New Look launches job magazine
Fashion brand New Look has announced the launch of a new internal magazine to help bolster employee engagement and motivation. The magazine has been created to promote the company’s overall strategy, branding and thinking to its team with the style, content and language being carefully selected to appeal to New Look’s workforce. Aimed squarely at […]
No time for silence: Breaking news to employees
No news is good news – but sometimes breaking bad news to employees is unavoidable. Rob Ashton explains how to do it and provides five steps to effective employee communication. It’s bonus time. And your employees are waiting for their yearly salaries to be topped up with performance-related pay. The trouble is that sales have […]
Women in the workplace: A career in interim management
This article forms part of our series on women in the workplace. Take a look at the full content series for more information, including insight into impostor syndrome, sick leave and much more. One reason why there is a lack of women in the boardroom is because many are becoming interim managers, which allows them to work at […]
Ten tips for delivering bad news well
The current economic climate unfortunately means that there are many employers delivering bad news to their workforce, as they are forced to make job losses. Hilary Jeanes offers some top tips to handle the situation with empathy and sensitivity. The impact of the credit crunch is forcing many organisations to reduce their workforce. Telling someone […]
Book review: The Answers by Lucy Kellaway
Lucie Benson reviews a new book by Financial Times columnist Lucy Kellaway, called The Answers, which aims to provide practical advice to all those workplace dilemmas experienced by office workers everywhere. If you are stuck for Christmas stocking fillers this year, then look no further. Perfect for anyone who has ever worked in an […]
Book review: Internal Communications: From Information to Inspiration
Title: Internal Communications – From Information to InspirationEditor: Richard MosleyPublisher: Compton HouseISBN: 0-9549518-3-2Price: £12.75Reviewer: Angela Busby Audio books on CD have been with us for more than ten years. This method is not as popular as one might think. Although they are cheaper and more convenient than their predecessors (audio books on cassettes) they are […]
