What’s the best gift you can give your managers this year? It’s rest. Here’s why.
Navigating new legislation and the office Christmas party season
Office Christmas party Office party season is upon us. For many, this will be an opportunity to relax, have fun and build all-important relationships outside the normal working day.
Are you doing all you can to combat sexual harassment?
New sexual harassment legislation The new sexual harassment legislation in the UK is as much about nuance as it is about new reforms and protections. Are you worried about what it will mean for you? Do you feel ready?
Understanding the legacy of legal sector apprenticeships
The legacy of legal sector apprenticeships There has been a significant rise in the number of employers in the legal sector adopting apprenticeship programmes. Jarred Consulting founder Kerry Jarred spoke to Commercial Director at legal training provider BPP Clare Grant about what she’s learned from working at the rock face over the past few years.
An expert-led podcast for people who want to get into law
An expert-led podcast for people who want to get into law Did you know that Jarred founder Kerry is also a podcast host? ReImagine Law is an expert-led podcast for people who want to get into law, and she and her co-hosts explore the paths available, the issues involved and share insider knowledge on how
Breakfast Bites: Kerry takes on the Thames Path Ultra Challenge
This September, Jarred Consulting founder, and Woking and Sam Beare hospice trustee Kerry Jarred will be taking on the Thames Path Ultra Challenge with hospice colleagues. Covering a staggering 100km that’s:
Why your business needs a culture of early mediation
Why your business needs a culture of early mediation The cost of conflict in the workplace is significant, with billions lost every year to absence, staff turnover and loss of productivity. The ripple effect impacts teams, managers and colleagues who instead of getting on with the job they were hired to do, deal with the
AI and HR: 7 questions every leader should be asking right now
7 questions every leader should be asking right now According to former Google X boss Mo Gawdat ‘Sci-fi has ended. We’re in sci-fact.’* With years of experience of being knee-deep in AI development, he has three predictions:
How to ace performance review season when budgets are tight
Performance review season The stresses of the financial year end often herald the stresses of performance review season. Your teams may have given their all recently but with budget constraints to consider, how do you retain talent and boost performance when salary increases and bonuses can’t be as generous as you’d like?
Six essential HR upskills to survive an economic downturn
Six essential HR upskills to survive an economic downturn The great HR squeeze is upon us. On one side, inflation and recession put pressure on budgets but on the other, a reduction in the workforce pool and high demand for cutting-edge skills means competition for talent remains hot.
Leadership matters: seven signs that safety, belonging and recognition are suffering
If safety, belonging and recognition are suffering, and what you can do to shore them up To achieve business growth you need people – in this climate even to stand still, you need people. Your company will not survive without this lifeblood. In times of transition, change and uncertainty you need them even more, and
Evolving VUCA: ten upskilling areas to enrich leadership through turbulent times
Ten upskilling areas to enrich leadership through turbulent times Likely already exhausted, your leaders are under unprecedented pressure from all fronts. After the overnight shifts that were necessary to keep working through a pandemic, they find themselves overwhelmed by wave after wave of rapidly appearing new challenges. These are unpredictable times.
Getting Your People Deal Right
Employing smart: the importance of alignment and purpose in getting your people deal right You’re unlikely to unlock your business’s potential without attracting and keeping the right talent. If you’ve had issues with recruitment or attrition recently then your EVP (or employee value proposition) may not be keeping step with the modern market and what
What does it mean to invest in new talent?
Focus on the future What does it mean to invest in new talent? Lisa Slater, Jarred associate and early talent specialist shares her experience working in the legal sector. ‘Firms won’t achieve their goals if they don’t invest in talent.’ she starts. Naturally, the best investment for an organisation struggling to secure the right people
ESG – real commitment, not lip service
Powerful partners for growth: embedding ESG in your People Proposition (EVP) Looking to scale your business? This is what you need to know about putting people and purpose at the heart of your intentions.
Resilience – when the unexpected happens
Leadership through resilience 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
Take a long hard look at what HR is all about
The Value of rethinking HR HR transformation consultant and Jarred Associate Meryl Folb wants everyone to take a long hard look at what they think HR is all about – and then think again. Why? Because years of experience have taught her that when HR is undervalued opportunities for wellbeing and growth are lost. These
Humancentric leadership guards against burnout
Serious play on purpose 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
The Power of Keeping Things Simple
Focussing on what matters 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
The Rewards of Doing What you Love
Flexibility vision and rewards 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
Change Management Tuning into What the Client Needs
Tuning in to what the client needs 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.
Bolstering Leadership Resilience Through Balance
Why as a leader you need to check-in with yourself 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
The Power of Quality Conversations
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
The Great Re-engagement
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
Diversity Equality and Inclusion make Good Business Sense
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
The Hybrid Organisation : Navigating the next 6 months (and beyond…into the new normal)
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
Furlough Updated Part 7 – Your Questions Answered
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
Moving to Virtual Onboarding
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
Getting Your People Back to Work Re-entry Part 3
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
Furlough Updated Part 6! – Your Questions Answered
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
Furlough Updated Part 5! – Your Questions Answered
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
HR Planning Video for Re-entry Issue 2
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.
Shaping the New Normal Re-entry Part 2
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.
HR Planning Video for Re-entry Issue 1
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.
Stepping Back to Move Forward Re-entry Part 1
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
Furlough Updated Part 4 – Your Questions Answered
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
Furlough Updated Part 3 – Your Questions Answered
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.
Fun Ways to Keep in Touch with Your Team
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
Top Tips Video for Virtual Performance Management
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..
Top Tips Video for Flexible Working
Following on from our series of top tips articles here our associate Euan Graham‘s video offers help on Flexible Working.
Furlough Updated- Your Questions Answered
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.
Top Tips for Running a Virtual Vacation Scheme
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.
Managing Virtual Employee Relations Issues:Top Tips
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.
Furlough – Your Questions Answered
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
Conducting Effective Virtual Performance Conversations – 8 Top Tip
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
Top Tips for Converting to Virtual Assessment Centres
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
8 Top Tips for Leaders to Maximise Effectiveness of Teams Working From Home
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
Top Tips for Running and Hosting Virtual Meetings
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
COVID 19: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Business
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
8 Top Tips for Working from Home
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