As the festive season approaches, it’s easy to get tangled up in tinsel and deadlines! Make sure you aren’t forgetting to also prioritise the wellbeing of your teams. Beyond the glittering lights and celebrations, this period can bring about stress, fatigue, and a sense of overwhelm for many. It also marks the end of a year and the beginning of another, making it an opportune time for reflection and planning.

In this blog, we'll explore strategies to promote employee wellbeing during the festive period while encouraging reflection and planning for the upcoming year.

Culture is the heartbeat of an organisation, the essence that shapes its identity, and the driving force behind both its achievements and the satisfaction of its employees. Read on to see how you can take steps to build your own positive culture in your workplace.

Performance Measurement and Employee Development are essential components of organisational success. By setting clear goals, providing constructive feedback, and designing effective performance appraisal systems, organisations can maximise employee potential, drive performance, and cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Effective talent acquisition is essential for organisations to access top talent, gain a competitive advantage, drive business growth and success, foster innovation and creativity, enhance employee engagement and retention, and achieve cost savings.

It is a strategic priority that requires careful planning, investment, and execution to ensure long-term success and sustainability.

In the context of organisations, values represent the core principles and beliefs that define the organisation's identity, culture, and purpose. Organisational values provide a framework for decision-making, guide behaviour, and shape the organisation's relationships with stakeholders.

Collaboration in the workplace is essential for driving innovation, improving productivity, fostering positive relationships, and delivering superior outcomes for both employees and customers. By promoting a collaborative culture, organisations can create an environment where individuals thrive, teams excel, and the business succeeds.

Employee experience refers to the holistic perception and interaction that employees have with their workplace environment, encompassing all aspects of their journey within the organisation, including recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day work, and offboarding. It encompasses the physical, cultural, and technological elements of the workplace and directly influences employee satisfaction, engagement, and overall well-being.

It’s common knowledge (or at least we hope?!) that the success and growth of any company are inherently tied to the wellbeing and productivity of its employees. However, creating an environment that fosters positivity, growth, and success requires deliberate and concentrated effort and attention.

As April is in full swing, let's take a moment to shine a spotlight on something pretty important: Stress Awareness Month.

Now, if you're in the HR world like us, you know that stress isn't just a buzzword—it's a real deal affecting millions of hardworking souls in the UK every year.

So, let's chat about how stress impacts us, both personally and professionally, and what we can do to tackle it head-on.

Engagement Surveys are a readily accessible and easy means to boost productivity and profitability - they don’t take as long as your might think to organise, especially with our help. So, why not use part of your extra day on the 29th of February to consider surveying your teams.

If your people are engaged, they are more likely to be dedicated, motivated, in alignment with your goals and committed to doing a great job. Which is what we all want, right? Because happy and motivated people mean higher productivity and better business outcomes for you.

A brief history or Organisational Development

Just what is Organisational Development anyway… why should I care… oh, better profits. Yes, please!

As Halloween approaches, the world seems to be overrun by spooky creatures and monsters lurking in the shadows. While these creatures may be the stuff of nightmares in our personal lives, they also bear a striking resemblance to some of the challenges we face in the workplace.

There are mince pies in the supermarkets.

That’s right. Mince pies.

Summer is over.I guess that means that for most of us, the routine is now officially back in action again. Kids are back at school, uni students are heading back and the world of work rumbles on.

It’s the great British summertime (if you can believe it!) which means the usual working cadence often changes for a lot of businesses. The summer season can sometimes lead to a dip in employee engagement, so this summer make sure you are keeping your people motivated, engaged and supported.