Blogs
Which is best for motivating a team – carrots or sticks?
We spend a lot of time debating the problems of motivating a team – when to use carrots or sticks, or what level of bonus might be appropriate for a…
Making work fun
I just received an email asking “Could Ping Pong, ice cream or space hoppers help you to improve key HR issues such as productivity, wellbeing, engagement and absence management?” The…
Staff sickness cancels 500 trains
It has been a bad week for anyone who has to commute into London by Southern Railway. The trains are packed enough as it is, with many season ticket holders…
Using WeThrive to boost employee engagement
There are plenty of tools out there to boost employee engagement, and they all produce impressive-looking reports. So far so good, but the hard part for managers who have to do…
Seven key signs your employees are not engaged
In four words: Disengagement costs you money It’s odd that a thing as nebulous as poor engagement costs money, but it does – according to Forbes report on the cost of…
Big business is dumping the performance review. You next?
According to the Washington Post, the annual performance review is finally on its way. A number of big companies have already said they’re taking the plunge, Accenture, Gap and Adobe…
Healthy workplaces make for happy and effective employees
It’s official – the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), the UK body that looks after public health, says that if you look after the wellbeing of employees…
A happy team makes for tasty results
If you were listening to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning you may have heard the chief executive of Pret a Manger sounding very happy about the…
Insights Discovery and WeThrive – what’s the difference?
Interesting question from the head of the Learning Academy in a very big multinational company: what’s the difference between WeThrive and the Insights Discovery system? On the face of it there ought…
Want motivated employees? Develop your leadership skills…
It’s a confusing world: employee engagement is linked to management candour, motivation is linked to engagement, remuneration was linked to motivation for several centuries but then it turns out not…
Try our free performance review template – in the downloads centre with other valuable people-management resources!
Life, eh? You make it through Massive Monday and you’re still manager of xyz widgets, and just when you’d like a bit of a rest here comes the performance review…
Leadership skills beat Massive Monday
So you made it through Massive Monday – the day when more people consider a job change or a relationship split than any other day of the year. Searching for…
Webinars
Thu, May 27, 2021 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM GMT
Hybrid Working: Strategies for Success
As the population gets vaccinated, lockdown eases, and the country returns to normality, organisations are entering a crucial period of change. But after a year of remote work, what does…
Thu, Mar 11, 2021 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM GMT
5 tips for unlocking motivation in your remote team
Organisations facing falling motivation levels and increasing numbers of disengaged employees in 2021 may not come as a huge surprise. Last year, 45% of UK businesses reported feeling confused about…
Thu, Jan 21, 2021 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM GMT
5 tips for your 2021 people strategy
If you want to design a people strategy that really works and enables your workforce to thrive as we recover from the pandemic then this Webinar is for you.
Thu, 19 Nov 2020 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM GMT
Safeguarding employee wellbeing and improving productivity
Among the complex challenges CEOs and MDs have faced this year, keeping the workforce safe, happy and productive has been one of the most important – yet hardest to overcome.…
Wed, Jan 29, 2020 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM GMT
Creating a culture of listening, learning at WeThrive
In order to improve engagement, retention and wellbeing at your organisation you need a system that is designed to deliver both insights and most importantly recommendations of where to focus your valuable time to help you hit your objectives – within an already busy schedule. Learn how with this webinar
White Papers
Surviving and thriving in a brave new world
This paper offers insights into how we bridge the gap between the old world and the new one – giving managers the knowledge, skills and resources they need to keep their people happy, focused, and productive.
Employee ROI – Where’s the pay back?
This whitepaper connects reliable statistics with input from industry bodies on the real cost of unhappy and disengaged staff – the figures are eye watering!
Guides
The guide to employee engagement: For happy and productive people
*Updated June 2020 for accuracy and comprehensiveness post COVID 19* Among the complex challenges every business is now facing, from remote working, changing work practices to meet social distancing requirements…
Employee wellbeing: the game-changer guide
This guide on employee wellbeing has been created in association with Access Group. Based on our collective experience and the data collected in our surveys, we have uncovered key…