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Unconventional Perks That Actually Boost Retention
In today’s tight labor market, traditional perks like free snacks or standard health insurance packages aren’t enough to keep top performers from walking out the door. In the post-COVID years, we have seen a seismic shift in what employees value most: autonomy, personalization, psychological safety, and meaningful support for their lives. With this in mind, […]
What We’re Reading: 12 by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter
The new year is a time when many organizations will reflect on performance, engagement and leadership capability, and with this in mind it felt fitting to choose a book that goes back to the fundamentals of what actually makes people thrive at work. After reviewing several strong contenders, we landed on 12: The Elements of […]
What Should Employers Leave in 2025?
Each year, we like to ask the OrgShakers team what practices and mindsets they believe employers should be leaving behind in the year that has passed to help them begin fresh in the new year to come. As 2025 has now come to a close, we wanted to see what they believed should be left […]
What We’re Reading: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
As we head into December, we wanted our final read of the year to feel seasonally appropriate while still delivering meaningful insights for leaders and HR professionals. And after looking at a range of options, we quickly realised: you can’t beat a classic. And so, this month, we are reading A Christmas Carol by Charles […]
How to Make Employee Feedback Actually Useful
Feedback is one of the most powerful tools employers can utilize, as when wielded correctly, it can truly drive change in an organization. However, too often organizations will launch a big survey, collect responses, and then leave these results to gather digital dust. But that real opportunity for change lies in turning that feedback into […]
Wellbeing Starts with Great Work Design
Wellbeing programmes have always been a popular investment. Think yoga classes, mindfulness apps, fruit bowls…employers have tried all sorts of innovative little ways to help lessen those feelings of stress and burnout only to find that employee stress levels barely shift. The reason for this is simple: wellbeing doesn’t start with perks. It starts with […]
Is AI Creating ‘Workslop’?
An article from Harvard Business Review recently caught my eye. The article centered around this idea that generative AI tools are flooding workplaces with superficially polished but ultimately shallow output which they have dubbed as ‘workslop’. The claim is a provocative one. Instead of liberating workers, AI may be, in some cases, creating more busy-work […]
What We’re Reading: The Stress Code by Richard Sutton
It’s Stress Awareness Week, and this played a big role in helping us to decide what our monthly read would be. After scouring through multiple great choices, we ultimately landed on Richard Sutton’s The Stress Code: From Surviving to Thriving, and knew that this was the book we had been looking for. Richard Sutton is […]
The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Money Conversations at Work
Pay is a fundamental aspect of the employee experience. According to a study by PwC, 92% of employees expect their payroll to be accurate and on time, indicating that even minor payroll issues can significantly impact overall job satisfaction. So when organizations avoid discussing pay openly, it can understandably lead to misunderstandings and feelings of […]
How to Build a Future-Ready Workforce Without Over-Hiring
Change has been a hot topic this last year, and with change can sometimes come the clambering need to over-prepare by hiring new heads. After all, as demands for different skills continue to shift (especially in the wake of technological advancements) employers may be feeling an urgent need to onboard new staff to plug skills […]
AI, Automation and the Employee: Preparing Staff for New Cyber Risks
October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year it feels particularly timely to shine a light on one of the fastest-emerging challenges for organizations: the risks introduced by AI and automation. Generative AI tools and automated workflows are becoming embedded across industries. They promise efficiency, creativity, and speed, but they also bring new vulnerabilities that […]
How Can HR Leverage Tech to Support Every Employee?
In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven world, organisations are recognising that the right tools make all the difference to productivity. This is particularly true when it comes to supporting employees with disabilities, where assistive technology (AT) has become one of the most powerful enablers of performance, retention, and business growth. While discussions around disability employment have […]