David Fairhurst

Fi Why We Hate Hr
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31st March 2020

15 years after ‘Why We Hate HR’

In 2005, Fast Company magazine published its infamous ‘Why We Hate HR’ article which stated that “the human-resources trade long ago proved itself, at best, a necessary evil – and at worst, a dark bureaucratic force that blindly enforces nonsensical rules, resists creativity, and impedes constructive change.” In 2015, I reflected in my HR Magazine […]

Fi Predicting The Future
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27th March 2020

Predicting the future of retention and engagement

Retention and Engagement will be key challenges for organisations in the month’s ahead. In my February 2015 HR Magazine column I predicted that “retention and engagement may well prove to be bigger than HR alone; impacted as they are by the actions of a host of other leaders and managers. Would it be better for […]

Fi Lbf
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26th March 2020

Focus on the positive

It’s all too easy in the current climate to focus on the negative. Here’s a clip from a presentation I gave at the London Business Forum which shares why HR needs to be focused on the positive too … Copyright OrgShakers: The global HR consultancy for workplace transformation founded by David Fairhurst in 2020

Fi Piggy
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15th January 2020

Financial Wellbeing

Organisations need to think differently about the workplace experience they are creating for their employees – and one area which stands out to me as being ripe for innovation is pay. You can find out why in this article I wrote for Management Issues: Copyright OrgShakers: The global HR consultancy for workplace transformation founded by […]

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