What does your stress look like? Delegates at an event I attended last week, had the chance to see exactly how tension and anxiety was affecting their bodies, thanks to a new digital art tool. TV presenter Gabby Logan was […]
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 […]
One of my friends – a highly experienced and competent manager in her early 50s – has been job-hunting. Her story of a recent recruitment process graphically illustrates the out-dated attitudes held by many employers when it comes to age […]
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 […]
Research has shown that back-to-work interviews play a significant part in helping organisations to reduce absence levels. But as HR professionals will know, line managers are often reluctant to sit down, either formally or informally, with their employees when they […]
Equipping employees with the skills to thrive in a complex, constantly changing world of work is one of the biggest challenges facing organisations today. And, for the most part, companies are dependent on their line managers to ensure this happens. […]
Cold and flu season is upon us, and for many organisations that can be real problem. The run up to Christmas is often the busiest time of the year. Deadlines need to be hit, the business resourced, and holidays accommodated. […]
Are you struggling to hold on to your younger staff? You are not alone. According to Gallup, “21% of millennial workers… switched job in the last year”, and research by LinkedIn identified that millennials move companies more frequently than previous […]
Performance management is high on the agenda for many organisations. In an increasingly competitive business climate, companies can’t afford to have ‘coasters’. They need their people to be performing at peak and agile enough to respond to new opportunities and […]
A fascinating article in this month’s Human Resource Executive looks at how American fast food chain Taco Bell has tackled a crippling staff turnover issue. Working with consultancy Mercer, Taco Bell embarked on what is described as an “analytics fuelled […]
