As an HR leader, you’ve hired consultants or freelancers for other departments. But what about your own team? What’s holding you back from doing the same and adding specialist skills to your existing team?

If you’re planning a total rewards communication strategy, seeking creative ways to communicate employee benefits or considering an employee benefits communication campaign, there’s one tool you can’t do without. Employee personas.

Imagine spending millions of pounds developing a new product or service for your customers then failing to market it. Your business just wouldn’t do it. But this is exactly what happens when organisations invest in total reward packages for their employees.

A tour of the Colosseum revealed just how clever the Romans were when it came to communication. Which got me thinking - if the Romans could be so successful with limited technology, what could modern businesses learn from them?

There’s one thing that will make even the most faithful employees question their loyalty to your

business: a much bigger pay offer from one of your competitors.

Ensuring competitive pay for your employees without breaking the bank is a balancing act for HR and business owners. Getting your pay review right will help you retain experienced, high-performing employees and safeguard your investment in them. And it will also be easier to recruit as your salaries will keep step with the market.

New neuroscientific research indicates that employers should add persuasive communication techniques to their recognition war chest. But what does that look like? And how could you make it happen? This article explains all.

Bringing your technical offering to life is central to the success of your business. But when complex equations come easy, there’s a good chance that writing leaves you feeling tongue-tied.

Don't panic. Here are some great tips to help you bring your technical copy to life.

Pay is always an emotive topic. And the bigger the sums involved, the stronger the emotions, leaving little room for sensible discussion.  This has proved to be true in the case of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bath whose pay packet of £450k resulted in forced early retirement. In this blog, I use my knowledge as an ex-compensation and benefits specialist to get behind the headlines and examine the fiasco with a cool head.