Experience

The AI Investments You May Not Have Considered

Emma Townsley · 6 February 2026

AI spend is skyrocketing, but ROI is lagging, because most transformations focus on tools, not people. The organisations winning with AI are investing just as deliberately in human capability: building AI fluency, redesigning leadership development around judgement and emotional intelligence, and listening to employees through the change. If you want AI to stick in workflows (not just pilots), the missing budget line is your workforce.

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Fix Your Wellbeing Strategy: What Managers Are Carrying (and How to Change It)

Emma Townsley · 26 January 2026

Rising stress, burnout and disengagement aren’t being solved by surface-level wellbeing initiatives. In this article, we explore why traditional wellbeing strategies are failing, the hidden cost this places on managers, and how HR leaders can drive sustainable employee engagement by redesigning how work, recovery and leadership actually operate. True foresight doesn’t come from averages or historical data; it comes from understanding the emotional temperature of your teams in real-time. In this post, we break down why commitment is a result, not a lever, and how tracking emotions like anxiety, trust, and feeling valued can predict turnover intent months before a resignation letter hits your desk. Stop performing autopsies on your culture and start predicting its future.

Stop Guessing, Start Sensing: Why Emotional Forecasting is HR’s New Superpower

Michelle Johnson · 20 January 2026

Most HR leaders are looking at a rear-view mirror and calling it a roadmap. While traditional surveys track "outcomes" like commitment and pride, these scores often remain stable right up until a sudden, costly drop in performance. By then, the damage is done. True foresight doesn’t come from averages or historical data; it comes from understanding the emotional temperature of your teams in real-time. In this post, we break down why commitment is a result, not a lever, and how tracking emotions like anxiety, trust, and feeling valued can predict turnover intent months before a resignation letter hits your desk. Stop performing autopsies on your culture and start predicting its future.

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Stop Guessing. Start Listening: How Agile Listening Transforms Employee Engagement

Emma Townsley · 7 November 2025

Traditional employee surveys can’t keep pace with today’s workplace. Emotions shift weekly, yet many organisations still rely on annual snapshots of how people used to feel. Agile listening changes that, turning feedback into a continuous, emotionally intelligent conversation. By combining real-time insights with emotional understanding, leaders can respond faster, build trust, and strengthen engagement across every level of the organisation.

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Managers Hold the Key to Employee Engagement - Here’s How 360° Feedback Helps Them Use It

Michelle Johnson · 27 October 2025

Managers have the power to shape engagement. Discover how 360° feedback helps leaders understand their impact, build self-awareness, and drive employee engagement with Inpulse360

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Stop Treating Generations the Same - Engagement Isn’t One Size Fits All

Michelle Johnson · 27 October 2025

In today’s workplace, one-size-fits-all engagement strategies no longer work. With four generations working side by side, each shaped by different values, expectations and worldviews. From Gen Z’s need for authenticity to Boomers’ desire for stability, understanding these nuances transforms engagement from a tick-box exercise into a lasting connection.

Spotting the Warning Signs Earlier: How Employee Engagement Data Can Reduce Attrition

Sophie Hatt · 24 October 2025

Employee engagement is one of the strongest predictors of whether people will stay or go, but does your engagement scores tell you why? By combining engagement data with emotional insight, you can spot early warning signs and reduce attrition

Recognition: It isn’t just a feel-good gesture, it’s a strategic business move

Alex Williams · 25 September 2024

In recognition of World Gratitude Day, Alex Williams explores the value of a culture of recognition and our exciting plans to continually develop the Inpulse engagement platform through 2025.

What it means to be 'people-centric' and how to establish it

Inpulse Employee Engagement · 22 March 2021

Claiming to be a ‘people-centric’ organisation certainly rakes in the brownie points amongst talent, in industry and amongst consumers, and even within the HR community. It’s why so many organisation’s and HR leaders position themselves ‘people-centric’. Unfortunately, though, many of these organisation’s are not actively people-centric and sadly, don’t even know what it means to […]

Employee Hierachy of Needs: Is there such a thing?

Inpulse Employee Engagement · 8 February 2021

You may well have heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The needs hierarchy was developed by American psychologist, Abraham Maslow in 1943 as part of his Theory of Human Motivation. The theory states that there are five human needs that dictate an individual’s behaviour, which include: Physiological Safety and security Love and belonging Esteem Self-actualization […]

How to Establish a Steadfast Employee Experience with a Hybrid Working Model

Inpulse Employee Engagement · 11 January 2021

We’ve all heard the term ‘remote working’ - working outside of the office in a completely different location (i.e from home). But since regulations change frequently depending on tiers, we’re finding ourselves oscillating between working in-office and working remotely. ‘Hybrid’ working best defines this style of working, which we’re becoming more accustomed to as the […]

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