Now more than ever, organisations need to look after their workforce, particularly their wellbeing. Right now, organisations have an opportunity (and a responsibility) to establish and enforce a rewarding employee wellbeing strategy so that, at the least, productivity is maintained. And a wellbeing strategy is not just useful now, but for the long term too, […]
We’re all well aware of the great disruptions COVID-19 has caused for people’s personal and professional lives; the financial and organisational impact it’s had on business, and the damage it’s done and continues to do to the national and global economy. During these distressing times, employees are aware of the financial burden their employers are […]
Today, a large portion of an organisation’s workforce is made up of remote employees. Whether they have teams located in different parts of the world or have outsourced labour such as freelancers, almost every company is familiar with this arrangement. While remote-working has become the ‘norm’, it has certainly challenged the HR department, managers and […]
The truth is, performance reviews have never gone down well with employees - not now, not ever. Most employees believe them to be intrusive and even biased/inaccurate at times. The problem with performance reviews is that they were not created with the workforce in mind, they were solely created to meet organisational objectives: improve performance […]
Most people cringe at the word ‘artificial intelligence’, especially when spoken in the workplace. It’s unfortunately associated with robots and replacements, being an ‘error-free smart machine’ that could carry out almost any task more accurately and efficiently than any human. While some highly advanced AI technologies could do just that, it’s unlikely human labour will […]
If you asked your employees just a few years ago to consider one department within the organisation that resembled a ‘police department’, it’s likely they’d have said ‘HR’. Why? Because just a few years ago this department was solely associated with hiring, firing, performance reviews, warnings, grievances; all the functions that created unease amongst the […]
Don’t lose them at hello… Surely every company wants stories and conversations that connect people? You’d be surprised! Emotion as well as facts Every company has a tone of voice. Not every company manages it to be consistent and to act as a guide for better internal communication. That’s what we aim to achieve with our tone of voice […]
