The first rung is disappearing. What happens to business when young people cannot get into work?
Some of Britain’s largest retailers are warning that the route into work is becoming harder to access. At the same time AI is changing the tasks through which new employees once learned their professions. The consequences will reach far beyond today’s youth unemployment figures, says Siân Harrington
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Most organisations have carefully crafted values. Far fewer use them to guide decisions or hold leaders to account. Erika Clegg explains why generic...
More people are reaching career milestones yet wondering whether their lives are being spent rather than fully lived. Rob Cross explores the questions...
Boards are being asked to govern AI, workforce transformation, cybersecurity, sustainability and geopolitical risk. The question for HR is whether the...
The Age of HR brings together some of the profession's leading thinkers. The People Space pulls out four lessons that could shape HR's next chapter...
Reuters reported last week that Starbucks has scrapped an AI inventory tool across North America after problems with miscounting and mislabelling...
Seven in 10 organisations are struggling to manage change, with the biggest barrier being the number of changes happening at the same time, according...
BCG’s latest AI at Work research finds 61% of workers believe AI agents could do at least half their job within three years, while 88% expect to need...
Middle managers are blamed for slowing organisations down. But the real crisis may lie in how the role has been designed, developed and rewarded for a...
New WTW data shows wide differences in AI and digital talent pay across global markets. For HR leaders the bigger issue is how fast scarce skills are...
AI-assisted applications have pushed recruitment volumes higher while automated screening is deciding who gets seen first. Careers expert Lucy...
Workers are moving faster. So why doesn’t work feel more productive?
AI is speeding up tasks, leaders want more output and the economy needs growth. Yet productivity is still leaking away inside the working day. The new productivity question for HR is whether organisations are giving people a fair chance to do good work
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As organisations rush to bring order to AI adoption, centres of excellence are gaining ground. HR has strong reasons to pay attention, because these...
Organisations talk endlessly about productivity, yet rarely agree on what it actually means or who is responsible for it. In a world of shifting roles...
A new Stanford report based on 51 successful enterprise AI deployments offers a grounded view of what is shaping results in practice inside...
Most firms don’t measure remote work productivity but still assume it’s lower. New data shows HR must rethink performance, not just presence
Trusted CHROs make or break CEO transitions. New research reveals 7 ways HR leaders can help boards avoid succession chaos and future-proof leadership
#WorkTok, where employees share layoffs, quitting and culture is turning work into content. What does this mean for HR?
Why punishing failure is killing innovation performance and trust
Innovation sounds exciting until someone gets something wrong. In too many organisations fear still shapes behaviour, silences learning and stops people taking the risks that performance and progress depend on
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Our Expert Insights feature perspectives from organisations across the HR and work landscape. These contributions share their views on trends and practices shaping the future of work.
AI can make hiring faster and poor decisions harder to spot. This leaves HR with a pressing question: who is really accountable when technology shapes...
Return to office mandates are rising again. But beyond the headlines lies a deeper question: what return to office policies reveal about HR leadership...
Neil Mullarkey explores why the future of client relationships lies in solving, not selling. He shares how discovery, storytelling and the improviser...
Why Work Needs More Taylor Swifts
In this episode of Work’s Not Working… Let’s Fix It! neuroscience-based executive coach Bruna de Palo challenges some of the ideas about the brain that still shape leadership and HR practice. She explains why the brain is constantly predicting what might happen and managing its energy accordingly, and what that means for how we understand stress, resistance to change, disengagement and performance at work. We explore how leaders can create conditions that leave people spending less energy on protection and more on thinking, learning and contributing
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From the Archive: Still Shaping the Conversation
Handpicked from our archive, these most-watched videos still offer sharp, relevant insight for today’s HR and people leaders
Rob Briner, professor of organizational psychology at Queen Mary, University of London and a leading voice in evidence-based HR explores the critical...
Caseware chief people officer Kate Muller shares how the Canadian-headquartered global technology company has built its ‘One Caseware’ cohesive global...
Humans are not factory objects, says Josh Bersin, global thought leader and author of Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World's Most Enduring...
Do you know where you should prioritise your human capital investment to deliver the results that matter to your company? The People Space editorial...
Stephen Wyatt, professor of strategy and leadership at University of Bath and industrial associate at the University of Cambridge, has spent more than...
Annabel Joseph, director of people at Applaud, delves into the real-world applications and transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in...
The skills that matter in the age of AI for hiring and career growth
As AI takes on more routine technical work employers are placing greater value on AI fluency, human judgement, adaptability, communication and leadership. Recruiter and author Georgie Hubbard explains what hiring managers now look for and what HR leaders and professionals should do to stay relevant
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