Yes, it's that time of year when the blogosphere is alive with predictions of what is going to happen in the year ahead.
But here, to save you valuable time which otherwise might be wasted in wading your way through the plethora of predictions for the HR profession for 2014, courtesy of the prophetic skills of the HR Case Studies editorial team, are the only predictions that you will need for the year ahead.
Money back if not entirely satisfied!
January
While every prediction of what will happen in HR in 2014
fades faster than a festive hangover as soon as the clock strikes midnight on
New Year’s Eve, this month also sees the publication of the 2014 "HR
Professionals Who Have Been Very Influential and Achieved Far More Than Those
Who Appear on Completely Subjective and Unverifiable Lists" list. It is
long.
February
This month kicks off with the earliest appearance yet of the
ubiquitous and perennial “How to Avoid Embarrassment at the Christmas Party”
articles in various HR journals and websites.
March
A journalist with little or no knowledge of the profession
announces its imminent demise. HR professionals work themselves up into a
frenzy about the inaccuracy of the article, shortly before realising that
no-one else is either reading the article, or in the slightest bit interested
anyway.
April
There is despair in the UK coaching profession when a
scientific study proves conclusively that motivational tweets have no effect
whatsoever on personal performance. "Never mind" says Sharon (NLP
Master Practitioner, Yoga Black Belt, and author of "Discover Your Inner
Lioness") “The
answers can be as clear as day, but if you keep looking for dark storm clouds,
you will never see the sun of truth”
May
Rumours
surface of a candidate actually being satisfied with the service received from
a recruitment consultancy. Despite a lengthy investigation, ultimately no
evidence of the existence of the candidate is found.
June
"The
seven secrets of how to achieve mega-stardom by including a number in the title
of your book, while at the same time appearing awesome at interview, redefining your personal brand and achieving
fame as a thought leader" becomes the longest title to be listed on Amazon
while simultaneously failing to sell a single copy.
July
England crash ignominiously out of the World Cup, provoking
cries of “How can this load of muppets justify the amount of money they are
paid?” and “Don’t they realise that Alf Ramsey only earned £7,200 per year when he guided
England to glory in 1966?”
August
A user of LinkedIn claims that it actually helped him find a
job. This is later shown to be a marketing gimmick devised by LinkedIn.
September
IKEA announces its new Ulrich range of furniture. It features
a stool with an interchangeable number of legs.
October
A case reaches the European Court of Human Rights in which
the plaintiff alleges that they were discriminated against by being the only
person in the organisation who couldn’t bring a claim for discrimination on any
grounds. They claim that this is a fundamental breach of their human rights.
November
During the 2014 CIPD conference in Manchester, police are
called to intervene following violence between opposing factions in a debate on
the role social media can pay in promoting employee engagement and
participation
December
The entire HR profession shouts as one, “Please, JUST FOR
ONCE, can we have a year that ends without the interminable and meaningless
predictions for next year?”
