Redundancy: seven questions employers should ask themselves
What are your legal requirements as an employer when making redundancies?
The new off-boarding pathway: supporting departing staff in startup success
Redundancy doesn’t have to the end of the road – companies are now helping outgoing staff to start-up their own businesses.
Employee relations: how to manage grievances remotely during Covid-19
There are unique challenges to handling performance management and grievances when working from home.
How to handle redundancies sensitively
Redundancies may be unavoidable, but showing empathy is crucial.
Employee experience: the power of intrinsic human motivation at work
Energising employees isn’t just about bonuses and promotions – it’s about what’s inside.
Crisis communications: how to reach your employees during the coronavirus outbreak
How to communicate your coronavirus strategy to employees.
The four critical phases of employee experience
How to engage your team on a deeper level.
Employee satisfaction: not all engagement measures are created equal
The annual engagement survey is on its way out – but what will take its place?
Workplace relationship policies: what’s love got to do with it?
When McDonald’s CEO was dismissed following his announcement of his relationship with a colleague, workplace relationships became a new priority on HR’s agenda. Office romances can come with real and perceived conflicts of interest with the potential of influencing decision-making, especially if one half of the couple is more senior than the other. But with […]
Listen and act: how to get employee experience management right
Employee engagement is key to business growth. Here’s how to do it right.
GDPR: coping with the epidemic rise of subject access requests
In the post-GDPR business landscape we are all more keenly aware of the importance of data.
Five talent management trends to watch in 2020
The year ahead for HR professionals.
Bullying in the workplace: the ‘illusion’ of bullying versus the reality of harassment
What’s the difference between bullying and harassment?
Bullying in the workplace: thinking outside of the bullying box
The peer-to-peer solution to workplace relationship issues.
Bullying in the workplace: how to monitor and manage unacceptable behaviour
What can employers do to better monitor and prevent such abuse in the workplace?
Inclusion at work: the future is female – and older
Women in their 50s and 60s are making up a bigger part of the workforce than ever before.
Employee experience: why feedback is habit-forming
How an effective feedback process puts employees in the driving seat.
Employee feedback: your secret weapon for business success
I’ve always been perplexed that companies are willing to invest millions on the result of a customer satisfaction survey, but so often ignore data in a staff survey – it doesn’t make sense. I understand why consumer-facing businesses pump millions into developing their brands and customer loyalty, but I also have to question who really […]
How to make it easier for people to speak up
Encouraging people to speak up in organisations is a complex balancing act. Leaders need a sophisticated understanding of the impact power differences have on what can be spoken and what is heard. They need to know what will encourage people to put their heads above the parapet – and what will make them feel it […]
Employee engagement: why small businesses need to do it too
Years ago, I did a talk on employee engagement for small businesses. At the end, one of the participants came to speak with me. He ran a small business, and he wanted to engage his staff, but it seemed like more work on top of running the business itself. How would he find the extra […]
