Welcome to your HRD Connect update!

This week marks Pride 2018.

The theme this year is ‘Pride Matters’ which equates to every part of life be it personal or at work. HR has coined the expression ‘bring your whole self to work’ but the harsh reality is that a lot of members of the LGBTQ+ community feel the exact opposite – this needs to change, now! See our Pride content below.

Is it time to banish the annual appraisal process?

There’s been plenty written about why appraisals don’t work.  I won’t go over old ground, but in case you missed it, they don’t improve performance and both managers and staff dislike them! So the big question is, what to do instead?

Collaborative leadership is a term that is often spoken about nowadays, however, what does collaborative leadership really mean? How can you make it work? Dessy Ohanians, Managing Director of Executive Education at the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) discusses further.

Our HR Future Leader’s vote is still open – get voting for who you think will one day make a fantastic all-rounded leader.

As ever, join the conversation and tweet us at @HRDCommunity or email me at [email protected].

I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect