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Over a quarter of British people change their accent in the workplace to seem more professional
27% of British people feel especially aware of their accents while on the phone at work.
C-Suite does not appreciate the impact the office has on more junior employees
Office spaces impact on personal relationships and matter more for junior employees, finds survey.
Companies urged to do more to improve the wellbeing of junior staff
Research into workplace happiness found junior staff members are the least happy within the workforce.
Murray Furlong: A call for compassionate performance management
Performance management is rightly experiencing a radical overhaul. The structured, one-size-fits-all process of twice-yearly reviews, often perceived by busy managers as a necessary evil, has been denounced as formulaic, backwards-focused and subjective. In its place, pioneering employers such as Deloitte* are now advocating a continuous, ‘one-size-fits-one’ approach. But there’s an opportunity to take this even further.
Over half of UK employees have experienced a mental health problem
Over half (57 percent) of UK employees have suffered from mental health problems while in employment, according to new research from Canada Life Group Insurance.
Do you dread the office Christmas party? Don’t worry, you are not alone
Dread is a word usually reserved for use before visiting the dentists, or before major surgery. One dreads a make or break meeting, a flight through turbulent weather, or being forced to listen to Christmas music for several hours on a loop. But, today, as well as those things, people also dread that most convivial of Christmas carousals, the office Christams party.
The office Christmas party: What to do if things go wrong
As Christmas party season gets into full swing, businesses are being reminded that they should be aware of how to deal with any unexpected problems.
Florence Parot: To burnout, or to not burnout, that is the question
I left you in my last article with the burning question (pun intended) of how to detect the signs of potential burnout. As I mentioned last time, once in burnout, it takes 12 months to recover enough to be able to get back to work so this is no idle question. If detected beforehand, it is not just the person’s life that could feel a lot different but the whole bottom line of the company that will be affected, especially if that person is key personnel.