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Sep 12, 2023
What hiring boom?
Is there a disconnect between what the recruitment industry is saying and what jobseekers are experiencing?Our recent poll suggests there are conflicting views, but the reality is nuanced.
Article
Sep 12, 2023
Potential Over Pedigree: The Importance of Skills-Based Hiring
What gives a candidate the edge over others, is it a fancy degree? A CV with an endless list of Fortune 500 companies?Experts are now suggesting there may be a shift in hiring, focusing on potential instead of pedigree.
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Sep 05, 2023
Restoring leadership's lustre: Increasing the appeal of a leadership career path
Only eight percent of respondents identified "being part of a leadership team" as a net contributor to a successful working life.
Article
Aug 10, 2023
LHH Internal Employee Mobility Insight: Part Three
The final part of the series on mobility and its benefits. Divya Dewan, LHH's Practice Leader for Career Development & Mobility, explains how organisations can best implement mobility and how to measure its effects.
Article
Aug 10, 2023
LHH Internal Employee Mobility Insight and tips
Divya Dewan, Practice Leader - Career Development & Mobility, LHH delves into how employers can maximise the impact of internal employee mobility that can benefit both the employee and the employer.
Article
Aug 09, 2023
LHH Internal Employee Mobility Insight: Part Two
The second of a three part series on mobility and its benefits. Divya Dewan, LHH's Practice Leader for Career Development & Mobility, delves into the headwinds employees might be facing in their organisations, and how they can provide their employees with the right support and tools to thrive.
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Aug 08, 2023
LHH Internal Employee Mobility Insight: Part One
The first of a three part series on mobility and its benefits. Divya Dewan, LHH's Practice Leader for Career Development & Mobility delves into what employees really look for in their organisations, and how they can provide their employees with the right support and tools to thrive.
Article
Jul 10, 2023
How can the retail industry overcome its retention problem?
The retail industry has long been associated with higher-than-average employee turnover. The British Retail Consortium’s quarterly survey for Q1 2023, which accounts for one in five jobs across multiple sectors within retail, reported an average turnover rate of just over 50%. And the retail businesses we speak to are still struggling with retention.
Article
Jul 05, 2023
It’s not your imagination: redundancies are widespread
In 2023, redundancies have been both widespread and deep, and so could the business consequences.
Article
Jul 04, 2023
Here are 3 recommendations for adopting an empathy-driven approach to redundancies
Redundancies are often unavoidable, and in the current business climate, this is likely to be the case for many organisations. HR leaders must put in place strategies that will allow them to manage this process with compassion and care.
Article
Jul 04, 2023
Challenging times on the frontline – how to help your first-time managers thrive
Can your first-time managers quickly morph from an individual contributor into a leader? If not, there’s pain for the new manager, their team, your customers and the organisation as a whole.
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Jun 22, 2023
The role of leadership in building self-sustaining, effective teams
Leadership capability is a good starting point for organisations that want to build high-performing teams – effective teams have effective leaders.