For this morning’s light dip into HR, leadership and management, we’re looking at Mercer’s global insights for this year and it’s all about partnership.
Aligning talent strategies with business objectives
Jarred ConsultingBreakfast Bites: Series 2: The conversations you should be having when salary and bonus budgets are tight
When times are tight how do you reward commitment, excellence and going the extra mile? Come at it with a more rather than a less mindset.
Breakfast Bites: Series 2: Why safety, belonging and mattering should be your HR priorities right now
When budgets are tight, managers are stretched and talented people are in demand, you don’t just want people to stay with you, you want them to thrive. It doesn’t just make sense on a human level: the bottom line is you won’t achieve business success unless you have the workforce to make it happen.
Breakfast bites: Series 2: How to survive performance review season and remain sane
We get it. If you’ve had one too many conversations along the lines of ‘you’ve had a really good year but we can’t give you much’ your reports may be getting as tired as you are.
Breakfast bites: Series 2: Simple steps to make tech effective
Data-driven culture allows us to make decisions based on analytics rather than gut decisions but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a heavy human element to bring this insight to life.
Breakfast bites: Series 2: Four top tips to leverage tech and unlock your potential
When data-driven culture and a strong human element work hand in hand, it’s a powerful force that drives business forward – but it’s not just about the numbers. When a system is designed to shore up belonging, safety and mattering, it benefits people in ways that go far beyond the reach of the company.
Breakfast bites: Series 1: One of the toughest challenges your managers will face this year and how to help them
Everyone wants to feel healthy, safe, and engaged at work. Confident they’re equipped to handle whatever’s ahead – particularly in uncertain times. Your middle managers are no different.
Breakfast bites: Series 1: Quiet hiring and you – 3 powerful changes you can start making today
Last week we took a swift look at the work culture trend known as quiet hiring and why it’s been around longer than you think. It’s about enriching your workforce to meet your needs, using the people you already have to hand – a win/win when some markets are still tight and budgets are tighter
Breakfast bites: Series 1: Why quiet hiring isn’t a new concept
According to Forbes, the phenomenon of quiet hiring is with us. One of the top workplace predictions for 2023, its rise is hailed as the answer to budget restraints in a competitive hiring environment.
Breakfast bites: Series 1: When one good apple can improve the whole barrel
One bad apple can infect the whole barrel, so the saying goes. What if one good apple could keep the whole barrel healthy?
Breakfast bites: Series 1: Is it about time you reframed training?
How committed to effective, holistic development is your business? In real terms, it looks like: Elevating the importance of learning culture within a firm – something that’s constantly evolving, visible and purposeful. A commitment to career planning within the firm and beyond it so that people feel supported, you get the best of their natural
Breakfast bites: Series 1: Four-day week study results confirm what we already knew
The results of the UK’s first four-day week study were published a few weeks ago. These are our top key findings from the report which suggests a relationship between shorter working hours and:
Breakfast bites: Series 1: If performance has slipped, how do you go back to the way things were?
While the percentage of the workforce working between home and office rose to 24%, the number of those working exclusively from home dropped. Three quarters of home and hybrid workers reported improved work life balance.
Breakfast bites: Series 1: Why your people need to know what you stand for
Here are a couple of statistics to get you thinking: Over half of those questioned in a Glassdoor survey stated that they value a company’s culture over salary. A Gallup poll found that engaged teams show a 14% increase in productivity and 81% less absenteeism The same Gallup study states that when it comes to performance, happiness and contentment
Breakfast bites: Series 1: Are hybrid and flexible working the same thing?
Hybrid working rose sharply in 2022, long after the end of the Covid-19 restrictions. It’s a trend that’s clearly here to stay, so being clued up about rights and responsibilities should be a priority for any leader, manager or business owner.
Breakfast Bites: Series 1: what’s your role in creating stability?
What can you do? Don’t underestimate the impact of your example – live healthy behaviours that build strong relationships and enable meaningful communication. It’s your job to make sure everyone feels recognised in a way that feels relevant to them. How well do you know the team you lead?