How to make it OK to speak out in the workplace in summary: Employees often hesitate to report issues like misconduct or inappropriate behaviours due to perceived risks or fear of negative repercussions. HR professionals must acknowledge and mitigate these […]
Going for gold: how to support great teamwork in summary: There are several strategies businesses can adopt to encourage great teamwork. These include regularly revisiting and updating team goals to ensure they remain clear, relevant, and aligned with overall objectives. […]
If the latest research is to be believed, companies are still struggling with two of the most fundamental people management issues – keeping employee absence under control and employee performance management. The latest data from the ONS shows that employee […]
Interesting food for thought in the shape of a recent debate between academics and HR practitioners on the need to give employees a ‘voice’ in the workplace. The Voice and Value Conference (organised jointly by the CIPD and London School […]
What is your business doing to give employees the freedom to connect with each other, create new ideas and challenge conventional thinking? This was the question posed last week by management guru Gary Hamel as he launched his ‘digital freedom […]
How happy are your people at work today? Are you surrounded by a team of smiling faces or is there a bit of a black cloud hanging overhead? A recent article in BizNews lists the ‘happiest companies’ in Silicon Valley […]
Hands up if you’ve had a sneaky look at a recruitment website or the jobs section of your professional press this week? If you have, you certainly weren’t alone. The first Monday in January is widely known as ‘national job […]
New research this week which shows that the generational divide is well and truly alive and kicking in the workplace. According to a report from Ashridge Business School, there is an alarming mismatch between what managers and their younger ‘Gen […]
Uncomfortable reading for employers this week in the shape of research suggesting a third of workers are in danger of ‘burning out’ due to longer hours and excessive pressure. The findings of the Towers Watson study are perhaps not that […]
There’s a definite whiff of sharpened pencil in the air as the summer holidays draw to a close and the children head back to school. September is often a time for new beginnings in the workplace too, as people return […]
It’s hard to find anyone who hasn’t been swept away on the tide of triumph created by London 2012. With the medal total standing at 48 at the time of writing, even the most sports-phobic amongst us have got caught […]
