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Read More →When the unexpected happens, needs can morph overnight: needs that are sometimes difficult to articulate, let alone meet. It could be said that the definition of resilience is how people handle work and life in times of rapid change, so when you’re dealing with the needs of others as well as your own, the pressure is magnified.
Flexing to the demands of a pandemic, the business world has had to reorganise its priorities and ways of working. As the memory of the restrictions fade, we talk to leadership coach and strategist Clint Evans about the resilience challenges leaders have had to deal with – both theirs and those of their teams.
Read More →Humancentric leadership guards against burnout, builds stronger teams, inspires creativity and creates a safe space for ideas to flourish and talent to grow. A specialist in this area and with almost 30 years of experience working in PR, Jarred associate Anne-Marie Rodriguez de Killeen brings a wealth of knowledge to her learning experiences and sometimes a box of LEGO®.
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Read More →The power of keeping things simple by streamlining a complex process releases time, energy and resources to ensure it’s efficient, effective and enjoyable. This is the ethos behind TopScore’s virtual assessment platform for the legal sector and beyond. Having spent many years facilitating assessment centre campaigns, co-founder and MD Phin Naughton knows the pitfalls and headaches well – but he also has a good knowledge of what works right and what makes people happy.
Read More →Jarred Associate Simon North can’t remember a time when he wasn’t doing what he loves, coaching in some form. Here he talks about the rewards of doing what he loves. Although he didn’t qualify and call himself a coach until he was fifty, he has spent most of his life using his skills to lift others to the next level: whether in his businesses, on the sports field or in music. ‘I’ve been working for forty-one years and never not enjoyed a day,’ he says.
Read More →The first part of the change management process is tuning in and getting a good overview of how the client operates, understanding their pain points and figuring out what works well and what doesn’t.
Read More →Burnout can affect anyone but as someone with responsibility for the working lives of others, the ripple effects can be greater for someone in a leadership role. With teams looking for direction in challenging times and new working practices pushing the boundaries of what was previously thought impossible, the pressure can be unbearable.
Read More →When we think about what effective communication means, it is often seen as a mechanism to get things done and can take on a transactional feel. Jarred Associate Sarah Holden believes that quality communication is what unleashes performance in teams and organisations. The workplace climate is changing and company culture and conversational skill sets need to keep up.
Read More →The term The Great Resignation was coined by psychologist and professor of management Anthony Klotz in May 2021. Also known as the Big Quit, it has come to capture a mood as much as a movement, as a huge wave of resignations has hit companies around the world.
In this article, we examine some of the reasons why this has happened but more importantly, we look at what can be done to counter this mass exodus, why it’s important to act in these times, and why your culture matters.
Read More →Diversity, equality and inclusion make good business sense: Data shows a correlation between diversity in executive teams and increased profitability. In other words, allowing other people a seat at the table doesn’t mean that there are fewer pieces of the pie, the pie simply gets bigger. Of course, the other commercial imperative is that there’s a need to represent, connect with and align with the customer base.
Read More →As we enter into the winter months and what is almost certainly going to bring another period of restrictions and changes to working patterns for many due to the pandemic, HR professionals and business leaders’ aim is to create sustainable ‘hybrid’ organisations. Organisations where the vast majority of people are working from home, balancing many priorities. This requires a culture, as well as working practices which will allow people to thrive, and not just ‘survive’. There are many facets to this, wellbeing is at the top of the list, as many people have been going great guns since March and are at risk of burn out, but also on the minds of leaders (or should be!) is how they can support their people to take ownership of their new way of working, learning, collaborating and delivering, in a way which is aligned to the business strategy but also gives them a choice in how they stay connected.
Read More →On 12 June the government issued further details of the flexible furlough scheme which will commence on 1 July 2020 and run until the end of October 2020. The revised, flexible scheme allows employees to work for their employer on a part-time basis whilst employers will still be able to make claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (‘CJRS’) for the periods that employees are not working.
Read More →As the requirement to work from home and practice social distancing remains key to the governments’ strategy for dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic, early talent teams are grappling with how to enable the 2020 intakes to feel truly part of the business they have chosen to join. Many of these recruits may never have set foot in your offices or met an employee face to face, so how do you make sure they feel a valued employee who is part of your organisations’ people network?
Read More →As we start to see the first signs of employees returning to the workplace, albeit in limited circumstances, now is a good time to share the third of our re-entry articles to help HR and talent management professionals guide their organisations into the future. With the Chancellor announcing that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended until the end of October 2020 now is the time to turn your attention to the practical steps you can take from an HR point of view 'Getting Your People Back to Work'.
Read More →Our third video in our series on re-entry following the lockdown looks at how HR and talent management professionals can help organisations 'getting your employees back to work'
Read More →Now we are operating virtually, onboarding will no longer be the same process. Many new recruits may never have visited your offices. Here Louise Carreras explains the process of onboarding your new staff virtually.
Read More →Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 29 May 2020 we are pleased to provide a further update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough Scheme”). Please note that this note is intended to be supplementary to those we have published previously on 7th April 2020 22nd April 2020 5th May 2020 13th May 2020 27th May 2020
Read More →We are pleased to provide a further update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough Scheme”) in response to continuing guidance from the government and HMRC. Please note that this note is intended to be supplementary to those we have published previously on 7th April 2020 22nd April 2020 5th May 2020 13th May 2020
Read More →Our second video in our series on re-entry following the lockdown looks at how HR and talent management professionals can help organisations shape the new normal.
Read More →With some early signs of businesses moving forward following the Prime Minister’s broadcast on 10th May, and subsequent government guidance, this second article in our series of re-entry articles looks at how HR and talent management professionals can help organisations plan for the future.
Read More →As people start the gradual re-entry into the workplace, HR planning has never been more important. Our MD Kerry Jarred discusses in this video how business leaders can prepare for the challenge.
Read More →We’re dealing with what is arguably our biggest challenge of recent times. As business leaders start to prepare their employees to return to work Human Resource professionals will be critical to how successfully organisations move on from the chaos of COVID-19. The significant economic uncertainty along with remote working or furloughed staff has led to a heightened sense of anxiety for many. Perhaps now is the time to re-calibrate and shape the ‘new normal’. We will get through this but when we do, things won’t quite be the same.
Read More →This fourth note dealing with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough Scheme”) follows an announcement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 12 May 2020. As has been the case with previous announcements we do not, at the time of writing, know the full details therefore we will publish further updates as we get clarifications. Please note that this note is intended to be supplementary to those published by us on the 5th May 2020. http://jarredconsulting.co.uk/furlough-updated-part-3-your-questions-answered/
Read More →We have published two previous Q&As on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough Scheme”) and this third note is intended to give a further update in response to clarifications issued by the government.
Read More →As we continue to work from home and practice social distancing, we are becoming experts in keeping in touch with each other via online formats. We have pulled together some ideas to help you create some ‘downtime’ with your colleagues, injecting a bit of light-hearted fun! These activities may also help you get to know each other better, which can build a deeper level of understanding and appreciation of each other’s circumstances. We hope you enjoy trying some of these out!
Read More →With face to face meetings becoming a thing of the past, everything is currently moving online including Managing your Team's performance. Our associate Louise Carrera's new video offers 8 top tips on how to Manage your Team's Performance Virtually and make it effective..
Read More →Following on from our series of top tips articles here our associate Euan Graham's video offers help on Flexible Working.
Read More →Since we last published on the subject of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough Scheme”) there have been a number of changes. We are pleased to provide updated guidance in this note.
Read More →Following on from our series of top tips articles we are excited to showcase our new video. Here Louise Carreras offers some top tips on how you can manage a Virtual Vacation Scheme.
Read More →Continuing our series of top tips, when you are unable to deal with employee relations face to face, it can add to the challenge. Here we discuss how you can manage employee relations issues when working remotely.
Read More →Many clients and friends are either asking us the same question or searching the internet trying to find answers about ‘Furloughing employees’ so we thought it appropriate to ask one of our team, Charlotte Spooner, an HR expert, to give us her view on the scheme as it applies to UK based businesses in this current crisis. If you feel you would like more information please feel free to get in touch as we know how difficult it can be at this time.
Read More →In these challenging times, staying connected with our teams is vital. It is vital for their well-being, for alignment to goals and of course business performance (both in the short and long term). Doing the right thing now, is critical. Experienced managers know that offering sincere feedback face-to-face is an art form; when done via video conference or phone call, however, the exchange takes on another level of complexity. These virtual performance conversations can be tricky.
Read More →With the sudden need to stay at home, the idea of running assessment centres has become a more complex one. It doesn’t take much to be able to turn your current assessment centre materials into a virtual recruitment experience that shows candidates you are responsive, responsible and ready to adapt. There are some things you can do to create a quick fix for the current times and there are platforms which can provide you with a long-term solution. Here are our 8 top tips to run virtual assessment centre over the next weeks and into the future.
Read More →As the world goes further into lock down and more and more people are required to work from home leaders and managers are being faced with how to best manage their teams remotely. For employers used to having people physically present in the office this can add to the strain of running the business when times are tough. We’ve pulled together 8 top tips for those leaders and managers who not only have employees working from home but also now find themselves homebound. For those new to this way of working, and able to do it, working from home can be very productive and very rewarding for employees and the teams they work with provided expectations are set on both sides from the start.
Read More →Thanks to a wide range of technology tools, virtual meetings are accessible and can be very effective. But virtual meetings are different from the face-to-face variety in many ways. For online collaboration to succeed, participants need to communicate differently than they would if everyone were gathered in the same room together. As many people are now “Jumping on a video call” here are our 8 Top tips to help you facilitate effective and productive virtual meetings.
Read More →As the weeks carry on into the ‘slightly’ unknown territory for many businesses across the globe people are waking up to the fact that things are different. Yet, we all still have businesses to run to support our clients and our teams. We’ve put this article together as a way of pooling some useful tips on how to best navigate your business through this turbulent time.
Read More →Working from Home – 8 Top Tips for making it through the day and achieving all you want. This week has seen a dramatic increase in people working from home, not just here in the UK but across the globe. So how do we get used to the new (albeit) norm? The joy of not having to do the daily commute may be short-lived if you’re struggling to strike a balance so we’ve pulled together some top tips for staying sane and getting the best out of the new work routine. Here are our 8 Top Tips on Working from Home:
Read More →Innovation gives companies an edge, creates new opportunities and is critical in driving growth. Arguably innovation is critical for any organisation to survive these days. So, how can business leaders create a culture where creative thinking, questioning assumptions, and taking measured risks becomes the norm? How can they not just encourage this kind of behaviour and mindset, but actually develop these as skills within their workforce?
Read More →We know engaged employees make for a more successful business. And so, quite rightly, much is made about successful employee engagement. Worryingly a recent ADP Research Institute report, The Global Study on Engagement, found that 84% of people just come to work rather than fully contributing. That means over two thirds of the workforce are there in body but not in mind. If you’re concerned that you could be one of those employers with sleepwalkers on your team how do you make the switch to drive greater engagement and commitment across the business. And let’s be clear, surveys are not going to inspire passion.
Read More →Following last month’s CIPD Data Analytics Conference and Workshop we decided to take a closer look at data analytics and its role in HR. The idea of data analytics in HR is not a new one. It’s about taking a data driven approach to identifying and analysing people related issues. However, over the last few years we have seen it become increasingly important – in fact LinkedIn reported that in North America there has been a three-fold increase in HR professionals adding analytics skills and keywords to their profiles. It is clear that when done well, people analytics can provide organisations with huge amounts of information and reporting abilities that can help revolutionise employee engagement, satisfaction, retention and, ultimately, business success.
Read More →We previously discussed the need for organisations to build a culture of openness and trust. By encouraging both freedom of thought and creativity across resources will flourish, thus enabling businesses to be successful and grow. With the ever-increasing demands for businesses to change and adapt to global economic circumstances, the focus on both a culture of openness and trust can sometimes become lost. The attention can become misplaced upon the destination rather than the journey, meaning employees can become unwilling to invest in their skills and try new roles. A study by Deloitte earlier this year found that 76% of C-suite executives rated internal talent mobility as important, while 57% of respondents said it was easier to find a new job outside their current employer than from within.
Read More →One of the top three priorities for HR Leaders in 2019, according to Gartner’s survey of 843 HR professionals, is building critical skills and competencies for the future. Although a seemingly straightforward goal, a recent Gartner report identified that 70% of employees say they haven’t mastered the skills to do the job today let alone being equipped for the future. This is further backed by 64% of HR managers suggesting that employees can’t keep pace with the changing needs of the future business.
Read More →A recent McKinsey report reveals a worrying disconnect between CEOs and HR leader’s overly buoyant beliefs around their talent and people development strategies compared to other leaders within their organisation. While 64% of both HR leaders and CEOs said their companies were high adopters of such strategies, only 42% of all other survey respondents agreed with the findings.
Read More →In the words of Benjamin Disraeli, “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” Whether it’s new political leaders with new (and sometimes varying) agendas. Volatile and ever-changing global relationships directing our economy’s course. Or the need to be more agile than ever in an increasingly knowledge rich, digitally savvy world, there are many challenges ahead, some anticipated and some not, but today’s business leaders will need to navigate them, come what may.
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