What's in a name?

HR professionals believe the HR name debate is nothing more than a distraction, a survey has highlighted.

Are you in touch with your clients?

Like most valuable ideas, the simple ones often produce the most impressive results. It's agreed that HR business partners (HRBPs) need to know their business and their client to ensure they give valuable and sound strategic input. But how is this done and how much time is usually given to it? Jan Hills provides some answers.

Intuition as a business tool

HR consultant Jan Hills discusses how HR business partners are now in the perfect position to develop and use their intuition when making complex and strategic decisions.

The end to an HR career?

Jan Hills, from HR with Guts, discusses the problems facing the HR industry as service centres and career administrators are taking the entry level positions, and she explains how, without lower level strategy roles, the industry will stagnate.

Training needs analysis: What is the best approach?

Jan Hills of HR consultancy HR With Guts suggests taking a more positive approach to your training needs analysis, by focusing on the outcome rather than the problem.

HR Cool is a state of mind

Differences of view or disagreements with clients are never easy to deal with. Being prepared for a potential disagreement is key to being able to handle the situation, but this preparation can be undone with nervousness and awkwardness.