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Jan 12, 2025 | 
bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com | Amanda Bellows |Joe Davis |Nadia Nagamootoo
Leadership comes in many forms. Of course, you have your bosses, your managers, your C-suite executives… But parents, school teachers, and sports coaches are leaders, too. So what does it mean to lead well? In search of an answer, we turn to the latest nonfiction books. Every season, our curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant pick two exciting reads to share with Next Big Idea Club members.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
hrzone.com | Henry Clinton-Davis |Nadia Nagamootoo
Fire and rehire: HR managers breathed a collective gasp a few days ago when the Supreme Court decided that Tesco could not force through changes to its employees’ employment contracts by terminating their employment and then offering the employees employment on changed terms. A device used by employers to effect changes to employment contracts in the face of employee opposition appeared doomed. However, a closer look at the case, reveals that things are not quite so simple.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
hrzone.com | Mila Aleshina |Nadia Nagamootoo
In the fast-paced world of modern business, prioritising employee wellbeing is not only ethically sound but also a strategic move that drives organisational success and sustainability in the long term. However, one significant barrier to employee engagement across industries is back pain—a pervasive issue that requires attention from HR professionals and business leaders alike.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
hrzone.com | Jack Mizel |Nadia Nagamootoo
This article is part of an HRZone series recognising National Inclusion Week 2024: #ImpactMattersThe story of rabbi Hillel nicely illustrates the wisdom of empathy:Over two thousand years ago, a man asked rabbi Hillel and rabbi Shammai the same question: Can you teach me the Torah while I stand on one leg? (meaning, of course, in a very short time). The passionate and irascible Shammai sent him away, as it was a ridiculous question to him.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
hrzone.com | Jon Heuvel |Nadia Nagamootoo
Swift on the heels of the victory for Next’s shop workers, Asda is facing a pay equality battle that could see the retail giant paying out to the tune of billions. Whilst the phrase “equal pay for equal work” is embedded within the public consciousness, few understand the variety of factors these claims can involve, leading to online outrage and misunderstandings as decisions are made. There are three different types of claim under equal pay legislation that vary in complexity.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
journal.getabstract.com | Dominique Leipzig |Nadia Nagamootoo |Ludmila Praslova |Anna Abraham
Lucerne, September 3, 2024 – Since 2001, the getAbstract International Book Award has been presented annually to titles that focus on current economic and business-relevant topics in a remarkable way. The winners of the “Business Impact” category will be announced on October 17, 2024 during the Frankfurt Book Fair, while the winners in the “Learning Impact“ category will be announced on October 24, 2024. This year, the jury will evaluate books published between July 2023 and June 2024.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
hrmagazine.co.uk | Nadia Nagamootoo
A man holds a door open for a woman and is told that she is perfectly capable of opening it herself. A white person is asked to recognise their privilege because of their skin colour – something they have no control over. A recruiting manager is told they need to have more women applicants before they can make a decision, despite their industry being heavily male-dominated.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
hrzone.com | Nadia Nagamootoo |Amanda Day |Ella Overshott |Becky Norman
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
hrzone.com | Ella Overshott |Nadia Nagamootoo
With overwhelming change agendas, cost pressures and retention challenges, ‘making do’ with your hybrid working approach may feel like the only option. However, the tangible benefits that can be reaped from a great hybrid working approach are well researched, such as attraction and retention of talent, productivity and financial wellbeing for employees. The cost in time and budget to refresh your hybrid approach is minimal in comparison to the gains.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
hrzone.com | Nadia Nagamootoo
When facilitating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) conversations with leaders, it isn’t uncommon I get a series of blank and sometimes confused faces. This typically happens when I have described some common experiences and acts of exclusion that people in the minority group often face.
