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What is Succession Planning?

As one aspect of talent management, succession planning has many different technical terms that can confuse the best of us. In this white paper, we aim to clarify just what is succession planning?

How to deliver Organisational Change

How easy is it to deliver Organisational Change? According to McKinsey, 70% of Change Initiatives fail due to People Issues. Lewin’s Change Theory, Force Field Analysis and Kotter’s 7 Step Change Process can help.

Building the business case for performance management software

When making the business case for moving from paper-based appraisal to performance management software it can often be difficult to demonstrate a tangible return on investment (ROI) to those who manage the purse strings.

How can SM&CR drive real culture change?

The FCA has made it clear that the extension of the Senior Manager and Certification regime should be about culture change rather than ‘tickbox’ compliance – featured on the HR Uprising Podcast

How to implement performance related pay in 7 simple steps

The jury is out on performance related pay, however the fact remains that many businesses have been applying it successfully for years.

Making the Business Case for Performance Management in the Cloud

How can we move away from the traditional paper-based appraisal process?

Manager's Guides

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7 Simple Steps to People Development

In this 7 Simple Steps to People Development we’ll look at the different ways the development of your staff can be achieved, as it doesn’t always mean costly training courses and lots of time away from the business.

7 Simple Steps to Career Discussions

Do you ever have career discussions? In this 7 Simple Steps to Career Discussions we’ll address the questions you need to ask and ensure that you may well have a member of your team taking your role…

7 Simple Steps to establishing a Performance Management Process

Performance management should be seen as much more than a process. The extent to which managers value it will make a huge difference to individual motivation and performance.

7 Simple Steps to One to One’s

In this Manager’s Guide on the 7 Simple Steps to One to One’s we’ll provide you with a framework which you can follow to ensure regular and quality dialogue with your teams.

7 Simple Steps to Effective Performance Appraisals

Performance appraisals, if badly structured and poorly managed, can cause significant damage and demotivate your staff sometimes to the point where they leave the organisation.

7 Simple Steps to Setting Objectives

In this Manager’s Guide on the 7 Simple Steps to Setting Objectives, we provide you with a solid framework for this process to ensure that you are providing clarity and purpose for your employees.

Infographics & Templates

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10 Tips for Effective Homeworking

How can you keep focused and productive whilst working remotely? Use these 10 tips to ensure you are effectively homeworking, despite the circumstances.

5 Tips for Managing your Remote Workforce

How can you keep your remote staff remotely interested? With these 5 tips, you can keep productivity and morale up within your workforce.

The 5 Types of Imposter Complex

In this fun infographic, we outline the five most common types of imposter complex as outlined by Dr. Valerie Young and we also show how to overcome them.

Building an Effective Team

The importance of teams is well-known, but how do you set a team up for success? Inspired by an HR Uprising podcast, discover how you can build an effective team in this set of slides.

Vision into Action Facilitation Outline

In this Vision into Action Facilitation Outline, we provide a guideline on how you can run a Vision Faciliation day that suits the needs of your business.

The 5 Secret Powers of A Change Superhero

How can you incorporate the 5 powers of a change superhero to deliver value to your organisation? Doing nothing is not an option, but it’s more than telling stakeholders to change.

Blog Articles

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The 5 secret powers for delivering organisational change

Posted on 4th May 2020 by Gemma Scott

In this blog, the CEO of Actus, Lucinda Carney, looks at the key skills and attributes we need to become organisational leaders of change. She outlines 5 ‘secret powers’ which can help us to become Change Superheroes at work.

How will Covid-19 affect SMCR Compliance?

Posted on 27th April 2020 by Helen Parkins

With people quite literally out of sight, how confident are you that SMCR compliance is being maintained and processes are followed? Perhaps now is finally the time for financial services firms to embrace technology that can emphasise accountabilities virtually and provide real-time visibility to those who require oversight.

HR from Home: How to successfully navigate Virtual People Management

Posted on by Caitlin Cameron

With most employees forced to work from home, it has never been more important for us to have Virtual People Management systems to manage remote workers effectively.