Employee engagement: how HR leaders can restore employees’ faith in career opportunities
The key to retaining talent is to offer continued career progression, but how can HR do this in the face of increased economic pressure and a volatile trading environment? Nearly half (45.6%) of UK employees who departed their jobs at the end of 2018 reported they left due to a lack of future career opportunities […]
Wellbeing initiatives: are employers expected to be life coaches?
Workplace wellbeing initiatives have boomed in recent years, but are employers going too far in what they are offering? Organisations are not responsible for managing every aspect of each employee’s life, yet the move towards nanny territory is fast approaching. Employee wellbeing is becoming a more prominent feature on organisations’ agendas. What used to be […]
Talent retention: giving employees what they want (part two)
In the race to attract and retain talent, employers need to consider their company culture and how others perceive it. Here’s how to read their responses and make the changes needed to make your organisation a great place to work. My last article looked at some of the aspects of working environments that put off prospective […]
Talent attraction and retention: what employees want, what they really, really want (part one)
UK employers are facing a talent shortage, which is making it harder to attract and retain employees. If your employee turnover is concerning, here’s what you need to consider to make positive changes. Most of us don’t start a job thinking that it or the company we will work for sucks. Despite this, the overall […]
HR technology: how smart feedback transforms employee engagement and retention
The traditional approach to gathering employee feedback is no longer fit for purpose in today’s ‘always on’ work culture. It’s time we reinvented this process for the modern world. With a strengthening global economy and unemployment at record lows, today’s employees have abundant options when it comes to where they want to work and why […]
Solving the flight risk issue: can people analytics tell the difference between employees, inmates and livestock?
The way we use people analytics to track the movements and behaviours of employees has alarming similarities to the way farmers monitor herds and prison officers guard their convicts. Below is a compelling argument for why this needs to change in order to drive more positive outcomes for both employees and businesses. By Max Blumberg and James […]
How to measure and improve your employee experience
What defines and differentiates your company’s employee experience? Knowing how to engage your existing staff and attract new ones is vital when creating an environment people are proud to be part of. Every organisation has a unique employee experience, and to improve this means rethinking more than just tools and processes. It’s important to consider the […]
Five simple stages to creating a wellbeing strategy that drive positive business results
It is said that people are the backbone of any successful business, and employee wellbeing initiatives are now considered a ‘boardroom priority’. But in order to get results from your wellbeing efforts, it’s important to have a cohesive plan that’s built around the needs of your business. Encouraging your colleagues to lead healthy and fulfilling […]
‘The Wild New World of Technology’ – Josh Bersin at UNLEASH London 2019
If you missed Josh Bersin’s fast-paced, ears-on-the-ground update on the HR tech landscape at UNLEASH London this year, fear not. Here’s a condensed version to get you up to speed. Closing day one of UNLEASH, Bersin’s session ‘A wild new world of HR technology’ endeavoured to help the HR professional make sense of a highly […]
Three ways to make your employee benefits provider work for you
On the face of it, all benefits providers can look pretty much the same. Of course, this isn’t true (otherwise we would all be in trouble), but companies need to make sure that they don’t lose sight of what they want to achieve when working with a provider. It’s all too easy to fall into […]
HR technology: are we facing a digital employee experience divide?
Employees are starting to expect that the standard of technology they use at home is accessible to them in the workplace. How can HR match and meet their workforce’s demand for a premium digital experience? There are two change curves gently rising when it comes to employee experience, and their compound effect means that HR […]
Why building trust can improve employee engagement
In a world where a job for life no longer exists, staff need more subtle forms of motivation to improve their performance. Although a financial package is still a key factor, now it’s also about a company’s culture – is it built on a bond of trust? Worker engagement: it’s that the elusive Holy Grail that every CEO, manager and […]
Company culture: why employee experience can’t exist in a vacuum
As the focus shifts from employee engagement to employee experience, HR practitioners must not forget that the deeply ingrained culture of a company – whether good or bad – will hugely impact how employees feel about their working environment. Imagine walking into a factory of a family-run business. In the reception area, along one wall, hangs a […]
Talent management: 8 ways to reshape your people strategy
Attracting and retaining talent in the current economic climate is being made harder by technological developments and a shortage of skills. But recent research shows how top organisations are rising to the challenge to ensure future commercial success. Across sectors, organisations are encountering unprecedented levels of disruption. Economic uncertainty brought about by Brexit, an unstable trade environment, […]
How to bring customer experience and employee experience closer together
If you take care of the employee experience, your employees will take care of your customer experience. Some things really do just belong together. Think fish and chips, Mickey and Minnie, Kim and Kanye. There’s plenty of research to show that employee happiness depends not simply on what the company says, but what it does, […]
Employee experience: the five practices that will create a more ‘human’ workplace
With the war for talent increasing in intensity, organisations cannot afford to ignore employee experience anymore. Here, we’ll explore what makes a workplace more ‘human’ and engaging to attract and retain the best employees today. McKinsey has dubbed employee experience ‘essential to compete’ in today’s war for talent. This couldn’t be truer. Some companies, like […]
6 ways to mobilise ‘coasters’ in the workplace
An unhappy workforce leads to poor productivity and high staff turnover. But what if employers could make simple changes to boost the morale of this disaffected group and improve company performance at the same time? In our recently published Why BWell report, we found that 32% of employees in the UK are coasting though their career. While there […]
Workplace wellness in 2019: seven quick hacks to ensure maximum engagement
As we embark on a new year, many HR practitioners will be reviewing and refreshing their company’s wellness programmes. For those who are struggling to get started, here are seven useful hacks… Look back on your wellbeing initiatives this year and think about what worked and what didn’t. You might notice that it’s the same […]
Most-read HRZone articles of 2018
Here’s a roundup of the most-read HRZone articles and reports in 2018. Topics span people analytics, employee benefits, wellbeing, employee engagement, remote working and more. Check the list and make sure you haven’t missed out on what your peers have already read! Which HRZone articles grabbed the attention of HR professionals in 2018? Explore our […]
Motivating employees? Start with their four basic emotional needs
In order to build an effective work culture that can improve your business’s bottom line, you must get to know your workforce. If you grasp what drives each of your employees, you can better design policies, procedures, and practices that will appeal to your workforce and improve employee motivation. According to Harvard professors Paul Lawrence and Nitin […]