It’s the moment you’ve been working toward for years — you’ve finally been promoted to manager! But your initial wave of excitement quickly ebbs once the reality of your situation sinks in: Your success now hinges entirely on the performance of others, and you’ve been offered no managerial training to […]
Almost half of professional’s claim ‘hybrid working’ is not fit for purpose 63% of companies have adopted hybrid-work models 40% of employees are yet to hear about their future way of working 55% of employees claim hybrid working has resulted in more ‘intense’ working days 42% of employees said they […]
Yet … half of UK firms neglect to involve HR! The development of clear company climate strategies is becoming increasingly prevalent, according to research by Willis Towers Watson. While four-in-five (79%) UK organisations surveyed are developing, or have developed, a climate strategy, only a small proportion have aligned it effectively […]
So, what’s your “ZQ?” That is, of course, your Zoom (or swap that out for Skype or Microsoft Teams) Quotient. Could that be a qualifying screener question now in the 2020s when applying for that corporate job? The year 2020 saw some people thrive as our world went virtual overnight, […]
Foodservice brand Sodexo is posing the intriguing question – “How can food help to improve company culture? “Most employees would agree,” it says “that working from home was not always the perfect scenario. Research indicates key drawbacks, including difficulties around collaboration, problem resolution, lack of meaningful connection and increased loneliness. […]
Corporate culture covers the visible and unseen behaviours that define the culture of a company, business or organisation. It encompasses the strategies and, conversely, tropes, employed between a company’s employees and its management. Corporate culture also defines interactions between management and employees and how they handle transactions with outside businesses from […]
Mindfulness is offering us a revolutionary way to rewire our brains. Like a workout on a muscle group on uor body, mindfulness focuses on improving and developing our minds. We have to work to get the results, but it’s most definitely worth it. Let’s use this article to really spell […]
A multi-national professional services giant, one of the so-called ‘Big Four’ accounting-firms – has pledged to increase the number of key employees from ‘working-class-backgrounds’. “As a firm, we’ve been committed to improving social mobility for over a decade.” announced KPMG, which employs more than 11,000 of its 220,000 global-workforce in […]
Organisational Culture – Sales Pete Crosby – CEO Pete Crosby Revenue, NED Kluster; Coach at Sales Impact Academy Following the excellent presentation from Pete Crosby when CRO at Ometria, we need to think about sales culture. The sales culture of an organisation has an incredible impact upon a number of […]
“The air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees’ cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also affect their productivity,” according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the USA. It reports that “The one-year study, […]
‘Menopause and the Workplace’ – UK Parliament Inquiry taking final-evidence The UK Parliament Women and Equalities Committee is inviting contributions from individuals and organisations to its ‘Menopause and the Workplace’ Inquiry. “A 2019 survey conducted by BUPA and the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that three in […]
Covid-WFH-Activity ‘Led by Financial Services, IT, Telecoms, Media, Marketing, Accountancy, Legal and Real Estate Professionals’ New research aims to understand the longer-term behavioural responses to Covid-19 and how they varied across different areas and different socio-economic groups. It draws on a panel survey collected by the University of Leeds and […]