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Blogs
Does survey completion rate matter?
I’ve just read on a well-known HR site that we shouldn’t get too hung up on survey completion rate when measuring staff engagement – it’s OK if half the staff fill…
How to build an effective team
There is no mystery about how to build an effective team: it happens automatically. Give a group of eight-year-olds a ball and they will improvise a game in no time,…
UK workforce over-qualified? Oh no they’re not…
According to the CIPD Employee Outlook Review 94% of staff think they have at least the qualifications they need for their current job. That’s made up of 63% who think they are adequately…
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…
Getting buy-in for the staff survey
Millions spent, to what purpose? According to SurveyGizmo a typical employee survey might get about 35% response rate. InSync suggest that a really well-designed staff survey could get a 60%…
Stress is the key to absence management
The CIPD‘s annual survey on absence management paints a fairly grim picture. Stress-related absence is up on last year in most sectors, especially in the public services, and only a…
CIPD Annual Conference – future-focussed HR building motivation in the workplace
The CIPD annual conference next week has as its tag-line “Future-focussed HR at its best”. It’s looking like it will be a great event. One talk particularly caught my eye on…
How to improve employee engagement, not lose your shirt
France is famous for direct action, but this was something else We’re used to piles of burning tyres at the Eurotunnel, lakes of milk in the Champs-Elysées, etc., but the…
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…
Four steps to the best employee retention strategy
So you already tried free yoga sessions, a pool table in the kitchen, discount health club, pilates in the lunchbreak and wacky colour schemes in the relaxation zone, and you’re still…
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…
Webinars
Tuesday 24th October at 10AM | GMT
Lucy Adams: Influencing Leaders and Managers
In this webinar, Lucy Adams from Disruptive HR will explore why organisations need to empower their line managers with the tools and confidence they need to create thriving teams that deliver exceptional results.
White Papers
Manager Success Toolkit: Empower Your Managers to Engage Your Teams
Download the white paper to learn how to learn what your managers need to engage their teams.
The Missing Manual: Working with Humans
Download the manual for a simple, step-by-step guide to understanding people in the workplace and helping them develop new behaviour that will work better. Do you and your managers truly…
Guides
HR strategy guide – everything you need to know to create a great culture
A robust HR Strategy is needed now more than ever! We live in an increasingly confusing and chaotic world. Civil unrest, social change, political toxicity, and physical health have created…
Personal and Professional Development Guide
The way we work has been shaken up for good and personal and professional development is on the rise. Covid-19 has forced people to develop new skills, or risk being…