When labour markets are fierce and recruitment budgets limited, mentoring programmes can offer a brilliant and cost effective way for organisations to ‘grow’ their own workforce. When done right, an effective mentoring programme will facilitate the transfer of valuable knowledge […]
The brilliantly divisive Elon Musk has yet again set the internet alight with his sudden – and somewhat clumsy – rebrand of Twitter to simply ‘X’. Gone is the familiar blue bird logo that’s gained near iconic status around the […]
Today’s line managers are having a tough time right now. They’re traversing incredibly difficult working landscapes, with seemingly endless waves of negative trends sweeping through workforces. Take Gallup’s recent research into levels of employee engagement. It revealed only 10% of […]
Micromanagement is often cited as one of the worst, most harmful and morale-draining methods of managing people. A style of management where managers closely observe or control the work of their employees, micromanagement can negatively impact the culture of a […]
We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but it appears levels of employee satisfaction and engagement in British workplaces are at worryingly low levels. For example, research by Gallup this year discovered the UK’s workforce is one of […]
Whilst enjoying my holiday in North Norfolk recently, I realised I’d been ‘nudged’. Not in the physical sense, though. Rather, I’d been gently influenced into making a better personal decision. Let me explain. Whilst sitting in a rather lovely pub […]
When we speak to HR teams about why they want to invest in an HRIS platform, we’re often told it’s because they’re great for reducing administrative burdens, making reporting much easier, and freeing HR from repetitive tasks. Of course, all […]
The UK is facing a mental health recession. For both employees and their employers, it’s certainly cause for concern. Between skyrocketing burnout rates, changing attitudes to work-life balance, and financial uncertainty rippling through the workforce, it’s no wonder both wellbeing […]
This month is Stress Awareness Month: a national awareness month that’s taken place every April since 1992, with the aim increasing public awareness about both the causes and cures for stress brought on by our modern day lives. And, the […]
With many businesses looking to battle employee burnout and stagnating productivity, the buzz around introducing 4-day working weeks has been gathering pace. It was helped by the launch of a coordinated six-month trial of the initiative that took place in […]
