How to train managers to be better wellbeing leaders
Line managers have a huge impact on the wellbeing of their team. Alongside fit-for-purpose health and wellbeing services and policies, leaders have a role to play in helping employees thrive and be at their most productive. Christine Husbands explores how to achieve this.
Post Office: Was Paula Vennells the unluckiest CEO in the UK?
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has done a good job of showing leaders how to dish out a terrible apology, pass blame and NOT take accountability for organisational wrongdoings. In response, we ask three experts to tell us how CEOs should respond to organisational failings.
Preventing the ‘next pandemic’ with mental health strategies
Mental Health Awareness Week is a timely prompt for leaders to assess how they are supporting their employee’s mental health. Utilise these strategies to tackle wellbeing support in the workplace.
Interview with CEO Pete Weir: Building an inclusive society for tomorrow’s leaders
How can we create a more inclusive society for our children of today and leaders of tomorrow? Pete Weir, CEO of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, talks about building an inclusive workplace culture that has a positive ripple effect on the children they teach.
Tech culture: On-site gym or layoffs by email?
Tech companies recruited gifted people into splendid workplaces and then, a few years on, fired them via automated and impersonal emails. What can we learn about culture from such diverse employee experiences?
Why effective leadership starts with looking inwards
How exactly can a ‘good’ or ‘effective’ leader be defined? How we act, manage, engage with others is how we create the conditions which allow others to thrive. This is why, in leadership, we must devote time to self reflection.
Is your workplace culture one of blame?
Unfortunately, it seems that a workplace culture of blame is not uncommon among organisations but it doesn’t have to be that way. By taking steps towards a culture of accountability we can stop playing the blame game and welcome a productive shift in thinking and behaviour.
Sainsbury’s employee dismissed for ‘stealing’ a shopping bag
Many are ‘baffled’ that a Sainsbury’s employee of 20 years was sacked for gross misconduct after accidentally stealing carrier bags. However, the employer was within its rights to take this action. This case underlines the importance of having clear policies and procedures in place.
Work-life balance is outdated: Why HR should focus on integration
With the rise of remote and hybrid work environments in an increasingly flexible and shifting world, could it be time to send the concept of ‘work-life balance’ out to pasture?
Identifying the risk factors for suicide within our organisations
Tragically, 6,000 people every year in the UK alone are being lost to something that is now widely described by expert clinicians as preventable – suicide. How can HR professionals understand and mitigate the risk factors?
The transformative power of trust
Trust begins at the leadership level with executives and senior managers delivering a trusted, safe and secure environment for all staff. Let’s look at the importance of trust and how it can be nurtured.
Reducing pressure and reaching potential with a coaching culture
Rising pressure for managers to be productive all the time is leaving little time for them to stop and listen to their teams. It’s time to switch to a coaching culture where individuals feel listened to, valued and able to reach their full potential.
Entries for 2024 Culture Pioneer Awards now open!
This year’s Culture Pioneer award entries have officially opened. It’s time to show us what your workplace culture is made of!
New legal rights for carers: What HR professionals need to know
At a time when more workers than ever before have caring responsibilities let’s break down the Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 and consider how and why employers should go above and beyond in providing more than the minimum that’s required by law.
How to make the Worker Protection Act work for you
The introduction of the Worker Protection Act is an opportunity for HR to take action on sexual harassment in the workplace and shape a better company culture.
Menstrual leave at work: Is better flexibility enough?
Remote’s Amanda Day offers valuable insights into the challenges of managing menstrual health in the workplace and what employers can do to support employees.
Home, office or hybrid? You’re asking the wrong question
It seems there is no correct answer to which type of working is optimal. So, how can managers navigate a seemingly ever-changing landscape and position their teams and organisations for success?
How to govern and support culture from the boardroom
Barely a week goes by without a news story revealing another workplace cultural crisis, so why aren’t cultural issues being spotted by governing boards before they become toxic?
Winners announced for Culture Pioneer Awards 2023
The time has finally arrived for us to reveal the winners of our 2023 Culture Pioneer Awards. Find out who went home with the trophies for their exceptional achievements in organisational culture change…
Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Celebrating different minds
To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week (18-24 March 2024), Paul Anderson-Walsh explores what neurodiversity is, the dangers of stereotyping and how to be an ally to neurodiverse individuals.