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The road to redemption: Inside Uber’s radical U-turn on diversity
Devastating scandals revealed an agressive, sexist culture behind Uber’s explosive growth. Here’s the story of how it’s trying to turn the negativity around.
4 non-obvious facts about discrimination against older workers
A look at research – from why conversations about ageism tend to focus on the elderly, to the troubling implications of ‘compassionate ageism’.
Overqualified candidates: our bias against them won’t go away
New research sheds light on the many reasons we disqualify the overqualified and instead hire less impressive candidates.
Victims of rudeness are also unfairly punished by leaders
Mob mentality, cognitive biases and mistaking the effect for the cause.
Exit interviews – are you in it for the data or the good feelings?
They have a solid theoretical basis, but are the people involved in exit interviews looking for answers or a personally satisfying conclusion?
Investigating (and preventing) a leak of confidential company data
To investigate and prevent data leaks, HR needs to be aware of technology and how it’s integrated in the work environment.
How to be an architect of change
The direct solution isn’t always the most effective. As Carina Konza CPHR found out, sometimes the answer is to take a step back and reimagine.
A (very) detailed look at the perfect cover letter
Research shines a little objectivity on the very subjective world of resumes and cover letters.
Dads want to take time off work for their kids, so why aren’t they?
Feelings about paternity are changing, but attitudes towards work aren’t.
Dominic Price is living in the future of work
Some of the changes are already here – are you ready? Dominic Price, from tech startup Atlassian, wants you to see what he sees.