workplace Archives

What are the true benefits of engaged employees?

Mar 2, 2020 | 0 |

The Employee Engagement Summit 2020 will take place on the 4th Match 2020.

Nadya Powell: Why the workplace needs to change in the 2020s

Jan 24, 2020 | 0 |

Read the three key things businesses need to do, over the next decade.

Ashley Goldsmith: The changing workplace, business is personal

Jan 14, 2020 | 0 |

How important is the voice of the individual employee?

Mental wellbeing needs more support offered in the workplace say managers

Aug 14, 2019 | 0 |

How many managers feel their business should do more in this area?

Why do employees resist sharing new ideas with teams?

Nov 22, 2018 | 0 |

Employees often develop innovative ideas alone even though this is less successful than teamwork, according to new research.

Is workplace experience the new black?

Nov 21, 2018 | 0 |

As the number of knowledge workers worldwide swells, the workplace experience is becoming the new labour market zeitgeist .

70:20:10 is yet to reach its peak, says GoodPractice report

Nov 21, 2018 | 0 |

New research from GoodPractice shows that uptake of 70:20:10 is broader and more sophisticated than has been previously recognised, acting as a change agent across geographies and sectors.

Is your workplace toxic?

Jun 13, 2018 | 1 |

A recent report published by Expert Market has uncovered the unsavoury truth behind employee unhappiness caused by toxic workplaces.

Businesses to create jobs in 2018 despite uncertainty

Dec 22, 2017 | 0 |

Companies remain optimistic about their ability to generate jobs in the short-term, building on the UK’s record labour market performance, according to the latest CBI/Pertemps network group employment trends survey.

New support for tech to boost public sector productivity

Nov 15, 2017 | 0 |

Dedicated GovTech Catalyst team and £20 million fund to help tech firms deliver innovative fixes to public sector challenges.

Murray Furlong: A call for compassionate performance management

Jun 13, 2016 | 0 |

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.

Ian Symes: Building a ‘culture of career’ can solve businesses skills shortages

Apr 18, 2016 | 2 |

Is your organisation committed to employee development? A ‘culture of career’ is a philosophy of development that affects every aspect of the workplace from who is hired, to how they are developed and managed.

Dr Yousef Habbab: Calling HR! Better wellness for better business health

Apr 7, 2016 | 0 |

Workplace wellbeing is a concept which has come of age. Twenty years ago, it scarcely registered on the boardroom agenda but today, spurred on by the recession and relentless pressure of globalisation, interest in the subject has mushroomed. But what is workplace wellbeing and why should HR professionals be sitting up and taking notice?

The truth about sexism – new book discusses sexism in the workplace and at home

Feb 11, 2016 | 0 |

Despite their best efforts, women still face obstacles pursuing a career while being a good mother. Unconscious to the many limitations placed on their choices, women still believe that they face a stark choice of either their careers or a happy home.

Gareth Mann: What should employers expect of the Facebook generation?

Feb 8, 2016 | 0 |

According to Goldman Sachs, Millennials (anyone born between 1980 and 2000) are one of the largest generations in history. It might also surprise you to know that since 2013 Millennials have made up the majority of the workforce. This generation is now poised to move into their prime spending years and will be a major force in our businesses.

Rachel Arkle: Relationships: reflections of your reality

Feb 1, 2016 | 0 |

February has arrived; the month of love, where we take time to celebrate and or commiserate our relationships. Ironically it’s also the period where we realise we’ve let the majority of our new year intentions slip; of which a high proportion relate to improving the quality of our relationships.