Category Archives: Employer branding
How vocal improv promotes collaboration
Vocal improv, short for vocal improvisation, is the act of creating music or soundscapes spontaneously, [...]
Navigating proximity bias in thought leadership
Proximity bias is the tendency to favour people, objects or ideas that are closest to [...]
Influencers in the reputation landscape
Influencers are people who influence the decisions of others. It sounds simple—but in marketing, the [...]
Carving out dedicated time and space for creativity in hybrid work
Creativity in hybrid workplaces requires trust. Trust is important for supporting team members to contribute ideas. [...]
Further reflections on nurturing trust
A while back, we looked at Andrea Howe’s work on how to rebuild customer relationships [...]
Flexibility on a global scale: how medium-sized global companies are embracing hybrid working
Since the pandemic, attitudes to flexible and hybrid working have changed among both employers and [...]
When trust is key: supporting creativity in hybrid workplaces
More and more companies are now moving towards hybrid workplaces. Under this model, some people [...]
Flexing the hybrid workplace model: how Sodexo has continued to deliver frontline services during the pandemic
We have heard a lot about how the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in companies moving to [...]
The flexibility to choose: how Novo Nordisk is approaching hybrid working
We have heard a lot about how different companies are embracing the opportunities and challenges [...]
Will hybrid workplace success depend on growth mindset-oriented cultures?
You may already have heard of mindset, and the work of Professor Carol Dweck, at [...]
Redefining work and recreating value: addressing post-pandemic challenges
It has become something of a cliché to say that the way that we [...]
Measuring happiness—and why it matters
If you search ‘how to be happier’ on Google, you will be presented with well [...]
The knowledge management paradox – wildflower meadow or designed landscape?
Wildflower meadows and verges were everywhere in 2021. Many councils are chosing to seed verges [...]
Managing the challenges of hybrid workplaces
At the beginning of the pandemic, there were predictions that this was the end of [...]
Trust, trust and more trust: key takeaways from the roundtable on supercharging internal communications
It is interesting that few companies have yet embraced artificial intelligence (AI) for internal communications. [...]
The evolution of the employee and the portability of thought leadership
There has been a lot of talk about how the pandemic has redefined ways of [...]
Takeaways from “The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why”
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t get a word in when talking to someone [...]
Erin Meyer’s The Culture Map: takeaways for thought leaders and marketers
The business world is becoming increasingly global. We are all expected to work with colleagues, [...]
In recruitment it’s not about how many people you know, but how well you know people
The Future of Recruiting (Gregory Lewis Oct ’19) examined recruitment trends and concluded recruiters must [...]
#EducationDay reflections
Our earlier analysis suggested that #EducationDay needs to also embrace the needs of adults. As [...]
Sustaining innovation: the role of accelerators
There are a number of challenges in innovating, both as a start-up and as an [...]
The enduring strength of Net Promoter Scores
You may or may not be aware of the concept of Net Promoter Score, but [...]
The collaboration paradox
It is often said that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. [...]
Corporate mentoring programmes rise in the digital economy
Corporate mentoring programmes are making something of a comeback. They help to ensure that knowledge [...]
Diversity and the coming the digital economy
It has been clear for many years now that a more diverse group will make [...]
Can HR master the talent:process equilibrium?
Across organizations and in general, there is a growing realization that people are probably the [...]
Time to review (again) your employee advocacy stance
We expect employee advocacy to be a source of many client inquiries in 2016, so [...]
Social media in the hiring process
Social media goes way beyond Facebook, and its effective use is helping companies around the [...]
Agility in internal communications
Agility, in business terms, is the ability to respond quickly and flexibly to change. Agile [...]
Employee advocacy: perhaps your greatest asset
The best way to connect with your customers is person to person. But how exactly [...]
Engagement, agility and alignment: the new work balance
For years, HR departments have been using staff surveys to investigate employee engagement, because this [...]
Improving performance through harnessing motivation
If you want to get someone to do something, what do you do? Classic management [...]
Will remote working be allowed to fix many workplace problems?
Presenteeism (n) The act of coming into work when sick. Also the tendency to stay in [...]
Managing employees in a changing world
The changes to resourcing over the last few years have led to some interesting challenges [...]
Checklist: Mitigating the 360 degree feedback risk
“the difference between knowing someone and knowing of someone” It’s that time again, the annual [...]
Age of Unreason
Change is not what it used to be. One of the more enduring management books [...]