Purpose – Describes how a fair and transparent reward system based on performance is giving greater control over outcomes, retaining the best staff for the future and saving money. Methodology/approach/design – Explains that the new performance development review (PDR) system has been...

Purpose – This paper aims to claim that most people are control freaks and explain how they can be encouraged to accept change. Design/methodology/approach – The paper puts forward a five‐step plan to help to create genuine change in an organization. Findings – The paper describes the...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe how the introduction of an innovative approach to employee engagement – including a new performance‐management process with performance‐related pay, an employee‐engagement group and its approach to continuous communication – helped Rainbow Trust...

Purpose – This paper aims to argue that the relationship between employer and employee needs to change from independent/dependent to interdependent. Design/methodology/approach – The paper puts forward the view that most management training does not work because it does not change behavior....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how best to ensure that good recruits stay with a company. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the importance of proper inductions to make talented people feel as though they truly belong. It also presents a framework that can...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with award‐winning author and columnist, Richard Donkin. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an interview with Richard Donkin, author of The Future of Work . Findings – In the interview, Donkin discusses what...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with award‐winning author Professor Samuel Culbert. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an interview with Samuel Culbert, author of get Rid of the Performance Review! Findings – In the interview, Culbert...

Purpose – The aim of the article is to provide the text of an interview with Dr R. Wayne Pace Design/methodology/approach – Gareth Bell interviews R. Wayne Pace, founding president of the Academy of Human Resource Development, and author of Human Resource Development: the Field. Findings –...

Purpose – Highlights the power of positive emotions in helping to build individual and organizational success. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the meaning of positive emotions, how they can be promoted at individual and organizational level and the benefits they can bring to the...