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Social media: business transformer or the latest business bubble

In this month’s interview on social networking Jon Ingham, blogger and consultant, at Strategic HCM, talks to Siân Harrington.
Most businesses are using social media externally, but increasingly they are using it internally – and there is value in deploying it to help employees engage and collaborate, according to Ingham.

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Should HR play a more active role in helping to effect social mobility change?

In this feature, Peter Crush talks to Darren Hockaday – HR Director of London Overground – about the role HR should be playing to effect changes in social mobility.

Darren has been the HRD at London Overground (LOROL) since the organisation’s launch in November 2007. Prior to this he was EMEA manager for talent development at Burger King; Capability, talent and leadership development manager at First Group; Head of leadership, learning and development at Tube Lines. Hockaday began his HR career as an HR manager in Airbus’ organisation development department.

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The Ideas economy

In this feature, Sian Harrington debates the issue of the transition towards an ideas based economy, and the need to create a culture of innovation within an organisation. Sian’s guests are Sandra Campopiano, Premier Farnell’s Chief People Officer and winner of HR Magazine’s “HR Director of the Year” award in 2010, and Dr Carsten Sorensen, Senior Lecturer in IT and Innovation at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Is HR losing its position as talent champion?

Bob Marsden, director of development and people at Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions, and Paul Sparrow, director of the centre for perfomance-led HR at Lancaster University Management School debate this hot topic with HR magazine’s editor – Sian Harrington.

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Re-balancing the UK economy

In this video Adrienne McFarland, HR Director of Sage UK & Ireland and Martin Birchall, Managing Director of High Fliers discuss how science, technology, engineering and manufacturing employers can attract the best talent.

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Has HR become remote from the line?

In this video Tanith Dodge of M&S and Jo Hennessy of Roffey Park discuss whether HR has become remote from line managers and what can be done to ensure that the two work more effectively together.