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Ian
- Sep 22
- 4 min
What to do when the cost of living has gone up but your wage bill cannot
The cost of living has increased significantly this year in the UK, leaving households very concerned about how they'll make ends meet....
Ian
- Sep 12
- 5 min
Why your business should run an Appreciation Week at Work and how to do it
Learn how to give your employees some light relief and recognition just when they need it most.
Ian
- Jun 30
- 7 min
The awareness days your business should celebrate and how to do it
There are hundreds of national, regional, and global “awareness” days that your business could mark. Learn which are the most appropriate.
Ian
- Jun 23
- 3 min
The link between Financial wellbeing and employee performance
Recent research has found that poor financial wellbeing has a detrimental effect on work performance. Here's how you can act.
Ian
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Does Remote Working work for everyone?
Remote working has benefits and drawbacks for employees as well as employers so what's the best option for your business?
Ian
- May 4
- 4 min
Burnout in HR – how to spot the warning signs and keep your wellbeing in check
98% of HR pros feel they're suffering from burnout. Here's what to do before it hits you too.
Ian
- Apr 8
- 4 min
Time to check in on your employees’ mental health
We are well into 2022 now, and the easter holidays are upon us. Over two years since the Covid-19 pandemic began and lockdowns were put...
Ian
- Feb 28
- 5 min
Marking National Careers Week – how employers can do their bit today, tomorrow and for years to come
The annual National Careers Week, which runs in 2022 on 7th-12th Feb, was created as a celebration of careers guidance in education...
Ian
- Jan 10
- 4 min
How your managers can cultivate Emotional Intelligence to become more effective leaders
Modern businesses rightfully value critical thinking, resilience and innovation, but many forget a pillar of all strong relationships: EI.
Ian
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
The world of work has changed. It’s time to rebuild your support network.
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected every role in the country. For the office-based, their roles became a juggle with childcare or...
Ian
- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
How to get new starters up to speed as quickly as possible
We wrote last month about redundancies and offboarding for the businesses affected by the end of the furlough scheme but there are also...
Ian
- Aug 4, 2021
- 4 min
A new company culture: how to establish one, and why you need to
Almost everyone hates Mondays, but imagine how much worse it would be if you hated every day of the week. This can be the case when a...
Ian
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
A happy return to the office?
The day we’ve been eagerly anticipating for over a year is nearly here – the restrictions on life are almost over. We can meet in large...
Ian
- Jun 7, 2021
- 4 min
Creating high performing teams in a pandemic
As we continue our series of articles on recruitment during a pandemic, it seemed only right to look at how to create high performing teams.
Ian
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Happiness At Work
Ask five people how they feel about returning to work at the office and you’ll get five different answers. This is because, even though...
Ian
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
What social ticks has the pandemic given you? Learning to communicate again
For many of us, it’s been a year of video calls and while there are some advantages to these over in-person meetings, some bad habits...
Ian
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
It’s time for another census (of your business)
We all had a duty last weekend to take part in the census to give the UK Government a better picture of the population in order to help...
Ian
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
Objective Setting in 2021
Shock horror. Your team didn’t meet all of their objectives last year. Who would have thought would be possible?! In fact, after the home...
Ian
- Jan 25, 2021
- 5 min
Is your workforce about to become T. W. and T.s and what can you do about it?
Ah, now I knew that headline would get your attention and you may have thought of a way to shorten the acronym further but for the...
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