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8 February 2021

3 ways to build a healthy remote team

The potential for increased productivity and improved morale that leads to better retention has resulted in a lot of companies adopting it as a more permanent part of operations. However…

25 March 2020

The Good and the Bad of Time Tracking — and How It’s Affecting Your Millennial and Gen Z Workforce

The concept of time tracking isn’t new either. Ever since Willard Legrand Bundy invented the time clock in 1888, time tracking has evolved from rudimentary timekeeping to advanced comprehensive time…

21 January 2020

To Tackle Burnout, We Must First Understand What Causes It

According to the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases, it is described as: A syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It…

7 January 2020

Diversity and Inclusion – Why You Can’t Have One Without the Other

In simple terms, diversity ensures that your workforce has a demographic blend that represents everyone. Inclusion, on the other hand, ensures that all people are treated fairly and made to…

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2 January 2020

Understanding Introverts in the Workplace

From the classroom to the workplace, extrovert characteristics are consistently promoted and rewarded. Introversion, on the other hand, is often misunderstood, or treated with suspicion. As a result, many introverts…

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2 January 2020

Employee Engagement: Five Pitfalls to Avoid

And while there are you can take to engage your workforce, they require the right planning, foresight, and implementation to succeed. If you rush in headfirst without a clear strategy…

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18 December 2019

Employee Engagement: Bottom-Up or Top-Down?

But this top-down approach has one major flaw – how do those at the top understand the needs of those at the bottom? Why the top-down model doesn’t work for…

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18 December 2019

6 Tips to get Long-Term Benefits from your Employee Training

Done right, employee training programmes not only equip members of staff with new skills, they can give staff the tools they need to improve the way that your business works…

16 December 2019

Why We Must Support Parents in the Workplace

It’s the most rewarding and amazing thing I’ve done, but it’s also the most challenging. I actually feel like a different person than I did 10 months ago, before my…

9 December 2019

Employee Engagement Checklist – Are You Doing These 7 Things?

Not only is this a human issue, with the majority of people lacking enthusiasm in their professional lives, it’s also a disaster for business. Disengaged employees mean low productivity, poor…

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