Publications and Speaking Engagements
Skills Evolution aim to stay at the forefront of thinking in their knowledge and frequently undergo research within organisations, particularly within the field of HR and organisational development. In addition, our core team of consultants are available to run sessions at conferences and events to stimulate thinking and debate.
Published articles
"Strategic career management - current trends and future challenges" Developing HR Strategy, Croner, Sept 2007, Issue 16.
"Dealing with the pressures of business partnership" Developing HR Strategy, Croner, Sept 2005, Issue 4.
"Winning Ways" Personnel Today, 31st May 2005
"Kirkpatrick and beyond: a review of models of training evaluation" Institute of Employment Studies Report No. 392. 2002.
"Career anchors: results of an organisational study in the UK" Career Development International, Vol. 3, No 2, 1998.
"Line managers as career developers: rhetoric or reality?" Personnel Review, Vol.27, Iss 5, 1998.
Books:
HR - The Business Partner: Shaping a new direction
An invaluable guide to a partnering relationship for HR professionals" Andrew Mayo, Professor of Human Capital Management, Middlesex University.
HR - The Business Partner: shaping a new direction draws on case study material to help practitioners understand what is involved in operating as a Business Partner. It includes practical tools and techniques to help facilitate the change in role and overcome the difficulties Business Partners face once they are established.
Copies of the book are available from http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780750664547
Strategic Career Management: Developing your Talent
"This is a wonderfully clear and helpful book about a topic which is both crucial and difficult for HR professionals and line managers to handle. Through case studies, it illustrates both choices at the strategic level and a range of practical tools. Jane strikes a fine balance in considering career issues from both an individual and an organisational perspective, which is rare indeed" Dr Wendy Hirsh, Career Development Researcher and Consultant.
The contents include chapters on career development strategy; building the business case ; Developing Career Self-Reliance Amongst Your Talent; Developing Key Roles; The Practicalities of Organizational Processes; Strategic Career Development in Practice and Integrating and Evaluating Your Strategy.
Case study companies included in the book include: First Choice; Virgin Atlantic; Legal Services Commission; Rolls-Royce; LogicaCMG; Volvo; Lexmark and Nationwide.
Copies of the book are available from http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780750683692