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The name Dave Ulrich is synonymous with HR, he designed arguably one of the most tangible and robust HR models in existence as well continuously encouraging the term HR to be reinvented and reborn to adapt to the skills and generations of the modern workforce. For Ulrich, if we aren’t constantly learning about how talent, leadership, and organisations operate, we end up in a vicious circle of irrelevance. Discovering new insights and propelling them into actions is for Ulrich the single most important action of truly inspiring leadership.

“We live in a world of ideas” – Dave Ulrich

In a brand new regular column from Paul Devoy, CEO, Investors In People (IIP) he discusses transformational leadership. Every day, organisations up and down the UK experience obstacles, challenges, and setbacks. Unfortunately, these occurrences reflect the nature of business in 2018; we are constantly waking up to fire-fight problems that weren’t even on our radar when we went to sleep. Devoy discusses how transformational leadership can improve organisations.

Providing employees with the correct tools to live happy, healthy lives should be a business imperative. Building the culture that enables this takes time, however, if you craft a wellness programme that inspires your workforce, you could see productivity rise immediately. We’ve pinpointed four effective ways of doing this…

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Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect