Out of sight, out of mind? Protecting your remote workers from burnout.
What do you get when employees burn out at work? A mental health crisis, falling productivity, and soaring turnover. If that didn’t sound very funny, it’s because employee burnout is no joke. With huge sections of the population now working remotely, with
How to grow employee resilience to take on new challenges and why it’s essential
Even if you’re doing everything you can to look after your staff’s wellbeing while keeping them engaged, sometimes the stress can just pile up. Sometimes, things just go unexpectedly wrong, like 2020 as a whole. That’s why it’s really important
The importance of an exit interview: Learning from the past to shape workplace culture
Employee insight is an incredibly valuable resource. In fact, it’s half the reason our weekly check-ins are so useful for employers (the other half being how it helps managers to guide their team members and shape performance). An interview with
Stopping your top talent walking out the exit door for good: How to keep your best people.
Employee turnover is an inevitable part of running a business. After all, if someone just isn’t a good fit, there’s no sense in them staying somewhere they’re not engaged. Or if an employer isn’t offering opportunities for growth or a
How the use of AI in HR technology is transforming the employee experience
We at Weekly10 were recently fortunate enough to be able to take part in Wales Tech Week, where our CEO Andy and I gave a talk on the ways in which AI is shaping the future of HR. This includes
How to keep your seconded staff engaged in your culture, not just ‘theirs’.
From a business standpoint, secondment can be pretty useful. It can enable managers to keep the career progression of their staff moving even if certain stepping stone positions aren’t currently available in their normal workplace. For employees, it’s a chance to
Remote Onboarding: How to welcome new employees from afar
Onboarding can play a significant role in determining how an employee performs in their role (as we discussed recently here), but by necessity, many jobs in 2020 are being performed from home. However, whilst we have seen great changes in
Workplace mentorship and why it builds great organisations
Starting an entirely new job usually requires you to learn from more experienced co-workers. Even if you’ve had training beforehand, there’s often a world of difference between preparing to do a job in theory, and actually carrying it out in
Effective time management with the super-simple Pomodoro Technique
As anyone who’s ever sweated nervously as they rushed to meet a deadline, time management is one of the most important soft skills an employee can have. But if you’re struggling to complete tasks on time, figuring out how to
Supporting your managers in the post-COVID return to work
With the ‘new normal’ starting to come to fruition across our workplaces, many are returning to office/factory/classroom etc. But there are a lot of issues, precautions and caveats to consider, especially for customer-facing businesses. While everyone has new rules and responsibilities