Hunter Roberts in the news

The Future of Workplace

As an ecommerce luxury brand it is important to us at Maxwell-Scott to adapt our workplace to the modern world. With the development of supportive technologies and a greater understanding of well-being, this is an ever-evolving environment. Read more

"Why asking to be recommended for a job can significantly backfire on your career"

When job searching, it can be hugely beneficial to know someone in your career field who can offer advice, or even recommend you for a job. Providing you have the right qualifications, experience and are a good fit for the position, having that proverbial foot in the door can make all the difference. That said, however, personal recommendations do have the potential to become difficult — and asking to be put forward for a job can seriously backfire if you aren’t careful. Read more

"Auditing Culture"

As the post-mortem into Carillion’s demise runs on, a joint inquiry by MPs from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Work and Pensions Committee in May said a rotten corporate culture was both “responsible and culpable” for the construction giant’s catastrophic failure Read more

"Innovations in HR Management"

Several new innovative practices in HR are improving the people agenda, impacting culture and employee wellbeing. What exactly are they? Read more

HRD Connect

"SME Tools: How to detoxify office politics"

With a third of UK workers citing office politics as a major contributing factor to unhappiness at work, we look at how to build a healthy workplace culture. Read more

"Should bosses and employees friend each other on Facebook?"

Members share their opinions. Read more

The Costco Connection

"Best management practices"

The HR agenda in its widest form is about lining employees up behind the organisation’s strategy in order to fulfil the goals of the business – and the role of managers and how they engage and motivate their teams is pivotal to this activity. Read more

HRD Connect

"Too much charisma can sink a leader"

As the post-mortem into Carillion’s demise runs on, a joint inquiry by MPs from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Work and Pensions Committee in May said a rotten corporate culture was both “responsible and culpable” for the construction giant’s catastrophic failure. Read more

Management Today

"Auditing Culture"

As the post-mortem into Carillion’s demise runs on, a joint inquiry by MPs from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Work and Pensions Committee in May said a rotten corporate culture was both “responsible and culpable” for the construction giant’s catastrophic failure. Read more

Economia

“Five tips for tackling talent retention”

From work-life balance and office culture to accountability and benefits, these tips will help inform your talent retention strategy. Read more

“Delivering Culture Change”

Some organisations are notoriously bad for their culture of customer service and employee engagement; others excel in both areas. Is this a deliberate strategy to train staff to behave in a particular way (naming no low-cost airlines) or simply bad management? Susy Roberts provides guidance on delivering successful change in organisational culture. Read more

Training Journal

“Millennials aren’t entitled. It’s employers that need to change.”

You’ve seen the headlines. Millennials are “entitled” at work. We’re the “Me Me Me Generation,” and, apparently, we want “success on a plate.” But, maybe it’s time for employers to take a cold, hard look in the mirror and ask themselves this: Are you as receptive as you could be to the skills and ideas that millennials are bringing to the table? Read more