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Examines and explains the policies and practices used by high-performing organisations to engage their staff, deliver business objectives and outperform the competition.
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Organisation design: The importance of continuous evaluation

Guidance discussing the importance of ongoing evaluation throughout the whole organisation design process.
Organisation design: From theory to practice

Guidance discussing how Galbraith's Star Model can be used to translate strategy into a framework for action, and who is responsible for organisation design.
Organisation design: What does effective organisation design look like?

Guidance exploring the factors that contribute to successful organisation design choices and outcomes, with practical examples.
Organisation design: An end-to-end organisation design journey

Guidance presenting the core components of an organisation design process across three broad stages: discovery, design, and delivery.
Organisation design: What is it?

Guidance explaining the meaning of "organisation design" and how the concept has evolved to reflect the realities of the modern working environment.
Championing a stress-free workplace: The business case for managing stress

Updated with the latest HSE statistics on the incidences of work-related stress in 2024/2025.
Equality, diversity and inclusion: The business case

Updated with more recent data and research on the diversity within workplaces.
Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Barriers to gender equality, diversity and inclusion

Updated with the latest gender pay gap figures, as reported in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025.
Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Why is gender equality important?

Updated with current data on the disparity between men and women at work, including insights from the FTSE Women Leaders Review 2025 and The World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2025.
Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Inclusive employment

Updated to include a reference to a report by Pride in Leadership on the barriers to LGBTQ+ career progression in the UK.

Leading practice guides: The complete list

Our leading practice guides provide strategic guidance on people management issues, so HR leaders can help their organisation be in the best place to meet its business goals. See a full list of our guides here.

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Leading practice guides

Clear, simply written guidance on leading practice in HR and people management.

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New and updated

Organisation design: The importance of continuous evaluation

Organisation design: From theory to practice

Organisation design: What does effective organisation design look like?

Organisation design: An end-to-end organisation design journey

Organisation design: What is it?

Championing a stress-free workplace: The business case for managing stress

Equality, diversity and inclusion: The business case

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Barriers to gender equality, diversity and inclusion

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: Why is gender equality important?

Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Inclusive employment

Leading practice guides: The complete list

You said it...

Legal Timetable