How can employers remove recruitment bias and build a diverse workforce in 2021?
By Skeeled Hiring diverse teams and building an inclusive workforce, where everyone feels valued is a growing priority for businesses. Research from Instant Offices has highlighted a global spike in searches for ‘diversity and inclusion manager’ over the last 10 years, with interest in the term growing by 122% since 2010. Glassdoor also predicts a wave […]
How can managers use coaching at work?
By The Henley Centre for Coaching Almost every manager is now expected to be able to use coaching as part of their management toolkit. But is coaching the be-all and end-all of management? Is coaching the only management skill a good manager needs? In this guide we argue that the best managers have a wide […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Amphigean manager training
Manager training is being transformed. Too often new Managers are onboarded using long, face-to-face workshops, held during their first few months in the role. Such workshops may include information on policies and procedures covering topics such as the organisation, Health and Safety, Attendance, Performance, Pay, Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion, Equality, and Systems. This approach presents a number of ongoing challenges: […]
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Friday Pulse asks employees how they feel at work, giving real-time insights into how individuals and teams are faring. As COVID-19 weariness continues and the roll out of an effective vaccine set to be Spring 2021 onwards, many organisations are still experiencing a decline in employee wellness. To help, Friday Pulse is offering companies and teams access to their people […]
Introduction to virtual talent acquisition
By skeeled The global Covid-19 pandemic has brought many changes to the world of work, including accelerating the remote working trend. The world of recruitment has also had to change and many more companies are now using virtual recruitment tools. At skeeled, we provide predictive talent acquisition software that enables companies to manage the entire […]
The online learning environment: From a short-term fix to a long-term solution
By Sue Parr, Director of Apprenticeships and Part-time Programmes – WMG, University of Warwick The global pandemic has impacted every area of our lives and education is certainly no exception. It has been estimated that around the world nearly 1 billion learners have been impacted by the crisis. 2020 has brought about massive changes in […]
Decision time for Learning & Development?
By Simon Spindler, Director, People & Performance Consulting As we all look beyond Christmas to the promise of vaccine-led emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to think that if we all “just hold on” then things will be fine, if we just wait then things will “sort themselves out” or “get back to […]
Leadership for a change
By Professor David Pendleton, Program Director for High Performance Leadership (Live-online) Whenever I doubt the pace at which the world is changing, I remind myself that, in my lifetime, the world has entered the space age, personal computers were created, the internet and world wide web were created, social media have become commonplace, mobile phones were […]
Get a handle on delegation: Changing your perspective might yield better outcomes
By Denise Fryer, Co-Programme Director, Developing Management Practice, Henley Business School The attitude that: ‘It’ll take longer to explain to someone else how to do it, so it’s easier if I just do it myself,’ is not one that is generally productive in today’s collaborative business contexts. Two of the key aspects you might consider […]
Free breakfasts are the past. Free healthcare is the future.
By Babylon Health Free breakfasts. Gym memberships. Bean bags. Early finish Fridays. These types of employee benefits are a thing of the past. Today, especially in the midst of a pandemic, employees expect more. They expect benefits that really benefit them. In fact, they join or leave companies based on the perks they’re offered. This […]