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Does 'talent' help or hinder?
5 Jun 2015Wendy Hirsh discusses why she avoids the word 'talent', and what talent management can really help to put back on the agenda.
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The Queen's Speech: full employment and productivity - do the numbers add up?
29 May 2015Nigel Meager, IES director, debates whether two elements of this week's Queen Speech can really go hand-in-hand.
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Youth unemployment and education participation in the UK and Europe
28 May 2015Stefan Speckesser has written a blog for the Centre for Vocational Education Research, comparing how UK youth unemployment compares with the rest of Europe, and the reasons behind his findings.
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Event twitter feed: Realistic expectations? The role of the line manager #roleoftheline
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Laughing all the way to the bank
26 May 2015Can laughter at work really make us more productive? Amanda Callen considers new evidence of the link between laughing and performance at work.
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Consulting to Change and Sharing in Success: Lessons from the IES HR Directors' Retreat
15 May 2015Duncan Brown revisits points made at the IES HR Directors' Retreat, asking how we can successfully implement change whilst maintaining stability and engagement among employees.
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Making analytics count
14 May 2015'Customers of our organisations often are at the sharp end of evidence-free decision making.' Peter Reilly discusses the practicalities of making HR analytics a reality.
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May Day: pagan rites and employment rights
1 May 2015In the UK the 1st of May, May Day, is associated in most people’s minds with dancing, flowers and bonnets. However for many across the world it is more widely recognised as International Workers’ day, a day to celebrate the labour movement and the development of work and employment rights.