Keeping the virtual team spirit alive in a new office landscape
By Russell Allen, MD, Fruitful Team Interactions The legacy of the recent global events are set to be a catalyst for the biggest change in peoples working arrangements in a lifetime, as technology has proved that working from home is no longer a nice to have but a real viable option to the office. So […]
Returning to work? RISE to the challenge with BHSF
By BHSF With more and more people returning to their place of work for the first time since lockdown, BHSF can help employers make that transition as smooth as possible. Whether you’re focused on furloughed staff or employees who have been working from home for the last few months, BHSF have two invaluable products which […]
COVID-19 and employees: Who’s in your boat?
By Peter Meyler, Head of HR Analytics & Consulting, Barnett Waddingham I am not one to really dwell on the past, so it is unusual for me to be in a reflective mood at the moment. I have given myself the gift of time to really stop and think about what the Covid-19 pandemic has meant […]
The return to work: Managing the fallout from furlough
By Alastair Currie, Partner at Bevan Brittan Owing to the pandemic, an estimated 7.5 million UK jobs were put on furlough between 20 April and 10 May 2020. With that figure coming close to almost a quarter of the British population, the Government has already started to lift the restrictions which were first imposed at […]
Help prevent a post-Covid-19 psychological trauma pandemic with BHSF RISE
By Harriet Acton, BHSF Like the rest of the nation’s employees, David has felt the increasing pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. As a cleaning contractor, he was placed in a Birmingham hospital where, as the rate of infection and death amplified, the expected breakdowns of protocol and provision became a reality. He witnessed at first-hand […]
How to be a good business leader post-lockdown
By Dr Lynda Shaw, Neuroscientist, Business Psychologist and Change Specialist Previous to COVID-19, good business leaders were perhaps associated with being transformational visionaries, workforce-centred role models with strong and extensive business experience and passion for what they did. Post lockdown we may well be looking for something else in our business leaders including empathy for […]
RISING VIBE WEBINAR: Covid19 as a catalyst for cultural change
Covid-19 has changed everything. We’ve had to adapt and fast. To new working environments. New systems. New technologies. To the ‘new normal’. Over the last few months businesses have had to navigate some monumental changes. But recently, things seem to be settling. As the lockdown eases, the focus has shifted from how we continue to […]
Mind over matter: How Thames Water prioritises mental health at work
By Gympass Exercise is proven to have a positive impact on depression and anxiety, relieve stress and boost overall mood. Before the Covid-19 lockdown, Occupational Health and HR managers up and down the country were prioritising mental health awareness. And within a few weeks of lockdown starting, it was clear that managing employee mental wellbeing […]
How do you form sound Judgement and Decision Making in these unexpected times?
You hear this a lot in business – too much actually. So, three years ago the award-winning learning and development company ABSTRACT set off to research and maybe find a solution to effective Judgement and Decision Making. As a result of the global impact of Covid-19, they have decided to bring forward their market launch […]
Look after your employees with Friday Pulse’s free people check-up
At Friday Pulse, we recognise it is imperative we do not overlook the human challenges of the current coronavirus crisis and it’s time to help. It’s always been our founder Nic Marks’ mission to highlight the importance of wellbeing. We are facing the biggest health, social and economic crisis ever known, resulting in an unprecedented number of people now working […]