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John Woodward-Roberts of Roffey Park is interviewed on the benefits of mentoring in organisations and how HR professionals can use mentioring to help manage their own careers.

Given the term 'human resources' was unheard of in 1980, HR has already evolved at a meteoric rate from a personnel function to a strategic and influential department, and it has moved out of its silo into the business. But if this process is not managed meticulously, HR could be on the verge of extinction.  Alex Swarbrick from Roffey Park suggests that HR professionals need to stay externally focused.

Alex Swarbrick, Programme Director for Personal Effectiveness and Power, writes for AskGrapevineHR and debates whether multi-tasking is good for business or if it is detrimental to productivity.

Adrian Lock, Programme Director for The Centred Leader, argues that senior managers need to provide space for individuals to ask deeper questions to uncover who they truly are will improve their resilience in the workplace.

Alex Swarbrick writes for Grapevine HR Magazine. Piggy in the middle isn’t a new situation for HR. As a profession we’ve always navigated the territory between seemingly incompatible employee and organisational priorities, often challenged as to whose side we are on. As Business Partners (BPs), we can still find ourselves at odds with the managers who may feel imposed on by HR. In turn, HR BPs are often tasked with getting closer to the business, but without ‘going native’ and also being the embodiment of what they advise. Tension and conflict can go with the job.

Deciding to change career is a huge step for any manager, so how can you give yourself the best chance of success? Karen Higginbottom, Edge Magazine, reports on the best way to explore a new line of work.  David Cleeton-Watkins from Roffey Park suggests avoiding the traditional job application route will have more success. 

What are the key challenges organisations face in recruiting and keeping skilled and talented employees? Are businesses and the authorities doing enough to facilitate the supply of talent, both home-grown and from overseas?

Does performance management have a future?  Management Today reports that Roffey Park's research revealed that performance management is being carried out more ineptly than it has been for some years.