90 minutes of football gets staff a free pass, so why doesn’t this moment of seismic upheaval?
Employers around the country are happy to give staff a free pass to watch the football, yet in the aftermath of one of the biggest day's in the history of the UK and Europe, why is it business-as-usual in most organisations? It's hard to overstate just how prominent the UK's decision to exit the EU […]
Four top tips for better sleep and improved workplace performance
This article was written by Jeff Archer, Director of The Tonic Corporate Wellness. Sleep, or lack of it, is a hot topic at the moment so how might sleep routines impact on energy levels and performance in the office? In his book, Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You’re So Tired, Professor Till Roenneberg […]
Gossip in your workplace probably does you more good than harm
There's so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics' Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
What employee benefits are currently being hyped?
In March 2016, Google yet again, topped the Fortune 100 best companies to work for listings. Benefits such as free organic meals, unlimited snacks/refreshments, personal fitness classes, nap pods and enhanced healthcare with virtual doctor consultations makes it the firm everyone wants to work for. But are these perks – viewed by Google as crucial […]
Coffee Break: Corporate vs. professional, office design and the LinkedIn for working mums
We've got through the four day week – and it's already time for the weekend again! Here are some of the articles we've enjoyed this week – let us know what you've been reading and what you think in the comments below. Optimising your office – 3 trends from the leading edge of workplace design […]
Studying politicians: emotionally-intelligent leadership can be taxing
Leadership is not easy and certainly not for the faint-hearted. I watched the unravelling of ‘The Panama Papers’ furore and thought it a great example of not just how important emotional leadership is to understand but how easy it is to get wrong. The PM was clearly hurt (“deeply hurtful allegations against my father” – […]
Great Place to Work announces best workplaces of 2016
The Great Workplaces Special Report profiles this year’s top UK Best Workplaces and shares insights into how trust and engagement drive business success. HR and CEOs often talk different languages when it comes to engagement although both ultimately have the same goals. The report looks at how HR can ‘engage’ CEOs to ensure the organisation’s […]
Workplace conflict: Is the workplace itself part of the problem?
We all know that workplace stress can have long-lasting negative consequences on employees. Long hours, unrealistic demands, and looming layoffs can lead to an increase in workplace conflict and health problems. But these issues are compounded when the workplace itself is a part of the problem. Academic research highlights the importance of the workplace environment on employees’ […]
Seven Emails: emergent behaviour to work as a discretionary choice
Seven Emails is our conversation-driven dose of insight. We start with a topic and see how the topic is moulded and changed in seven emails. Fancy getting involved? Drop us a line at editor@test1.hrzone.com and we'll get something set up. You pick the topic, we'll respond. Then we'll have five emails to take us to our destination. […]
This anonymous FTSE50 HR Director tells us why corporate intolerance of mental health must change
This is an interview with a FTSE50 HR Director who is on a campaign to tackle corporate intolerance of mental health. Boy, are there are some stories – read on to find out more, and why our HR Director feels the need to discuss them anonymously. Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: What is your viewpoint on […]
Breakfast Insight: Positive psychology at work
Breakfast Insight is your short dose of new ideas and food for thought, perfect to watch with your morning coffee. Today we're chatting to Tim Lomas, Lecturer in Positive Psychology at the University of East London. You can find out more about Tim on his website or contact him on Twitter at @drtimlomas. Tim tells us: […]
Snakes in suits: exploring the dark side of mindfulness
Mindfulness meditation has been arguably THE trend in corporate wellbeing over recent years. And for good reason, given the purported benefits: stress reduction improved concentration better decision-making greater empathy improved productivity more creativity better teamwork. The list goes on. The piece de resistance that vendors of mindfulness are keen to share is that scientific research shows […]
Sleep, stress & mood: the healthy trinity of executive performance
There's so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics' Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and make […]
Legal highs: the impact on the workplace
The use of ‘legal highs’ is on an upward curve in England, Scotland and Wales and the effects are worrying, with 129 deaths in 2014 where new psychoactive substances were implicated. For business, figures show that one third of employers see drug or alcohol use in the workplace as a problem, while half believe that […]
The email conundrum: what can organisations do?
There's so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics' Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Why do we still go to work when ill?
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
A personal account of my suicide attempt
Josh Quigley survived a suicide attempt. Now he spends his life trying to save millions of others around the globe. He’s known as The Tartan Explorer, a global ambassador for mental health awareness, and he is trying to wipe out the mental health stigma one step at a time. Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: There’s thinking about […]
Resilience isn’t just a nice-to-have. Here’s why.
The workplace throws up a steady stream of obstacles and challenges e.g. colleague relationships, organisational ways of working, workloads etc., and it’s our resilience or the ability to cope with the obstacles that come our way, to bounce back, learn from mistakes, to make amends when necessary, and most important of all, begin again without […]
Time to say goodbye to the open plan era?
During the blitz, on 10 May 1941 the House of Commons Chamber was bombed. Arriving at the scene, the fire service was forced to choose between battling the blaze or fighting a second fire raging in medieval Westminster Hall. They chose the latter. By the following morning only a smoking shell remained and a new […]
What could personal resilience training look like?
Mental health issues received unprecedented levels of media, political and health service attention during 2015, and will continue to do so, not only into 2016, but for the foreseeable future. The Health and Social Care Act 2012, secured explicit recognition from the Secretary of State for Health, to work towards ensuring ‘parity of esteem’ between physical […]