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Dr Caitlin McDonald: Space at work – the new organisational frontier
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Two thirds of employees not been on team away days
New research reveals that 67 percent of workers have not been on a team building away day in the past five years, despite one in five agreeing that they are key to improving working relationships.
The Little Black Dress – the key to changing bad habits in your team
Change is needed – and it has to come from your people. Here’s how to do it. Turning bad or lazy habits into good ones is notoriously difficult, but is well worth the effort as it affects morale and productivity. The Chemistry Group has turned behaviour change into a science with Pod Coaching – it…
JAM recruitment expands global mobility team
JAM Recruitment has expanded its London-based global mobility team with three new hires in response to growing demand from businesses seeking relocation professionals to manage the movement of employees across international boundaries. Peter Bromfield has joined the 13-strong specialist team as Business Development Director, from Alchemy Recruitment. Peter has 20 years’ experience in global mobility…
Graham Scrivener: What businesses can learn from the Olympics – an insider’s view
It’s the greatest UK peacetime operation in decades, with over 150,000 daily visitors to the Olympic park and it’s being run by over 72,000 volunteers, so what can the heads of business learn from the greatest feat of leadership; the Olympic Games? There may have been a few minor glitches, but it is fair to…
Chris Welford: Teams, Tasks and Leadership
The four phases of team development – forming, storming, norming and performing are familiar to most of us. The model has been around for far longer than we might imagine – since 1965 in fact! That doesn’t mean that it’s well understood of course. There are some significant leadership issues at each stage of a…
Royal parks foundation launches corporate challenge element in half marathon event
With UK businesses losing £17 billion1 last year through staff absence, many employers are seeking ways to improve employee engagement to reduce the financial burden unauthorised absences create. Recent studies have suggested that companies promoting exercise and a healthier lifestyle are likely to benefit from reduced absenteeism in the workplace, so the Royal Parks Foundation,…
Catherine Trombley: teamwork, the truth about teams
If you’ve had your performance review lately, you have probably received a score regarding your ability to “work well within a team”. If you are in the upper strata of management, this question has likely not come up in your performance review in quite some time (if you even have performance reviews anymore, that is).…