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Is ‘Grumpy Staying’ a Symptom of Something Bigger?
Buzzword lovers, rejoice. There’s a new phrase circulating the corporate social media sphere: grumpy staying. If you are yet to come across it, ‘grumpy staying’ refers to an employee who remains in their current role while being openly frustrated, less productive, and visibly agitated with their working environment – but avoids doing anything to improve […]
What Do You Do if Your Workplace is Haunted?
Stories of ghosts, ghouls, spirits, and paranormal activity are not hard to come by in the modern world. The media is inundated with gothic movies, tv shows, and literature, and for many people a good ghost story gets their spine tingling. However, while the idea of ghosts may be entertainment for some, for others, the […]
How to Network in the New Age
Networking is more than just a practice, it’s a skill. A skill that many employers tend to foster and encourage in their employees, as it can lead to better cohesion, higher productivity, and more expansion opportunities. Pre-pandemic, internal networking (which is networking amongst your team members) was a seamless practice, as employees were brushing shoulders, […]
Most managers in UK feel unable to offer adjustments for cancer | HR Magazine
A new study from health service Working to Wellbeing has found that under half (47%) of line managers said they would be able to offer support to colleagues with cancer with reasonable adjustments in their workplace. It was also discovered that just one in four (23%) of UK line managers would actively explain a colleague […]
Cancer and the Workplace: Part 3, Remission and Return
After the discovery and diagnosis and the treatment and recovery, the day finally came: remission. I partook in my last batch of radiotherapy after recovering from my operations, and then finally came the day that I was declared cancer-free. Oftentimes this might be misconstrued as being back to the version of me I was before […]
Cancer and the Workplace: Part 2, Treatment and Recovery
After discovering, being diagnosed, and then disclosing my cancer to my workplace, then came the big leagues – the start of my treatment. Once I received my results, I was set up with a treatment plan. For me, I found a clear plan comforting. I liked that I could see the journey ahead, that I […]
Cancer and the Workplace: Part 1, Discovery and Diagnosis
In one way or another, we’re all deeply familiar with cancer. There was an estimated 18.1 million cases worldwide in 2020, and so oftentimes if you ask someone if they have a ‘cancer story’, the answer will be yes. Back in January of this year, I was over in New York meeting colleagues and networking […]
Navigating the Conflicting Values of a Diverse Workforce
Having a diverse workforce is a great thing for business; diversity in life experiences and perspectives open up new doors for healthy debate and potential innovation that will expand the economic horizons of an organization, resulting in higher performance and greater shareholder value. However, having a diverse workforce can sometimes lead to inevitable conflict and […]
Having Affirmation Cravings? Here’s How to be an Effective Extrinsically Motivated Leader
After recently gaining my Prism Certification from SurePeople, I was struck by this thought: how do leaders who are particularly motivated by external validation bring their best? Being recognized for one’s efforts is something that a lot of us enjoy, regardless of our position in a company. Not only is it nice to be validated, […]
Leveraging Human Resources for Enhanced Cybersecurity: A Collaborative Approach
In an era of escalating cyber threats, the symbiotic relationship between Human Resources (HR) and cybersecurity has never been more pivotal. Typically seen as the custodians of employee wellbeing and organizational culture, HR professionals are crucial in reinforcing a company’s defence mechanisms against cyberattacks. By facilitate regular training sessions and workshops, HR can help to […]
Do You Have a Policy for Miscarriage Leave?
The taboos around health and wellbeing in the workplace are slowly beginning to shed their stigma; menopause policies are being discussed, mental health is being prioritized, and employers continue to look for innovate ways of boosting productivity through creating happier employees. However, there are still some topics that are failing to be considered by a […]
What is the Next Step in the Evolution of the Workplace?
To understand the next step in the evolution of the workplace, we have to start in a place with apparently little or no connection to modern working practices – the middle of the last Ice Age. Cro-Magnons – the first modern humans – arrived in Europe around 35,000 years ago. Nomadic hunter-gatherers who lived in […]
