Human Resource Management International Digest: Volume 18 Issue 6

The intangible costs of human‐resource outsourcing

Describes some of the dangers in outsourcing some human‐resource management tasks while keeping others in‐house.

Kia kisses goodbye to bonuses: Strategy builds employee engagement at car manufacturer

Presents a strategy to improve employee engagement in an organization.

HR delivers valuable strategy for Royal Mail's letters business: Evidence‐based approach has key business objectives at its core

Describes the benefits of an evidence‐based, metrics‐driven approach to formulating HR strategy.

Mount Anvil hammers out great employee relations: Company among the best small firms to work for

Describes some of the initiatives that helped specialist property developer and contractor Mount Anvil to achieve twenty‐first place in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies…

Jedi masters are the model of maturity at Mongoose Media: High‐speed sales training defies the recession

Describes an accelerated in‐house training program at Mongoose Media that takes young graduates and bright school leavers from “newbie” to “Jedi master”.

Electrical contractor makes the right connection: Health and safety training places company ahead of the curve

Describes training for the CSCS electrical certification scheme health and safety test carried out by UK contractor Grimwood and Dix.

New‐look apprenticeships build crucial skills at BAM Nuttall: Scheme provides key route into the company

Describes an award‐winning apprenticeship scheme at UK civil‐engineering company BAM Nuttall.

Training cuts accidents at Mears Group: Course pioneers link with British Safety Council

Describes an award‐winning bespoke health and safety course that UK social‐housing repairs and maintenance specialist Mears Group delivers to its 5,000 site‐based employees.

Hollister builds leadership skills across its global operations: Nine‐day program fosters single organizational culture

Shares best practice from a global, front‐line leadership‐development program at medical‐supply manufacturer Hollister Incorporated.

Hazards‐materials training is blended to perfection: Fire Service College adopts a less theoretical approach

Describes a hazardous‐materials and environmental‐protection course at the Fire Service College and an incident‐command course at Kent Fire & Rescue Service, which have both won…

Is leadership doomed to fail?: The white‐knuckle ride to a better organizational culture

Explains how organizations can adapt in order to foster a culture that cultivates great leaders.

In search of spiritual leadership: Making a connection with transcendence

The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Lynne Sedgmore, CBE, Executive Director of 157 Group UK.

Interview with Jonathan Passmore

The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Dr Jonathan Passmore, one of the UK's leading coaches. He is a chartered occupational psychologist, an accredited AC…

Learning and Development (5th ed.)

Leadership for Innovation: How to Organize Team Creativity and Harvest Ideas

Boosting strategy with an online community

Leadership role models earn trust and profits

Lofty ideas (a radically different approach to recruitment in order to improve procurement at Portsmouth City Council)

Expanding the role of succession planning

Special report: HR technology

Habits of a lifetime and the force of law

The Cost of Bad Behavior: How Incivility Is Damaging Your Business and What to Do about It

Sweetening the deal (reward and benefits)

The ins and outs of customer contact centers

Battle-tested: how a decade of war has created … a new generation of elite business leaders

In the top set (HR-led transformation)