by EduHR | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
When HR Carries the Monkey: The culture we create when managers abdicate ownership “Can you draft an email for me?” It sounds like a perfectly reasonable request. Recently, I was told about a manager who asked HR to draft an email responding to an employee’s request...
by EduHR | Jun 2, 2026 | Blog
One misaligned manager can unravel everything. The hidden retention risk colleges can’t ignore. Across FE, colleges are investing heavily in culture, wellbeing and people-led leadership. But in many organisations, one misaligned manager can quietly undo all of that...
by EduHR | Apr 20, 2026 | Blog
AI is Easy. Culture is Hard. “AI won’t fail in your college because of technology…..it will fail because of culture.” At the recent Talentia Group HR Leaders Conference in Birmingham, I opened with that line – and it landed. Because while we’re investing time,...
by EduHR | Apr 8, 2026 | Blog
Are We Planning our Workforce ….or Just Our Budgets? Right now, across the sector, colleges are deep into curriculum and budget planning for the year ahead. Difficult decisions are being made. Trade-offs are being weighed. Numbers are being scrutinised. But...
by Nicola Perkins | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog
The FE sector is facing an era of rapid transformation. Leaders are navigating huge societal shifts; evolving learner needs, encompassing increased challenges linked to finance, wellbeing and mental health; and inclusion is no longer an option, instead an expectation....
