Our top 5 HR articles in 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, we’d like to share our 5 most read articles from the past year.

18th December 2019

Team Cubiks

1. What does it take to lead across cultures?

It’s mind-blowing to think that only 10 years ago, the smart phone didn’t exist. And yet many of us take for granted the impact it has had on our social and working lives. In the same decade, the expectations placed on business leaders have also changed beyond recognition.

This article explores leadership styles and their influences across cultures.

2. International secondments: a huge opportunity for organisations and individuals

International secondments can bring a wide range of benefits, both for employers and employees. They’re an agile way for organisations to fill vacancies, as well as offering excellent opportunities for individuals to develop new skills and experience different cultures.

Here are 3 reasons why international secondments are a great idea, from our consultant who accepted the offer.

3. How to assess high potential employees

To find true potential you’ve got to dig under the surface. If you base decisions about potential on performance alone, you’re likely to be missing out on identifying a lot of promising talent. And that talent could be the catalyst that propels your organisation to new levels of excellence in the years to come.

In this article, David Lawton talks about everything Potential, what it is and the ability to assess it.

4. Infographic: Results from our international people analytics survey

This article is still one of our top read despite it being based on 2016 data. With the vast amount of people data potentially available, we took a closer look at the emerging issues around people analytics and what they might mean for HR. Our 2016 global survey looked into big data and people analytics and how these are applied by HR professionals today.

This infographic highlights some of the headline results.

5. Six tips for attracting the best young graduates

Attracting and hiring top graduate talent is essential for the future success of any organisation. Here, we share some expert tips on what’s crucial when finding and recruiting the graduates you need.

Read our experts' top tips.