HR Consulting

Managers are told to develop their people, yet judged on this quarter’s results. That tension is what drives talent hoarding – and what organisations can change.

Gallup links 70% of the variation in team engagement to the manager. Before you set out to fix engagement, look at the quality of management itself.

The EU Directive on pay equality and transparency introduces a change that, for many organisations, will prove far more profound than a standard regulatory adjustment. Although the regulation is often reduced to reporting indicators, in practice it affects the very foundations of management — namely how pay decisions are made, how relationships with employees are shaped, and how consistent internal policies truly are.
This impact will be particularly visible in small and medium-sized enterprises, where remuneration systems have often developed in an informal and evolutionary manner.

Burnout is not just tiredness. It erodes the cognitive, emotional, existential and practical resources a leader needs – and here is what helps rebuild them.

Baby boomers, generation X, millennials and generation Z see work differently. What that means for a jobseeker and how to use it at interview.

What behavioural competencies are, how behavioural indicators make them measurable, and how to assess them using a behavioural interview or an assessment centre.

What makes feedback constructive, two worked examples you can adapt, and a clear list of what to do and what to avoid when giving it.

What offboarding is, why it matters for your employer brand and data security, how to run it step by step and the mistakes to avoid.

A step-by-step template for building a skills matrix, the four main advantages of using one, and what to watch out for along the way.

What onboarding and pre-onboarding involve, how to run the process without overwhelming people, and how Google, Zappos and Toyota do it.

What HR consulting covers, when it is worth bringing in a consultancy, and how a consultant supports difficult recruitment through direct and executive search.