We have hugely underestimated people’s need for social connection at work
This is the third in a series of four articles on Better Organisational Change through Neuroscience by Hilary Scarlett, speaker, consultant and author of Neuroscience for Organizational Change – an evidence-based practical guide to managing change. We have hugely underestimated people’s need for social connection at work. We understand the importance of relationships in our personal […]
How to stay calm during organisational change
This is the last in a series of four articles on Better Organisational Change through Neuroscience by Hilary Scarlett, speaker, consultant and author of Neuroscience for Organizational Change – an evidence-based practical guide to managing change. Wouldn’t we get through the world of work more easily if we were logical and unemotional? In his book, Descartes’ […]
Employee engagement: why flow is the key to boosting productivity and performance
According to psychology experts, the best way to motivate employees and inspire them to do their best work is to encourage them to reach a state of ‘flow’. In the relatively new field of positive psychology, the concept of ‘flow’ stands out as a practical way for organisations to boost productivity, performance, creativity and satisfaction […]
Wellbeing at work: future-proofing your business in a shifting economic landscape
Economic and technological developments are creating a faster-moving and more volatile business environment. Business leaders must pay close attention to employee wellbeing and act now to future-proof their workforce against the challenges this brings. “Airbus threatens to leave the UK over Brexit” screamed newspaper headlines in the UK, capturing the unprecedented levels of volatility […]
Stuck in first gear: how can HR make more of people data?
People analytics has been the ‘next big thing’ for HR for well over twenty years, but the profession is still struggling to make the most of the people data it collects. Is a crisis of confidence holding the profession back? And what does HR need to do to make people analytics ‘business as usual’ and […]
Employee engagement pitfalls: how can we make it more human?
All too often organisations treat employee engagement as a box ticking exercise, but true engagement is about fostering an ongoing two-way dialogue with your team members. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how to make employee engagement more human. By this I mean that engagement is our attempt to replicate in the workplace something we do in our […]
Productivity: why businesses need to look at more than just output per hour
As productivity in the UK continues to lag, companies need to look at more than just labour output per hour. Over the past decade, productivity in the UK has fallen across the board. Compared to our neighbours across the Channel, the UK has a lot of catching up to do. With the UK’s labour output […]
Will you be joining us at UNLEASH World Conference & Expo 2018?
UNLEASH (formerly HR Tech World) returns to the RAI Amsterdam on 23-24 October 2018. Will we see you there? UNLEASH World Conference & Expo 2018 will bring together over 5,000 leaders, solution providers, next-gen innovators and influencers to explore themes around the future of work, digital transformation and cutting-edge HR practice. Will we see you there? If […]
Helping employees deal with grief in the workplace
The loss of a colleague is hard for the whole team, but when handled sensitively it can help to bring people together. Often we view our workplace as a safe place, somewhere we can leave our personal lives at the door as we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the working day. […]
Recruit smart: how employee advocacy can attract talent
Talent acquisition is significantly more effective when you engage your employees in advocating for your brand. Employee advocacy is increasingly being adopted by leading brands to meet the growing recruitment challenge in the UK. With concerns over ‘Brexodus’ (the departure of European workers after Brexit), an ageing population and unemployment at a 40-year low, it […]
The Brexit White Paper: what does it mean for immigration and employment?
Find out what the Brexit White Paper means for your business and how to prepare your teams for the impending changes. The highly anticipated and much delayed Brexit White Paper was finally published by the government this July, over two years since the referendum vote. However, in terms of any concrete details on immigration and employment […]
Remote working: why businesses need to work smarter, not harder
Flexible and remote working can hold the key to a happier, more productive workforce, but many employers and employees must first reach an agreement on cultural barriers. The way many of us work has changed considerably in recent years. More flexible ways of working are on the rise, with people shifting where they work and […]
“If financial wellbeing becomes a handcuff, you haven’t solved an engagement problem, you’ve just given it a different shape.”
Employers are becoming increasingly aware of the the impact poor financial health can have on both people and businesses – and of the urgent need to address this pervasive issue. But what does an effective financial wellbeing strategy look like? Paul Bartlett, Independent Reward and Benefits Development Consultant of Hawk Incentives, provides insight on how to […]
HR books for review: what has HRZone got available?
HRZone has a range of books available for review. If you would like to receive one of our business books, free of charge, please contact the editor on editor at hrzone dot com and let us know what you’re interested in. In return, we ask for a 400-700 word review of the book, its content […]
Small company super-glue: how to grow up without growing apart
A micro business doesn’t need to talk about culture to have it perfectly formed. When you are a bunch of folks starting-up, you’ll have found a very natural super-glue. As a business owner scaling up, sticking together is altogether harder. Here is how to navigate from micro-business into fully-fledged SME without losing the magic of […]
Communicating company culture: understanding the role of unique language in business
What language does your company speak? The unique buzzwords and phrases that your employees use could actually be the key to communicating your organisation’s culture to a wider audience. ‘Uniqueness’ is one of the most important pillars of a company’s culture. That could be what makes your brand, your workplace and even your employees unique, […]
Company culture: how to create a more engaged, diverse and better equipped workforce
Millennials and Gen Z in the workplace are sounding the alarm, according to Deloitte’s seventh annual Millennial Survey. Their confidence in businesses’ motivations and ethics, as well as their sense of loyalty to their employers is deteriorating. Furthermore, younger generations are not yet optimistic about their readiness for industry 4.0. It’s clear that something needs […]
Employee engagement: how to achieve a workplace benefits culture to be proud of
If engagement with your employee benefits schemes is low, there are steps you can take to improve this. Here’s a handy guide to transforming your workplace benefits culture. Workplace benefits are a vital part of your employee engagement strategy, impacting all sorts of areas including the attraction and retention of staff, as well as […]
Recruitment tips: don’t join the war for talent – build your own instead
For too long recruiters have complained of a ‘war for talent’ – but this thinking is wrong. Do your business a favour and look to build an achievement culture instead. You only have to Google ‘companies struggle to find skilled workers‘ to find a string of results showing that an apparent ‘war for talent’ rages […]
Employee engagement: bridging the gap between generation Z and parents in the workplace
The US workforce is on the cusp of a significant transformation, as generation Z, the 61 million Americans born after the mid-1990s, enters the workforce. They’ll be joining a labour market that looks far different from the one their parents and grandparents joined. Technological innovation has disrupted entire industries, fundamentally changing the nature of work, […]