Ideas & Insights

We would like to share some of our latest thinking about the big issues in HR. Please let us know what you think …

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    17th August 2023

    Should Employers Be Embracing the ‘Managing Up’ Trend?

    Currently, many HR buzzwords and phrases originate from the same place: TikTok. First we saw the rise of ‘quiet quitting’ take TikTok – and then the wider internet – by storm. And now we are seeing a new trend with over 5 million views: ‘Managing Up’. Managing Up is when employees work out how to […]

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    11th August 2023

    Preparing the Workplace for Generation Alpha

    Move over Gen Z – Generation Alpha will soon be knocking on the workplace door! Set to be the largest generation to date (it is predicted that there will be over 2 billion of them globally!), Gen Alpha are the children who will be born to predominantly Millennial parents between the years of 2010-2024. This […]

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    28th July 2023

    How Important is Friendship in the Workplace?

    Workplace friendships can be joyous, enduring relationships contributing to personal and professional success. It’s how we manage them that matter. Regularly spending time with the same people is likely to result in platonic relationships forming. Such friendships can foster innovation and psychological safety, as well as encourage collaboration, adaptability, vulnerability, healthy competition, and humility – […]

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    25th July 2023

    What Can Barbie Teach Employers About Enterprise Agility?

    July is Global Enterprise Agility Month. July is also – more importantly – the month that the Barbie movie comes out in cinemas around the world. Now, these two things may not seem like they have a lot in common, but walk with me a minute. Before Barbie was brought to life by Margot Robbie, […]

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    20th July 2023

    The Relationship Between Pressure and Productive Thinking

    If you’re anything like the famous Mathematician Archimedes, you might find that you do some of your best brainstorming in the bathtub. And you wouldn’t be alone in this! Last month, we conducted a poll on our LinkedIn page which sought to discover where employees were doing their most productive thinking. It might be surprising […]

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    14th July 2023

    Why Employers Should Be Focused on Upskilling Younger Workers

    As the workplace landscape continues to evolve in the digital era, a focus on learning and development is now more important than ever. Technological advancements are seeing the culture of work begin to change and grow at an exponential rate, and so now more than ever employers should be focusing on their younger talent. This […]

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    12th July 2023

    How Can Employers Shake Productivity Paranoia?

    Hybrid and remote work have been the talk of the town the last few years. This highly successful alternative work style is a fantastic demonstration of corporate perseverance, resilience, and adaptability. And yet, while many businesses have been operating like this since 2020, a recent study from Microsoft found 85% of leaders said the shift […]

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