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We would like to share some of our latest thinking about the big issues in HR. Please let us know what you think …
The Italian Job
The pandemic lockdown has been a great opportunity to revisit some of my all-time favourite movies, and it was 30-mins into “The Italian Job” that something struck me … these guys are creating THE textbook organisation. In fact, I would challenge you to find any organisation that’s better than the one set up by the […]
Drop D&I now and face talent shortages in future
Click here to see this Personnel Today article: Copyright OrgShakers: The global HR consultancy for workplace transformation founded by David Fairhurst in 2020
Press Release: Remarginalization
IMMEDIATE RELEASESee notes to editors for interview bids. A post-pandemic remarginalization of disadvantaged workers risks creating a ‘talent trap’ for employers London, 7th May 2020 – David Fairhurst warns that firms risk falling into a disastrous talent trap if they fail to respond decisively to the potential remarginalization of previously underrepresented groups in the workforce. […]
The Future of Leadership Interview #1
Here’s Part 1 of my recent Zoom interview with David Greenwood, Head of Digital and Consumer Practice MENA at Odgers Berndtson. Part 2 of our discussion will follow in a few days. Copyright OrgShakers: The global HR consultancy for workplace transformation founded by David Fairhurst in 2020
Talking Talent – Podcast
Huge thanks to Robert Peasnell, Deputy Managing Director of PeopleScout UK, who invited me to share my thoughts on the future of HR and the creation of successful HR strategies. Click on the link below to hear about: How to navigate change and create organizational readiness. The importance of being brave in employer brand and […]
Optimism and The Future Leader
For his inspiring new book – The Future Leader – Jacob Morgan interviewed over 140 of the world’s top CEOs and surveyed nearly 14,000 people to identify the nine skills and mindsets which will be required to lead in the next decade and beyond. Looked at through the lens of the Covid-19 pandemic, I think […]
Driving A Cultural Transformation
Employee wellbeing is rising up the corporate agenda and in this article I have written for Training Journal I explain why I think L&D practitioners have a pivotal role to play in accelerating progress: Copyright OrgShakers: The global HR consultancy for workplace transformation founded by David Fairhurst in 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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
