Remote work and technology issues: How do we ensure tech equity for all?
While there have been plenty of positives worth shouting about, the transition to telecommuting for many over the past year has hit its share of snags along the way. Following on from last week’s piece on some communication challenges when working remote, let’s
It’s good to talk: Has remote working impacted our ability to communicate well?
With everything going on over the last year or so, there’s been a lot to say on the topic of working remotely. It’s enabled countless businesses to keep things running through multiple lockdowns, and has worked wonders for productivity and work-life balance of
5 key lockdown lessons for work in 2021
To say that the last twelve months have been tumultuous would be massively underselling it. Even for those of us who weren’t furloughed, the pandemic turned our working lives upside down. Your daily commutes? Gone. Grabbing a coffee with your teammates? Never gonna
The role of diversity in your workplace mentorship programme.
Often in both our home and work lives we can become stuck in a rut, simply spinning our wheels and making no forward progress. In work (and perhaps outside too) one sure-fire way to help get moving again is with
The importance of succession planning for continued organisational growth and success.
In an efficiently built organisation, every employee fulfils some essential purpose. A truly successful business relies on the different skills and experiences its staff members bring to the table. But whether it’s retirement, a desire for a change of pace, or
The impact of not getting a raise: Why pay increases matter to engagement, performance and wellbeing.
While ideally, employees should have things about their job that they appreciate besides the salary, the fact is that money is the driving force behind why most of us are at work in the first place. So though it’s vital for
The HR hackathon: Empower your employees to help shape the future of HR
The modern workplace is constantly shifting and developing. Businesses everywhere are constantly looking for an edge on their competitors, and some of the most significant changes involve redesigning the traditional approaches of HR. But, although a bit of HR innovation is
Remote work romance: Are workplace flirtations alive and kicking on Teams?
(Yes we know; 6 days from the 14th and we’re writing a blog about office romance. We’re just one big cliché with pink hearts and we’re proud of that…) Workplace romances have always been part and parcel of the world of
The (home) office is alive with the sound of music: Music and productivity at work.
The most fascinating thing about music is arguably its transformative quality. Music enhances whatever it’s a part of. The right music can turn the most boring dinner party into the greatest house party on the block. The right music can take a
How do I Improve the Productivity of my Team to Drive Better Success?
So here you are. Maybe you’ve just been promoted, and want to make a great first impression on the higher-ups. Or perhaps you’ve been at management level for a while but just can’t shake the feeling that things could be