Jonny Gifford

Unconscious bias training is not the go-to solution

2020-07-24T17:35:00Z

It’s easy to accept in principle that there’s no magic bullet, harder to stop holding out hope for one. If the last few decades of psychology have taught us anything, it is that we are not the rational, deliberative decision makers that w...(read more)

Can we achieve ‘good work’ for everyone, or are some jobs inherently better than others?

2020-07-03T08:00:00Z

One thing the COVID-19 lockdown has brought into relief is the different quality jobs that exist across occupations. Perhaps most obviously, we have the key workers, with their newfound appreciation as a backbone of society, but many of whom have rel...(read more)

Good quality and stable jobs are a lifeblood of a healthy economy

2020-06-09T12:38:00Z

Jonny Gifford, Senior Advisor for Organisational Behaviour, CIPD This weekend saw a potentially major shift in the UK government’s priorities, with the prime minister placing a new urgency...(read more)

Do sponsor-protégé relationships really promote diversity?

2019-09-20T11:30:00Z

I’m intrigued, slightly surprised, that ‘sponsoring’ is seen as a progressive solution for workforce diversity. In her generally excellent book on gender equality interventions, Iris Bohnet advocates not just mentoring but more...(read more)

How do you solve a problem like appraisals?

2017-12-08T09:54:00Z

Performance appraisal has been a common point of discussion over recent years, in particular with descriptions of how to dump, ditch, axe or abolish it. Often the arguments and case studies cited don’t live up to the sensationalist headlines, i...(read more)

Are we post-truth? Protecting HR from 'alternative facts'

2017-01-24T20:45:00Z

Kellyanne Conway’s gaffe on Sunday that patently incorrect statements by Donald Trump’s press secretary were ‘alternative facts’ has received a level of derision rare by any standards. The mickey-takes have rolled in from far ...(read more)