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Ed Griffin reflects on the plight of the rebel Conservative MPs facing a life outside politics and the need for employers and HR professionals to exercise clarity on where duty finishes and compassion begins.
Is HR's future role one of thought-leaders and innovators? Duncan Brown reflects on IES' 2017 annual conference and considers HR's future direction and purpose.
Wendy Hirsh considers recent IES research on talent management approaches taken across different sectors, and asks: should development opportunities be offered to everyone?
In the context of an ageing workforce, Dr Kath Atkinson considers whether using someone's year of birth is a good way to determine their approach towards workplace learning.
Wendy Hirsh discusses why she avoids the word 'talent', and what talent management can really help to put back on the agenda.
