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People Management Magazine Article: District attorney Anne Weying leaves classified documents describing dubious experiments at a bio-engineering corporation open on her laptop at home. Her fiancé, journalist Eddie Brock, reads the documents and leaks them in a live televised report, resulting in Weying losing her job. What more could HR have done to stop this sensitive information falling into the wrong hands?  

HR Zone Article: We in HR need to understand that culture doesn’t just ‘happen’, it’s something we create. We have an opportunity now to recreate organisational culture, making it more inclusive and fit for the future – will we take it?

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People Management Article: The areas falling under HR’s remit are often many and varied, But should they be, and how can the profession better attract fresh talent?

People Management Magazine Article: The HR professional community lacks the diversity it is seeking to address in the workplace so the phrase of ‘physician heal thyself’ comes to mind. Shakil Butt shares his thoughts alongside others. 

HR Magazine Article: With workforces becoming increasingly active in political and social movements,  Jo Gallacher explores the benefits and potential pitfalls HR should look out for with contributions from Shakil Butt, Tolu Farinto, David D'Souza, Jamie Love, Kris Karsten and Marc Weedon, 

Personnel Today Article: As organisations make sense of the recent events surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement and how they can do something about racial bias and representation in their own workforce, Shakil Butt explains why an early 2000s TV catchphrase contained an unfortunate grain of truth.

People Management Magazine Article: Exploring how micro aggressions whilst less overt, over time can have a cumulative effect, leading to macro aggressions including even murder.

HR Magazine Article: Commentary on new analysis by culture change organisation Utopia that shows nearly half of BAME workers in the UK said they have to mask part of their identity to fit in at the office.

Accounting and Business Magazine Article: Shakil Butt FCCA shares his personal experience of racism at school and professionally, and urges employers to step up and help create a fairer world

HR Magazine Article: Racist descending in London, defending Churchill, the British Empire, racism  and what can the world of work do to be part of the solution 

The Diversity Dashboard Article: People professionals are in a unique position to counter racial discrimination in organisations, but they need to grasp the opportunity

People Management Magazine Article: People professionals are in a unique position to counter racial discrimination in organisations, but they need to grasp the opportunity

HR Magazine Article: Ramadan has always been a communal event, impacting approximately 1.8 billion Muslims globally. This article explores what fasting involves and how employers can support and engage with their Muslim stakeholders during the coronavirus pandemic 23/04/2020

HR Magazine Article: Media coverage of our appreciation for our NHS was whitewashed. The tragic loss of BAME doctors and nurses reminds us of the actual ethnic make up of the NHS & our debt to these heroes risking themselves everyday for all of us.
 

Knowledge Train Article; What is Diversity and Inclusion, a quick history, its' importance and some success stories with contributions from Shakil Butt, Garry Turner, Roianne Nedd, and Mostafa Al Hadla

HR Magazine Article: With CIPD data showing the HR profession is overwhelmingly female, white and straight, is HR itself walking the talk on diversity and inclusion?

People Management Magazine Article: Often it is claimed that we don't see colour which begs the question - What do you see? We do see colour, age , gender and everything about the person but the bigger question is what we do next with all that information.

HR Zone Article: Should businesses be socially responsible? We're already seeing the catastrophic results of what happens when they aren't so why aren't more organisations doing something about it? 

HR Zone Article: Over 40 years to tell a story of ‘A New Hope’ to The Rise of Skywalker’. As we reach this ‘end’ point it poses the question; where to next? Advances in technology are impacting the film industry and the acting profession.  Is this really the end or just the beginning? Could the story go on ... forever?

People Management Magazine Article: Industry experts assess the pros and cons of giving employees a day to recover from a heavy night 

People Space Article: HR professionals in Azerbaijan gather for the HR Summit of the year with International Speakers from all parts of the world, excited to engage, network and to co-create the future of HR 

HR Magazine Article: Seven BAME candidates fired in seven weeks. Is the BBC Apprentice racist was the question posed by the Guardian newspaper. I share my thoughts I share my thoughts with HR Magazine on whether the show has been firing people from a BAME background or not and the parallels with the world of work.

HR Magazine article: Highlights from Day 1 of the CIPD Conference including a panel discussion on a range of protected characteristics featuring Shakil Butt (religion), Ian Iceton - Group HR Director, River and Mercantile (Neurodiversity), Megan Horsburgh, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Sodexo UK & Ireland and Global disability leader (Disability), Julie Dennis, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, ACAS (Age) and Nelarine Cornelius, Chartered FCIPD, Vice-President Membership and Professional Development (Race). Chaired by: Claire McCartney, Research Advisor,

ACCA AB Magazine Article: Exploring the critical role accountants have to play in organisations especially SMEs where they are well placed to champion behaving ethically.

HR magazine: Annual HR's Most Influential list recognises the HR practitioners and academics/thinkers that are pushing the field of human capital management forward

HR Magazine Article: HR perspective on a Commons Defence Select Committee report that found a disproportionate number of female and BAME staff in the military file internal complaints

People Space Article: Exploring where racism comes from and what drives us to perceive someone differently. Is it a learned behaviour or can we do something about it?

People Management Article: Peter Parker, Spider-Man’s alter ego, is enjoying a hard-earned holiday. But SHIELD agent Nick Fury demands he return to work to deal with a mysterious, and potentially serious threat.

Are Fury’s demands reasonable or is his management technique outdated? What advice would HR give? Regular feature in PM Magazine wherein HR are asked to solve a pop culture problem from the big and small screen.

ACCA Careers Article: Advice from Shakil Butt: an ex-accountant, multi-award-winning HR executive and writer, Helen Morgan: a financial director from the technology and financial services sector and Zoe Whitman: founder of award-winning bookkeeping start-up, But the Books on the best ways to use networking to help you find the flexible role that's right for you. 

ACCA Careers Article: Advice from Shakil Butt: an ex-accountant, multi-award-winning HR executive and writer, Helen Morgan: a financial director from the technology and financial services sector and Zoe Whitman: founder of award-winning bookkeeping start-up, But the Books on the best ways to turn a full-time role into a flexible one when negotiating with a prospective employer.

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ACCA Careers Article: People take a career break for many reasons. But how do you reflect this in your CV? A panel of accountancy professionals share their top tips with Shakil Butt: an ex-accountant, multi-award-winning HR executive and writer, Helen Morgan: a financial director from the technology and financial services sector and Zoe Whitman: founder of award-winning bookkeeping start-up, But the Books

Recruit Human Article: Interview as part of the HR leaders series conducted by Amy Stephenson answering those burning questions.

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1) How did I get into HR and why?
2) What are the challenges I am seeing across the HR sector?
3) What career advice would I offer to someone either working towards a career like mine, or someone just getting started in their HR career?
4) Do I think that more should be done within the school system to open students’ eyes to HR as a career or do I think it’s more valuable for them to gain some work experience and fall into HR because then like you say, they’ve got that context and that understanding?

HR Magazine Article: Discussing the role HR has to play within organisations championing race and exploring some of the obstacles.

HR Magazine Article: The story of two very different people coming together across class divides and racial backgrounds now ushering in the next generation of royals is a powerful message. This showcases what love can do.

HR Magazine Article: Commentary on research showing a disconnect exists between BAME and white HR professionals' perceptions of racial equality within their profession. 

HR Magazine Article: There are many things HR can learn from superheroes, including how to tackle complacency, mediocrity, fear, poor management, hierarchy and loss of voice.

Accounting and Business Article: Write up of ACCA annual conference which included Shakil Butt's key note address on Managing a Changing and Diverse Workforce 

People Space Article: Taylorism, the ideas of scientific management and the pursuit of efficiency proposed by  Frederick Winslow Taylor and their impact on all of us are explored through a return flight to the UK serving cold coffee.  Indebted or enslaved to the system? When presented with the red pill or blue pill what would be preferable - the beautiful lie or the ugly truth?

HR Magazine Article: Does HR behaviour itself need to be ethical in order deal with the unethical behaviour of others? This is the question being addressed by a number of HR leaders.

HR Magazine Article: There’s no such thing as a black and white ethical dilemma. So how can HR practitioners develop their personal ethics so they can help their organisations navigate the grey areas? 

People Space Article: Juries are living proof that an inclusive approach enables collective decision making, problem solving and equal voice. A model for today’s workplaces?

HR Magazine Article: Falling in love at work with a colleague. It happens. In the backdrop of multiple allegations of sexual harassment, when is it love and when is it 'bosses' behaving badly? Does HR have a role to play? If so, what?

Book review of Strategic HRM: A HR Practitioner’s Toolkit’ by Karen Beaven (multi award winning former HRD of River Island. In summary Karen brings her ‘A’ game in the strive towards HR Excellence.

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People Management Article: A freelance worker with a murky past is clouding a star employee’s judgement. What advice would HR give? Regular feature in PM Magazine wherein HR are asked to solve a pop culture problem from the big and small screen.

People Space Article: What makes a HR hero? Who is my HR hero? How scary was it moving from a big, permanent HR role to setting up my own consultancy last year? What was my favourite book last year? What is my favourite coffee? What can The People Space audience expect from my contributions? Zombies?

People Management Article: In light of the many business scandals of 2018 does HR have a role to play and if so what is it and what support does the HR professional have from the CIPD. 

People Management Article: Write up of CIPD's annual conference including a sound bite from Shakil Butt on the topic of ethics from a panel session.

HR Magazine Article: Special supplement edition with advice on how to win a HR Excellence Award from past judges.

Grosum Article: A comprehensive guide that defines performance management, its' history, how it has evolved, its' purpose, concerns, components, its' importance and process with contributions from a number of HR professionals and leaders of industry. 

People Management PodCast: Join People Management junior writer Lauren Brown as she catches up with a host of expert speakers from the conference, including: CIPD CEO, Peter Cheese, HR Hero, Shakil Butt, Shell International's leadership assessment lead for HR analytics Sathi Banerjee and Artificial intelligence expert Megan Marie Butler, 

Relocate Magazine Article: A round up of the CIPD's annual conference 2018 featuring key messages and themes from across the 2 days

HR Magazine Article: Traditional and contemporary approaches to performance management are considered with a view on what can actually really raise performance.

Cezanne HR Article: Approaches to sexual harassment and the role HR has to play explored following a white paper issued by the TCM group. 

People Management Article: Opinion piece reflecting on the bold move by the BBC to appoint Jodie Whittaker, a woman in what until now had been a male only role and the implications for the world of work.

HR Magazine Article: 1 in 5 staff at Save the Children UK have experienced discrimination and harassment. Along with Daniel Peyton I share my thoughts with HR Magazine on the challenges faced and what HR can and should do.

HR magazine: Annual HR Most Influential list recognises the HR practitioners and academics/thinkers that are pushing the field of human capital management forward

Gro Sum Top Talk Article: Addressing the following 5 questions on performance management.

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1) What is currently missing in the way overall employee performance is being managed?

2) Given that a company’s workforce now has a significant proportion of virtual and freelance workers, how should performance management include them?

3) What are employees, managers and decision makers looking to make performance management more effective?

4) What are some of the new things being introduced in Performance Management that are working/not working?

5) If not periodic appraisals, then what & how?

People Management Magazine Article: After 30 years as an employee I reflect on the last year since leaving the world of work, its impact on purpose, personal relationships and dealing with change.

HR Magazine article: Why are there so few BAME leaders in senior roles? Does race and colour present additional challenges in the employment market? I share my thoughts and experiences being a minority looking for opportunities. 

HR Magazine article: An analysis of hierarchies, where they originate from, questioning whether they work and the impact on the C suite perpetuating sameness. Is it time to call time on the parent-child relationship in favour of peer to peer relationships in flatter structures?

HR Magazine Article: Exploring some of the mindsets that have led to work cultures wherein women are objectified and sexually harassed.  

HR Magazine Article: Detailed analysis into sexual harassment and how HR can genuinely end it by being the moral compass and a voice to power with commentary from industry leaders addressing issues such as gender, power dynamics,culture and hierarchies. 

Kuwaiti Times Article: Promoting HRD Middle East Conference in Kuwait wherein Shakil Butt is speaking on the topic of Strategic HR in the boardroom and beyond.

HR Magazine article: A governmental report has accused the aid sector of “complacency verging on complicity”. Along with Helen Giles and Guy Pink I share my thoughts with HR Magazine on the challenges faced and what HR can do to proactively address this sickness.

HR Grapevine Article: To navigate in a VUCA world what are the key skills needed by business leaders to be successful.

People Management Magazine Article: Experts debate the role of terminology after MP’s concerns over ‘patronising’ language. 

People Management Magazine Article exploring how to do diversity and inclusion effectively and profitably through analysis of Marvel's Black Panther movie  – not just by having a token character in the supporting cast, but allowing space for difference to rise and take its place as equals among the many.

HR Magazine: Helping others? Or helping yourself? How do we stop a repeat of the Oxfam scandal? Sexual predators in senior roles taking advantage has once again hit the headlines with more likely to follow.

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OnetoOne Blog: 4 organisational practices that contribute to creating 'lazy' staff in the workplace 

HR Magazine article: An exploration about what might cause laziness in the workplace and how best to address this problem in response to research suggesting that almost a quarter of staff think their colleagues are lazy 

People Management Magazine: 10 Leadership lessons from the closing keynote at the CIPD Annual Conference 2017 by Professor Gernot Schulz, conductor and former member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

HR Magazine: Recent research suggests staff are lazy. Article written by Beckett Frith with contributions from Shakil Butt who suggests that staff do not arrive lazy but are created by their respective organisations. 

People Management Magazine: Commentary on CIPD research that highlights the challenges facing BAME employees in the workplace. 

HR Magazine Article: A roundtable with HRDs and leaders discussing the role HR has in influencing workplace design, and consequently how workers feel and behave.

HR Magazine: Article on reflections following a round table discussion by HRDs on well being in their respective organisations.

HR Magazine: Following a ruling by the Saudis 'allowing' women to drive, reflections on the influence of women in my personal life.

HR Magazine: Article on HR's role in creating better workplaces. Round table discussion hosted by HR Magazine and Landid 

LinkedIn: Article highlighting the challenges around Diversity and Inclusion and the role HR has to play coming out of a round table hosted by Jericho Chambers and the CIPD titled 'Inclusion & Voice: How to negotiate and influence those who stand to lose'.

HR magazine: Annual HR Most Influential list recognises the HR practitioners and academics/thinkers that are pushing the field of human capital management forward

HR Magazine: Article on thoughts and reactions from HR leaders including Shakil Butt on the scrapping of Tribunal fees 

​HR Magazine article:  Being friendly is just the right thing to do, and it also happens to make business sense

​Mosaic News: Shakil Butt awarded Mentor of the Year for the West Midlands region

HR Magazine: Shortlist for HR Director of the Year and nominated for Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy

HR Magazine: There are many factors that add up to a holistic H&W strategy, including mental and financial health.

HRD Magazine: Feature article on Corporate Social Responsibility exploring how it has actually been used by corporate organisations and the ethical role HR has to play against Milton Friedman's view that the only corporate responsibility of an organisation is to make profit

CABA Article: Round table meeting exploring a holistic approach to well being 

HRD Summit: Conference article exploring how HRD's can add greater value and how the role has changed requiring HRDs to also adapt

HR Magazine: Article focusing on stress and mental health in the workplace and some of the HR interventions that can be used to surface the issues and address them

LinkedIn Blog: Exploring the rise of racism and the 'alt right' in the post Trump world we live in

Mosaic News: Shakil Butt hosts HRH the Prince of Wales during a visit to students that are being mentored under the Mosaic programme.

HRD Magazine: Interview focusing on Shakil's career path moving from Finance to Human Resources and his work in an international relief and development charity working in over 40 countries

Birmingham City University Publication showcasing success stories of graduates 09/11/2016

HR Magazine: Article reflecting on my route from finance to Human Resources and the different treatment in the board room

​HR magazine's annual HR Most Influential list recognises the HR practitioners and academics/thinkers that are pushing the field of human capital management forward

HR Magazine: Article on diversity highlighting the multiple challenges faced by Muslim women in the workplace

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HR Magazine: Article promoting diversity and advice on supporting fasting employees

People Management magazine: Announcement of new board members Shakil Butt and Helen Pitcher

People Management magazine: Article listing IRW as winners for the HR Team of the Year and achieving the highly commended award for Best Employee Relations Initiative.

Dissertation paper on Values for the MA in HRM

Mosaic News: Shakil Butt awarded a high commendation for his work with Mosaic in the community

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People Management magazine: Article highlighting that usually behind every bad employee is an equally bad manager

People Management magazine: Article listing the shortlist of all CIPD Award categories. Shakil Butt awarded highly commended award in the Michael Kelly Outstanding Student Award