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The Top 15 Leadership Books of 2024
Leadership comes in many forms. Of course, you have your bosses, your managers, your C-suite executives… But parents, school teachers, and sports coaches are leaders, too. So what does it mean to lead well? In search of an answer, we turn to the latest nonfiction books. Every season, our curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant pick two exciting reads to share with Next Big Idea Club members.
The courts have banned ‘fire and rehire’ - or have they?
Fire and rehire: HR managers breathed a collective gasp a few days ago when the Supreme Court decided that Tesco could not force through changes to its employees’ employment contracts by terminating their employment and then offering the employees employment on changed terms. A device used by employers to effect changes to employment contracts in the face of employee opposition appeared doomed. However, a closer look at the case, reveals that things are not quite so simple.
The hidden costs of back pain in the workplace
In the fast-paced world of modern business, prioritising employee wellbeing is not only ethically sound but also a strategic move that drives organisational success and sustainability in the long term. However, one significant barrier to employee engagement across industries is back pain—a pervasive issue that requires attention from HR professionals and business leaders alike.
Inclusion starts with empathy
This article is part of an HRZone series recognising National Inclusion Week 2024: #ImpactMatters The story of rabbi Hillel nicely illustrates the wisdom of empathy: Over two thousand years ago, a man asked rabbi Hillel and rabbi Shammai the same question: Can you teach me the Torah while I stand on one leg? (meaning, of course, in a very short time). The passionate and irascible Shammai sent him away, as it was a ridiculous question to him.
Asda follows Next’s pay equity battle: The claims shaking up retail
Swift on the heels of the victory for Next’s shop workers, Asda is facing a pay equality battle that could see the retail giant paying out to the tune of billions. Whilst the phrase “equal pay for equal work” is embedded within the public consciousness, few understand the variety of factors these claims can involve, leading to online outrage and misunderstandings as decisions are made. There are three different types of claim under equal pay legislation that vary in complexity.
24th getAbstract International Book Award: These non-fiction books are nominated
Lucerne, September 3, 2024 – Since 2001, the getAbstract International Book Award has been presented annually to titles that focus on current economic and business-relevant topics in a remarkable way. The winners of the “Business Impact” category will be announced on October 17, 2024 during the Frankfurt Book Fair, while the winners in the “Learning Impact“ category will be announced on October 24, 2024. This year, the jury will evaluate books published between July 2023 and June 2024.
"Let’s move beyond discomfort and overcome our barriers to inclusion"
A man holds a door open for a woman and is told that she is perfectly capable of opening it herself. A white person is asked to recognise their privilege because of their skin colour – something they have no control over. A recruiting manager is told they need to have more women applicants before they can make a decision, despite their industry being heavily male-dominated.
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How do you know if your hybrid approach is working?
With overwhelming change agendas, cost pressures and retention challenges, ‘making do’ with your hybrid working approach may feel like the only option. However, the tangible benefits that can be reaped from a great hybrid working approach are well researched, such as attraction and retention of talent, productivity and financial wellbeing for employees. The cost in time and budget to refresh your hybrid approach is minimal in comparison to the gains.
‘Playing the race card’: What underpins a proof-seeking leader?
When facilitating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) conversations with leaders, it isn’t uncommon I get a series of blank and sometimes confused faces. This typically happens when I have described some common experiences and acts of exclusion that people in the minority group often face.
Why Care?#36: Sheree Atcheson - Demanding More — Avenir
Sheree’s DEI career has spanned for over a decade, as a consultant, keynote speaker, published author, advisory board member and a Forbes contributor. In 2013, she launched and led the award-winning UK expansion of Women Who Code, the world's largest non-profit globally dedicated to women in tech. She is listed as one of the UK’s Top Most Influential Women in Tech and an international multi-award winner for her D&I services.
Why Care?#32: Sue Unerman - Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining DEI at Work — Avenir
Sue’s interest in DEI is evident in her career journey, which has spanned over three decades in digital, media, marketing, strategy, belonging and inclusion, client service and diversifying revenue streams. She is an expert in solving business challenges, driving growth, value and continuous improvement through times of change and digital transformation. She is a long standing ExCo board member, a fellow of the IPA and has a regular blog for Campaign magazine.
Why Care?#31: Jennifer Brown - How to be an Inclusive Leader — Avenir
Jennifer’s DEI journey has spanned for over 15 years in public speaking, entrepreneurship, consulting, thought leadership, and writing. She is an acclaimed keynoter and podcaster, with her podcast The Will to Change, which has 15,000 listeners per month. She has received several recognitions, having been named Woman of the Year, Social Entrepreneur of the year, one of the Top 40 Outstanding Women and so much more.
Why Care? #22: Nina Goswami - Count, Share, Change — Avenir
Nina’s journey is one many journalists will be inspired by, climbing the ladder from reporter, to producer, to editor and then to her current role of creative diversity lead. She shares her story of why representation matters and how important it was to her as a young girl to see Moira Stuart, the UK's first female Black newsreader, on TV – feeling inspired by seeing a woman of colour reading her the news….”You can’t be what you can’t see”.
Screen Time: How to make peace with your devices and find your techquilibrium - Becca Caddy;
Synopsis Rather than going cold turkey or fighting against the finely calibrated, billion-dollar barrage of demands for our attention that ping up on our phones, we need to know how to strike a healthier balance with our devices. If we can understand the ways in which our phones affect every area of our lives, from our concentration to our body image, then we can start making the small shifts that will add up to ensure our technology is working for us, not the other way around.
Most-read HRZone articles of 2017
We've done a roundup of the most-read HRZone articles in 2017. Topics span leadership, people analytics, diversity, wellbeing, employee engagment and more. Check the list and make sure you haven't missed out on what your peers have already read. By David Green, writer at IBM Watson Talent. By Sue Lingard, Cezanne HR. By Lucy Adams, CEO at Disruptive HR. By Hilary Scarlett, Consultant at Scarlett & Grey. By Jon Gordon, best-selling author and speaker.
Calling all UK working fathers....
Today is the launch of the Flexible Fathers research that I am conducting as part of my MBA at Henley Business School and in partnership with the 30% club. We're interested in how organisational culture influences men's decision to work flexibly and take a more active role in childcare responsibilities. We'd like to hear from as many fathers as possible who: Whatever your work arrangement (whether you work flexibly or not), we'd love to hear from you.
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