The UK and Ireland Employee Engagement Conference is happening this week and The HR Gazette team will be there for the big event! Uniquely placed as the only event in Europe to bring together award winning & shortlisted entries all in one room, attendees get the chance to learn from best-in-class engagement programs across a […]
Interview with #HRU’s Aki Kakko: Innovation and Building a Global HR Community
Last week we published an exclusive HRchat podcast interview with #HRU Founder Aki Kakko. Now read the edited transcription.. Bill Banham: Tell me a bit about your early career up to founding HRU. Aki Kakko: I have been always entrepreneur so actually I have never really been employed by others. I don’t know the exact […]
The Role of HR in Acquiring High-Performers
The basic talent acquisition approach of acquiring, hiring, and retaining employees fails to drive optimal levels of success in an uncertain economy where high-performers come at a huge cost. It is estimated that the cost of hiring a single “A” player can be as high as $100,000 per annum, but this “A” player can boost […]