Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses, and particularly HR professionals were pre-occupied with sorting Brexit and grappling with the new points–based system on immigration. While there are rumours that Brexit… read more →
Normally when you tell people what they need to do, they ignore it or rebel against it. So how can you influence people to take action? Well, you can nudge… read more →
The Chancellor’s recent budget highlighted the UK’s poor productivity growth. It is complex because there are many contributing factors such as low investment in capital equipment, cheap labour and poor… read more →
So why is it that some companies are able to steam ahead with great products and market share while others fall by the wayside? A new book (Time, Talent, Energy)… read more →
Next month sees the publication of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) report on the Review of Modern Employment which has been commissioned by the Government. This promises to be… read more →
Around 50% of UK HR professionals believe that senior business leaders don’t have the behaviours and skills needed to get the best from their people. This was one of the… read more →
Home working, also known as teleworking or remote working, is a work-life practice that has grown significantly in the last decade thanks largely to the technology that has made it… read more →
So how can you get the best out of your team? Should you offer positive feedback to let people know when they’re doing well, or should you offer constructive comments… read more →
What makes an organisation a great place to work? Culture is one of the hardest attributes of an organisation to articulate and measure, but also one of the most important and… read more →
McKinsey recently carried out qualitative research in the USA, conducting 200 in-depth interviews with young professionals across 120 companies. The purpose was to look for ways to engage younger employees effectively.… read more →