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Socialising at work | Five ways to make your next company get-together more meaningful
The work get-together can often be mired in cliché. From warm prosecco to misbehaviour around the photocopier,...
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Public speaking | How to nail your virtual speech
Businesses have had to deliver some tough decisions over the past few weeks over video communication......
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Professionalism | Top words to cut from your vocabulary in 2020
'Just', 'no problem' and 'reach out' all found a place on the list of some of the most irritating...
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Just Eat & Uber | Bosses warned lapse of judgement could 'ruin reputations' after Twitter spat
Jitse Groen, CEO of Just Eat, was urged to put to rest his Twitter-based spats with other leaders, including...
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Beyond laziness | How should HR approach absenteeism?
There are a multitude of reasons staff end up disengaged from work. Especially in this climate, when...
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Harmful trend | COVID-19 was devastating for gender equality - will it continue?
It's safe to say that in 2022, ensuring that gender diversity and inclusion is at the top of the people...
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Salesforce & Meta | Wellbeing days are a huge benefit to staff - so why are companies ditching them?
Everyone knows the feeling of being gifted back time to rest and recharge. It could be over some notoriously...
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Shared mission | Calling your team a family is toxic - consider this instead
This article talks about performance and setting employee expectations
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Psychological safety | Is the persistence of remote working becoming a pivotal concern for HR?
This article talks about psychological safety and its relevance to remote working.
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Broken promises? | Workers are quitting jobs because the reality didn't match their expectations
With any job description, transparency is key. While recruiters need to be clear on what's being offered,...
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Employee-ownership | The business model gaining momentum has benefits for employers
More and more firms are seeing the benefits of employee-owned business models. John Lewis famously considered...
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'They think before they speak' | Are introverted leaders as effective as their extroverted peers?
In the working world, we have often associated extroverted attributes with someone who can competently...
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Connection, culture & ESG | 5 HR lessons from iconic actor Kevin Bacon at Insights '23
This article discusses ESG, workplace connection and the responsibility of senior leaders to create a...
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Sabotaging rises | What can HR do when staff harm their firms?
When a candidate goes through your selection process, and they are lucky enough to be picked, the last...
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The future of work | From AI to inclusive hiring, are we seeing the death of hard skills?
In recent years, the workplace landscape has experienced a shift, and hard skills are becoming less important,...
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McKinsey research | Why poor management is stunting engagement
Today, employee experience is as important as customer or client experience. A recent survey from McKinsey...
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ADP research | Staff wellbeing initiatives in the spotlight as report finds support for workers is dwindling
This article picks out several key findings from a new report on employee wellbeing
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Overload | The art of handling your overflowing inbox
Ultimately, there is no viable alternative to email. Whilst work chats and office tools are abundant...
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'Performative work' | As workplace austerity grows, meetings are next on the chopping block
Meetings were once considered a normal part of everyday working life. Meetings are an important part...
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Bad eggs | Impartiality is the only way managers can deal with toxic workers
As a manager, it's your job to cultivate a healthy atmosphere for your team and protect them from toxicity....
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