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
Asynchronous communication in remote work and why it matters
Remote working has really been catching on over the past. 5 years, and for a number of reasons (from huge tech improvements to global health crises) is now a fixture for many businesses out there. Yes, the impact of COVID-19
How Weekly10 keeps your top talent engaged through Microsoft Teams
There’s a gulf between what senior execs need and how employees feel. 71% of execs say employee engagement is critical to success but on average, only 1/3rd of talent is engaged. Engaged people are good for business:
You’re only human after all: How to reduce cognitive biases in performance reviews.
For many businesses, performance reviews make up the central pillar of employee feedback (if this is your company, come speak to us about why this is not the way to approach feedback in the 21st-century workplace!). This is why it’s
How to spot the signs of a disengaged employee on your team.
As the old adage goes, “back to the old grind”. Work is by no means a picnic, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take satisfaction in it, love what you do and be highly engaged whilst doing it. Unfortunately, that’s often easier
Procrastination at work: Why it happens and how to stop it ruining your productivity.
Procrastination is something we’re all familiar with to one degree or another. An incredibly dull or time-consuming task needs doing, maybe even something important, and it’s just the last thing in the world you want to think about. Avoiding procrastination at
10 of the best HR podcasts we say you should start listening to right now!
Human resources departments; most organisations that aren’t small businesses or start-ups have them. HR departments have a lot of responsibilities, from recruitment and payroll to assisting with employee development and driving employee engagement. There are a great number of areas of