HR

Working it out
Minister of State for Employment Chris Grayling sets out how the Department for Work and Pensions' new initiative is aiming to break the cycle of worklessness

A blessing in disguise?
Redundancy may feel like the end of the world, but it can be a path to a new beginning, argues Diane Megan Robinson, Managing Director of AllRound IT Training

Keep calm and carry on
Cotswold District Council is utilising leadership and management skills to ride out the wave of local government cuts, as Public Service Review details

The challenge of change
AC Accredited Coach and Coach Supervisor Fiona Adamson considers the value of well-functioning, resilient leadership in order to guide staff through tough times

From service to system
NHS Alliance Chief Executive Michael Sobanja explains why, when it comes to reform, the focus must be on shifting behaviours and not simply restructuring the NHS

The new job security
Catherine Skinner, Director of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, considers the true meaning of lone working, and why risk assessment is crucial for employers and employees alike

Delivering a new dawn
Stephen Greasley, Lecturer of Comparative Public Policy at the University of East Anglia, shares his views on local government in a post-bureaucratic age