Why is it that companies are often reluctant to invest in HR specialist technology? Although the cost of HR software has come down dramatically in the past few years, many businesses are resisting technological change and instead sticking with spreadsheets […]
COVID-19 has resulted in higher numbers of people working from home than ever before. It falls to HR to remind staff of their company’s remote work policies, to check their workforce has the necessary equipment to work comfortably, and to […]
In today’s multi-generational workforces, reverse mentoring (where a less experienced/junior employee mentors a more senior colleague) is becoming increasingly popular. It’s often talked about in the context of the younger, supposedly more ‘tech savvy’ employee helping managers get to grips […]
You only have to look at the pages of the press to see our workplaces are more fractious and unsettled than ever before. In the last few months alone, we’ve seen examples in the health sector of bitter feuds getting […]
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 […]
Prominent employers are increasingly embracing flexible working, considering flexi start and finish times, more working from home arrangements, and part-time working requests. Our Cezanne HR survey on performance management showed that 72% of UK employees are comfortable discussing work/life balance […]
I recently interviewed a group of employees in their 50s and 60s about their experiences of work. The stories they told painted a grim picture of what it’s like to be a ‘Baby Boomer’ at work. Passed over for promotion […]
At Cezanne HR, we enjoy strong working relationships with our clients. But this strong relationship is only possible because of our culture. The importance of culture to businesses has been long debated – from diversity, to productivity, to avoiding toxicity. […]
A bit like perpetual beta, free software trials have become increasingly popular, especially where software is relatively unsophisticated. With perpetual beta, the overhead of testing software is shifted from the developer to the end user – the customer. Something similar […]
“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: […]
