Public sector HR staff frustrated by change weaknesses

Almost two-thirds of public sector HR professionals say their department is not equipped to manage change, even though 96 per cent want personal responsibility for facilitating it.

Seventy-six per cent of the 161 professionals surveyed by consultants Penna said a lack of direction or leadership means their energy is wasted.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School