Engagement & Employee Relations
Does higher employee engagement lead to better business performance? If so, what is the underlying evidence, and what actions can HR take to enhance employee engagement? This category seeks to answer these questions, as well as reviewing the latest thinking and practice in how companies manage the relationship between employer and employee. It looks at how companies foster employee loyalty, productivity and retention.
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What is employee engagement & does it matter?
Written by Professor Rob Briner, from the University of Bath's School of Management, the purpose of this paper is to stimulate deeper and more critical thinking about employee engagement from an evidence-based practice perspective.
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View allMay 17th 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World with Nick Morgan
Face-to-face communication is becoming rarer in the modern workplace, with ever more interactions taking place virtually. However, research shows that virtual communication is much less effective, and it’s hard to build trust that’s essential to effective relationships at work. In conversation with Nick Morgan, author of Can You Hear Me? How to Connect with People in a Virtual World, we discuss the pitfalls, how to improve virtual communication, and the role HR policies can play.
Listen to PodcastApril 30th 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: Developing Talent Acquisition Strategies to Win the War for Talent with Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Finding and hiring talent is a key business priority, but competition for top talent is fiercer than ever. To succeed, organisations have to develop robust resourcing strategies, using reliable assessment tools and sourcing methods to attract, select and retain the best candidates. In conversation with Professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, we discuss the latest technology and trends in resourcing and explore how organisations can make better hiring decisions.
Listen to PodcastMarch 6th 2019
AI in HR: What, Why, Where, When, How
What is AI and how can it be applied in HR practice? Explore the answers in this presentation from Nigel Guenole, Director of Research at Goldsmiths, University of London.
View PresentationFebruary 21st 2019
Post Meeting Review Notes - Trusted Advisor: HR Business Partnering, Relationship Building & Influencing
These Post Meeting Review Notes summarise the outcomes and key messages from CRF's latest event, Trusted Advisor. They include an exploration of what it takes to build trust and the variables of trustworthiness and, also delve into limitations and constraints around the topic. At the end of the notes, there is a feedback form for members who attended the event to complete and send back to CRF, as we very much value your opinions.
Read Post Meeting ReviewFebruary 18th 2019
Trusted Advisor: HR Business Partnering, Relationship Building and Influencing - Slide Deck
Have you missed our event Trusted Advisor: HR Business Partnering, Relationship Building and Influencing? Download the slide deck to access information from the masterclass.
Read Event DocumentFebruary 4th 2019
Case Notes Compendium – Strategic Workforce Analytics
How can the HR function build analytics capability to help deliver the business strategy and improve organisation performance? How are other organisations approaching this and what success are they having with HR analytics in areas of leadership, compensation and benefits, talent management, and recruitment? Find out from this compendium of case studies.
View ToolJanuary 10th 2019
Speed Read: Employee Health and Wellbeing - Whose Responsibility Is It?
Wellbeing at work has become increasingly important to business performance in recent years, with many organisations implementing or reviewing health and wellbeing strategies. This Speed Read summarises key concepts, ideas and recommendations from CRF's research report on employee health and wellbeing.
Read Executive SummaryDecember 3rd 2018
Progress - Issue 6 (Full Edition)
The sixth edition of of our e-magazine - Progress - takes a look at the number of topics including the future of work, building high-performing teams, the value of HR analytics and the skills required to succeed in a top HR role. In each issue of Progress we focus on three areas important for every HR professional - your organisation, your role and your career.
Read ArticleDecember 3rd 2018
Progress - Issue 6: How to prepare for the future of work
Withing this sixth edition of oue e-magazine - Progress - Mike Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Strategic Management Department at IESE Business School takes a look at past predictions around the future of work and highlights some possible scenarios that could play out in the future.
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