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  • Evaluation of Project Oracle

    Gloster R, Aston J, Foley B | Feb 2014 | Nesta

    This London-based initiative strives to bring evaluations of youth programmes in line with academically recognised standards of evidence, and link this with decision making. This evaluation explores the development and expansion of Project Oracle, providing recommendations on what has worked, as well as areas for improvement in the future.

  • Slides: Herts Constabulary case study

    Rosemary Jeffers | Feb 2014 | Hertfordshire Constabulary

    Slides from Rosemary Jeffers, Hertfordshire Constabulary on resilience from the police force perspective which were presented at the HR Network event on 'Understanding resilience: ensuring employee and organisational health in tough...

  • Slides: Building resilience at EDF Energy

    Claire Stone and Tracey Tennet | Feb 2014 | EDF Energy

    Slides on 'Building resilience at EDF Energy' presented by Tracey Tennet, Occupational Health & Well-being Manager and Dr Claire Stone, Senior Consultant - Employee Engagement & Change at EDF Energy. This presentation was part of...

  • Slides: Introduction to resilience

    Sally Wilson | Feb 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Resilience helps people bounce back from adversity and stress and is generally seen as a positive characteristic. But it can be difficult to define, as the way an individual responds to pressure will depend on their strengths and personal style. Also, it may not be clear to what degree employers can create resilient organisations.

  • Assistant Practitioner roles in the Welsh Health Sector

    Enhancing the potential for future development 2014

    Miller L, Williams J, Edwards H | Feb 2014 | Skills for Health

    This research report seeks to enhance our understanding of how these roles are being developed and currently used within Wales. It also aims to provide insights into how these roles can be better and more widely adopted to maximise their potential impact.

  • Talent for what? Reconnecting talent management with business needs

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Hirsh W | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Talent management continues to be high on employers’ agendas and over the previous year IES has both researched and advised in this area with organisations at varying stages of their talent management journey. This paper was also published as an article in IES Perspectives on HR 2014: HR responding to threats and opportunities.

  • Crowdsourced leadership

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Tamkin P, Fletcher L | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    We have stumbled across a few references recently to crowdsourced leadership and were intrigued. Is this something new, a repackaging of old approaches or a quickly forgotten fad? We thought it worth exploring what is being said about the concept and what the implications might be for employers.

  • Impact of coaching on employee well-being, engagement and job satisfaction

    Research Summary

    Hicks B, Carter A, Sinclair A | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The research is an exploratory study into whether employees receiving coaching at work experience any impact on their perceptions of well-being, job satisfaction and engagement at work. The study is unique in its focus on coaching primarily delivered by internal volunteer coaches to a range of managers and non-managers. Previous studies into well-being have tended to focus on top leaders coached by external coaches.

  • Top employers for flexible working

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Mercer M | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    IES has collaborated with work-life balance charity, Working Families, on the ‘Top Employers for Working Families’ benchmarking and awards. The plan was to develop a benchmark which showed employers the ‘platinum standard’ in being a family-friendly, flexible employer. The idea has developed over the years to demonstrate to employers that flexibility is also about business excellence and that being flexible and wanting your employees to be flexible creates the right conditions for productivity and competitive advantage. This paper outlines the benchmark and standards behind the awards.

  • Diversity at senior team and board level

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Mercer M | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper explores some of the literature about achieving a diverse top team, and some of the organisational benefits that diversity brings. The literature demonstrates that the benefits flowing from a diverse top team are only achieved if they are not tokenism and the culture of the organisation supports diverse working throughout its processes. The paper was also published as an article in IES Perspectives on HR 2014: HR responding to threats and opportunities.