Back to the grind: improving employee engagement after Christmas
An email popped into my in-box yesterday afternoon, just as I was slowly cranking my brain into gear and trying to summon up some enthusiasm for work after the festive season.
Motivation
Let’s talk about your staff’s performance…
There’s been much debate among HR folk about the Government’s consultation on ‘protected conversations’ when it comes to staff performance, announced amidst a raft of other legislative changes last week.
Have you got true grit? What really determines employee performance?
Let me ask you a question: How would you rate your own employee performance today? And just how productive have you really been?
Motivating employees without spending money
More gloomy predictions about the economy this week, with figures showing that people in the UK are borrowing more on credit cards, overdrafts and loans than at the height of the 2009 recession.
How a good laugh can do wonders for workplace cultures
Recent research has proved that laughter really is the best medicine when it comes to positive workplace cultures. According to a University of Oxford study, people actually feel less pain after a good laugh, because it causes the body to […]
Happy Days? How happiness at work is key to productivity
What are your levels of happiness at work? Did you bounce into work joyfully and end the day with the warm glow of a job well done? Or did you turn in reluctantly, fritter away your time and not really […]
Sick of work? Managing workplace absenteeism
I’m sorry I couldn’t write this blog post yesterday, but my pet rabbit escaped and I had to rescue him from the foxes in the woods.
To surf or not to surf. Internet policies at work
Publication of the top 10 websites visited by Department for Transport staff while they are at work makes for interesting reading.