Sen's human capability approach

In the context of human resource development, or HRD, the Human Capability Approach, or HCA, is associated with the philosopher and economis...

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Tamkin's 4A HR model

Human capability is not only about how an employee is trained, but also about ensuring that the systems within an organisation allow the ski...

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Lloyd's SPARK-L framework

I was reminded recently of the SPARK-L framework (Career Voice, 2025) earlier this year - those aspects of Self-Awareness; Pathways, Action ...

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Evaluating employee strengths

In my reading, last year, I encountered a meta-analysis (of sorts) by Miglianico et al. (2022) where the researchers evaluated 27 value or s...

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Wellness and effectiveness

I was reading an article about the effectiveness of employee wellness programmes in the Guardian earlier this year (Spicer, 2024) which drew...

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An HRM HRD metaphor

While I often consider the human resource management field as a pie (see the diagram below from Workhuman, 2022), I also consider it as a co...

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Returning to the office

Apparently, to be productive in our work, what "we need from our workplaces are [the ability to] focus (a cognitive response allowing u...

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Quick HRM map

The field of human resource is complex, today forming a broad system which supports line managers with the tools they need to first develop ...

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Human Capability Approach, not Human Capital Theory

The human capital school of thought arose at the University of Chicago, with human resources being treated explicitly as a form of capital, ...

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The nature of the employment relationship

When considering how employee voice operates in organisations, we must first be clear about what the 'employment relationship' is. A...

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Employee voice and participation

The employee voice provides the "opportunity to have a say" within workplaces (Mowbury et al., 2015, p. 385), but is formally defi...

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Workplace Flexibility

Workplace flexibility has been defined as "the opportunity to adjust the where, when and how of work", which "encompasses the...

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So, what is organisational development?

Swanson suggests that organisational development, or OD, can be defined as "a system-wide application of behavioral and social science ...

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The difference between education, training and development

So, what is the difference between education, training and development? Let's start by defining each of the terms, education, training a...

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Four organisational cultures

All organisations form a unique culture based on the culture of their founder, the work and professional practices within the organisation, ...

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What is HRD?

HRM sometimes seems designed and implemented purely for improving organisational performance with little regard for the outcomes for individ...

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The changing role of HRM

The focus of Human Resource departments is often thought of as "to pick and maintain the right person for the job" in a "one-...

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Reframing VUCA

Human Resource Management (HRM) may be defined as "the strategies, policies, plans, processes and practices which an organisation uses ...

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