inclusion

What Employees Want: The Great Reimagine

Becoming a great place to work is the aim but how do we get there and what does that really mean for employees?

A consistent, yet more unique, employee experience is one that all employers are now aspiring to as employees are given the choice between home and/or office work. All employees are different, which lends to the importance of an embedded culture of hyper-personalisation to facilitate heightened engagement and bring continuous improvement to the employee experience.

Improve trust with flexible communications

One of the biggest challenges every leader faces today (to different degrees and depending on the growth stage of their business) is to pivot, morph or transform, their organisation into one that is digitally coherent, viable and on a growth trajectory. Clearly, this is not a small task because every business is surfing an unprecedented wave of disruption, and many are struggling to adjust.

If the goal is to become a more adaptive organisation, then developing a better learning culture, with trust as its foundation, is a must.

Employee Experience with Terry Jones - Part 2

In part 2 of this series around ‘Future Leadership’ in partnership with PeopleSmart SAS, Terry Jones (Senior Director, Global Talent & Development at Palo Alto Networks) looks at ‘Employee Experience’ where he identifies what resources you need to ensure that you can create a unique experience for each employee.

How to Foster a Sense of Belonging at Work

A sense of belonging is experienced when an individual feels deeply accepted in their environment. To feel you truly belong means you have no doubt or insecurity about your position within a group. You trust you are valued as you are, you know you will be included and you feel secure in your community.

Employee Experience/Engagement with Stefanie Brockstädt (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this series around Employee Experience/Engagement in partnership with Peoplesmart, Stefanie Brockstädt (Head of L&D at Berlin Brands Group) looks at what resources companies need to ensure they create a unique experience for each employee.

Employee Experience/Engagement with Stefanie Brockstädt (Part 1)

As we continue this fascinating series around Employee Experience/Engagement, in partnership with Peoplesmart, we bring you Stefanie Brockstädt (Head of L&D at Berlin Brands Group).

Gaslighting at Work: What It Looks Like and How To Combat It

By CoachHub

Denial is a powerful force. Having someone question your lived experience can be enough to shake the foundations of your reality, causing you to doubt even your own memory. This form of abuse is known as gaslighting, and it also happens in the workplace. It is used to manipulate colleagues to accept unfair and exploitative situations and can even make the victim cast doubt on their sanity.

3 steps for fostering a more inclusive workplace

The new world of work marks the start of a new chapter for diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives. Rather than being viewed as solely an HR issue, cultivating a culture of empowerment and inclusivity is now something the entire C-suite prioritizes. In fact, about 1 in 2 CEOs view building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce as one of their top challenges for 2022.

Brand modernisation, candidate inclusivity and how workplaces are changing

News broke this week of one of the world’s most recognisable brands changing a long-held hiring rule.

This shift in employee expectation both opens up new markets of candidate opportunity and asks its customers to challenge long-held biases and beliefs of what that brand should “look” like.

It was, of course, the news that Virgin Airways are letting people with visible tattoos become cabin crew.

What is Toxic Management?

Toxic management can be defined as a management style that destroys an individual’s dignity, self-confidence, or effectiveness through remonstrances, daily spikes, or inappropriate speeches. Their traits create destructive, degrading and devaluing working conditions that can have significant psychological and physical consequences for the employees. Most organizations are dotted with toxic managers, making them seem like war zones. Individuals’ ability to deal with them in a corporate culture significantly impacts their careers.