2 September 2020
How you communicate a message is as important as the message itself. When it comes to internal communications, this certainly holds true. Company culture can give your organisation a major strategic advantage in these changing times. But what your culture consists of – goals, values, and practices – must be effectively transmitted according to best practices if […]
25 August 2020
The fundamentals of what makes a great workplace are primarily the same, with a few exceptions for specific industries. Employees expect to feel supported, have a friendly company culture and be offered a competitive benefits package. This means that many EVPs have become quite generic. Employers have a broad idea of what candidates look for […]
18 August 2020
Recruiting after the pandemic seems like a daunting thought for many; will you be able to financially support recruitment efforts? Will we face a second wave? And will expectations of top talent have changed? These are just a few questions that could be putting you off recruiting new talent again as we enter the new […]
13 August 2020
To put it lightly, the last six months have been a turbulent time for employers. Many of us have had to make some tough decisions, change aspects of our businesses dramatically and have had to shift to remote working or a significantly reduced workforce. All of which are challenges we couldn’t have even imagined this […]
7 August 2020
As a response to restrictions imposed on office working as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, employers were forced to shut their doors and enforce working from home where reasonably possible. Research carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that nearly half of the UK workforce took to working from home following […]
4 August 2020
As we emerge from this pandemic, we’re all growing more concerned about the reputations of employers. How did they treat their staff during this challenging time? What were their main priorities, people or profit? Will they ever be able to recover from mistakes made during the coronavirus crisis? All of these questions, and more, are […]
30 July 2020
One of the silver linings to the Coronavirus crisis is that it has opened the doors for remote working for many businesses across the globe. Employees have been forced to work from home in the interest of their safety, and for many, this has had little implications on the business. As many offices are returning […]
28 July 2020
Some remote teams have worked on complex projects across multiple time zones, and many of have never even met. Some have different languages, different skill sets, and different favourite programming languages. So how do they make it work? Communication, strong processes, excelling in our zones, using the right tools, and having a little bit of […]
24 July 2020
Just as we were all preparing to enter the new normal, the threat of localised lockdowns has become a real worry for business leaders everywhere. In the UK we’ve seen Leicester go into a localised lockdown. With outbreaks of Coronavirus in other cities, employers everywhere should be watching the news with bated breath if they […]
22 July 2020
Our Senior VP of North America Jody Robie recently hosted a webinar with BABCNE and Rick McKenna Founder of My Things App which will be launching in August to discuss the challenges businesses will face attracting and retaining talent in the new normal. The British American Business Council of New England fosters business development and […]