the end of last year about what employees really think about their CEO’s pay. CEO pay is now 183 times higher than the average salary, compared with 47 times in 1998. Around 7 in 10…
I recently read an article on FastCompany.com entitled, “Why a Negative Work Culture Is Better Than No Culture at All.” Much of the article centered around Victor Ho, the CEO of FiveStars – a customer loyalty network for small businesses. Ho, who worked on Wall Street before cofounding the company with another former Wall Streeter, talked about…
We’ve all had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with people that we do not like. It’s not necessarily them, or maybe it is, but their personality doesn’t fit yours or your taste in people. That’s fine, as long as you weren’t a d**k about it. During university days, campus was big enough to…