Ask people what makes them happy at work, and many will tell you it’s the relationships they have with their colleagues. In fact, according to recent research from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), ‘Getting on well with colleagues […]
“People are so pre-occupied with their own tasks and ‘to do’ lists that their capacity to notice and care for themselves, let alone their colleagues down the corridor, is diminished.” I’ve just read Amy Bradley’s new book ‘The Human Moment: […]
How inclusive is your workplace? Do people genuinely feel valued, accepted and supported at work, regardless of their background, identity or circumstances? Or are people hiding behind a ‘work’ persona, worried that being their true selves will hinder their […]
UK productivity has dropped yet again, with the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) report showing output per hour has gone down a further 0.5 per cent. Given the amount of turbulence going on in the wider political and economic […]
Earlier this week, as I was driving to a meeting, I pulled over to help an elderly gentleman on a mobility scooter who was struggling to get past a fallen tree that was blocking the pavement. With the assistance of […]
In a fascinating article in Harvard Business Review, author Celia Swanson describes how she fired a valuable and high performing employee, after discovering the individual in question was causing negativity and upset in her team. It’s a situation that will […]
There’s a real buzz in the world of performance management right now around the use of regular ‘check-ins’ between managers and their teams. A growing number of companies (Adobe, IBM and Deloitte to name a few) have switched on to […]
Bean bags, ping pong tables and lunchtime sushi are not going to improve employee well-being alone. Organisations should be conducting well-being audits every year so that they can get to the root of what’s really causing stress in the business […]
Employee engagement is a real issue for employers, with recent research showing that the UK has the highest proportion of actively disengaged workers in Europe. It’s an issue organisations urgently need to tackle, given the body of evidence showing a […]
Stress-related absences are continuing to rise, with almost two-fifths of UK businesses reporting an increase over the past year, according to CIPD’s latest Health and Well-Being at Work report. The finger of blame is being pointed at ‘management style’, which […]
Is understanding your staff’s career expectations high on your priority list? Research suggests it should be, with 68% of millennial workers citing a clear path to grow in their role as the most important factor to staying engaged. Some may […]
