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Comment Leader Our mission statement HR magazine is for people-focused, forward- thinking business leaders who want insight into and examples of business-contextualised HR in order to develop high-performing organisations. As the leading individually requested magazine for senior HR professionals, we are aspirational, accessible and opinionated. Whether in print, online or face-to- face, we are the hub through which the senior HR community can connect with each other. We promise to always view HR from a business perspective, give access to leaders and leading thinking, and always tell you what you need to know, not what you expect to hear. “If you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life,” the capital’s devotees sometimes say. To me, the expression is a challenge to get out and discover new favourites within the city, learning afresh to appreciate its many quirks and qualities. This can be a lifelong task, much like the learning that all HR professionals need to continue doing, to stay engaged and effective. It’s all too easy to moan about HR, and dwell on individual and organisational failings. It’s much harder, though essential, to identify and rectify gaps in our own knowledge or skills. When I interviewed Collinson’s chief people offi cer, Bertie Tonks, for our HR Most Influential resource, he explained that he’d once worked with a CFO hell-bent on self development. “The CFO said: ‘I’ve read all the self-help books, and been to business schools around the world. None of it works.’” Tonks’ response was: “Well, where do you think the problem is? As the saying goes: When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Are business leaders ready to look in that mirror, reflect on where they need to grow, and then actively learn how to plug that gap? Is there enough energy in their tanks for the lifelong task of self and professional improvement? Wherever you are on that journey, the talented team I am privileged to work with has created a gorgeous animated resource that we hope will fuel your continuous development journey, inspiring a renewed desire for learning. It’s packed with insights from this year’s HR Most Influential listees, and is accessible online, at bit.ly/HRMost24. Within the pages of this latest magazine, the education continues as our reporter Honey Wyatt rounds up advice on how to boost HR’s reputation, and in so doing combat the negativity that’s o en hurled HR’s way. I hope you’ll learn much from these pages, and from each other, to propel your professional success. How regularly do business leaders reflect on where they need to grow? Charissa King E d i t o r, HR magazine © K A T E E L L I O T T K A T E E L L I O T T P H O T O G R A P H Y. C O . U K More than just a magazine As well as HR magazine in print, you can interact with our various brands online 4 HR September/October 2024 EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2024 hrmagazine.co.uk
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Comment Leader

Our mission statement

HR magazine is for people-focused, forward-

thinking business leaders who want insight into and examples of business-contextualised HR in order to develop high-performing organisations. As the leading individually requested magazine for senior HR professionals,

we are aspirational,

accessible and opinionated. Whether in print, online or face-to-

face, we are the hub through which the senior

HR community can connect with each other. We promise to always view HR from a business perspective, give access to leaders and leading thinking, and always tell you what you need to know, not what you expect to hear.

“If you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life,” the capital’s devotees sometimes say. To me, the expression is a challenge to get out and discover new favourites within the city, learning afresh to appreciate its many quirks and qualities. This can be a lifelong task, much like the learning that all HR professionals need to continue doing, to stay engaged and effective.

It’s all too easy to moan about HR, and dwell on individual and organisational failings. It’s much harder, though essential, to identify and rectify gaps in our own knowledge or skills. When I interviewed Collinson’s chief people offi cer, Bertie Tonks, for our HR Most Influential resource, he explained that he’d once worked with a CFO hell-bent on self development. “The CFO said: ‘I’ve read all the self-help books, and been to business schools around the world. None of it works.’”

Tonks’ response was: “Well, where do you think the problem is? As the saying goes: When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

Are business leaders ready to look in that mirror, reflect on where they need to grow, and then actively learn how to plug that gap? Is there enough energy in their tanks for the lifelong task of self and professional improvement? Wherever you are on that journey, the talented team I am privileged to work with has created a gorgeous animated resource that we hope will fuel your continuous development journey, inspiring a renewed desire for learning. It’s packed with insights from this year’s HR Most Influential listees, and is accessible online, at bit.ly/HRMost24. Within the pages of this latest magazine, the education continues as our reporter Honey Wyatt rounds up advice on how to boost HR’s reputation, and in so doing combat the negativity that’s o en hurled HR’s way. I hope you’ll learn much from these pages, and from each other, to propel your professional success.

How regularly do business leaders reflect on where they need to grow?

Charissa King E d i t o r, HR magazine

© K A T E E L L I

O T T K A T E E L L I

O T T P H O T O G R A P H Y. C O . U K

More than just a magazine As well as HR magazine in print, you can interact with our various brands online

4 HR September/October 2024

EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2024

hrmagazine.co.uk

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