Emotional support for men in the business world
By Lou Banks, Founder Coach & Facilitator, Rising Vibe Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in this country. Can we just let that sink in for a moment. The single biggest killer. It kills more men than cancer. Road traffic accidents. Heart disease. As a cold hard statistic, […]
Three crucial ingredients for brilliant leadership
By Sharon Platts, Director of Organisational Change, Connor HR leaders are relied upon to provide solutions to a range of organisational challenges, including talent strategy. Their influence is most critical in the boardroom, where they have the responsibility for the development and engagement of the senior management team. What does good leadership look like today […]
How to plan your wellbeing efforts
In our previous articles we discussed the eight steps to create a workplace wellbeing programme and how to assess your current workplace wellbeing. Now we take a closer look at how you can focus your total wellbeing efforts to identify the gaps in your current offering to implement additional strategies. As you plan where to focus your wellbeing […]
How to boost workplace morale as employment fears spike
By Julie Provino, Founder, VeryHR The UK is about to enter a significant phase of political and socio-economic uncertainty – the extent of which, perhaps, no other western country has experienced in a very long time. With an uncomfortable few weeks to go until Brexit, many people have a bleak perspective of what’s to come. This […]
8 steps to create a workplace wellbeing strategy
Prioritising workplace wellbeing not only looks after your staff, it can look after your business as well. In fact, recent data from the HSE revealed that 1.4 million UK workers suffer from work-related ill health (e.g. conditions such as stress, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal disorders or other illnesses that are caused or made worse by work).1 Employee wellbeing […]
Why positive thinking leads to a more productive workforce
A positive workforce has many benefits for a company. It creates a better working environment, helps lessen stress, increases productivity and reduces days lost due to sick leave. We feel the difference when we interact with people who are positive and upbeat as opposed to people who are more negative and critical. There is evidence […]
GUEST BLOG: Engaging with Gen Z – An HR manager’s guide
By David Prosser, Head of Proposition Development, Towergate Health & Protection We are living in a unique era with five different generations all in the workforce at the same time and this has led to lots of talk, assumptions and myths about how to handle and communicate with each of the generations in turn. One […]
Why digital transformation creates a retention problem for certain types of employees
By Becki Hyde, Practice Lead, Agile Practice Leadership Enablement and Sean Olszewski, Practice Lead for Agile Practice Leadership Enablement, Pivotal Software The benefits of a successful digital transformation project will manifest across entire organisational structures: teams make and act upon decisions faster than they have in the past, products and services are being delivered to […]
42% of companies don’t measure staff appreciation of benefits
It takes time and resources to offer benefits to staff, and, in addition to helping companies support their staff, they are also an excellent recruitment, retention and engagement tool. If companies don’t measure how much they are valued, they’re missing a trick, says GRiD’s Sarah Moxham… Support recruitment and retention Asking which benefits are most […]
How flexible working is changing where we work
Featuring Jenn Barnett, Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing, and Keely Woodley, Partner, at Grant Thornton UK At Grant Thornton, we’ve looked at the technological, cultural and socio-economic drivers that are shaping the future of work. The world of work is being rapidly transformed, driven by new technologies, workforce demographics and employee expectations. Traditional centralised workplaces are […]