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
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
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
People not Processes Breed Innovation
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
Skills Gap Analysis
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