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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    10th September 2024

    Suicide: What every employer needs to know

    The World Health Organization estimates that in a company of 1,000 employees, 200-300 workers will suffer from a serious mental health problem in any given year, one worker will die by suicide every ten years, and for every employee who dies by suicide, another 10-20 will make a suicide attempt. When we look more closely […]

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    09th September 2024

    What We’re Reading: The Next Rules of Work by Gary A. Bolles

    As we continue to navigate new technologies and advancements in AI, it can be challenging for employers to keep up with the rules of the working world when the rules are always changing. That’s why this month we’re recommending Gary A. Bolles’s The Next Rules of Work: The Mindset, Skillset and Toolset to Lead Your […]

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    03rd September 2024

    The Power of the Hour: Introducing OrgShakers CL!CK

    You can do a lot in sixty minutes. In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright marked the dawn of aviation with their FOUR successful sustained human flights. All four of these happened in the space of just one hour! In 2022, Filippo Ganna cycled 56.8km in one hour setting a new world record. To achieve this, […]

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    30th August 2024

    Preparing for the ‘September Reset’

    As September rolls in, employers will come face-to-face with a critical reset period. The summer vacation period has come to an end, a new set of graduates are entering the workforce, and the fourth and final quarter of the year looms ahead. All these new beginnings bring with them a unique set of opportunities, but […]

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    21st August 2024

    Friendshoring Your Supply Chain? Here’s How We Can Help

    Since the mid-1980s, many organizations have invested in the development of supply chain hubs based in mainland China. Famed for their high-quality workforce and low production costs, it is no surprise that in 2008 the US foreign direct investment in China peaked at $20.9bn. However, recent years have seen this fall dramatically, with 2022 showing […]

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    19th August 2024

    Remote Workers and the ‘Workation’: What Employers Need to Know

    ‘Work from anywhere’ searches have risen by 145% in the UK, with recent research from MoneySuperMarket discovering that roughly six million Brits plan to use their flexibility to work abroad without telling their employer. This rising trend has been dubbed the ‘workation’, a combination of ‘work’ and ‘vacation’ that is defined as taking a break […]

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    16th August 2024

    Are AI Avatars the Future of Remote Working?

    Having a digital avatar is no new feat. With the likes of Bitmojis, personalised emoticons, and The Sims games, the concept of creating a virtual lookalike hasn’t come out of thin air. But with the world of work becoming increasingly digital, especially in the wake of hybrid and remote working, this begs the question just […]

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    15th August 2024

    Rising Workplace Sickness Costing UK Economy Billions Per Year | HR Grapevine

    Rising workplace sickness is costing UK businesses billions every year, with an estimated £25bn being lost through presenteeism, according to a new think tank report. New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals the annual hidden cost of employee sickness has risen by £30 billion since 2018.  Most of this increased cost, around £25 […]

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    14th August 2024

    Why it’s Smart to be Leveraging Your Leaders to Drive Business Strategy

    By Anya Clitheroe and Gordon Robinson As the pace of change continues to increase, forward-looking organizations will be planning to invest in enhancing the capabilities of their senior leadership teams. Why now? Because across multiple areas of business, opportunities are emerging to gain significant competitive and commercial advantage – and smart companies know that investing […]

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    12th August 2024

    How Can Employers Support Their Staff Amid Civil Unrest?

    In recent days, the UK has experienced the worst civil unrest in more than a decade. After the fatal stabbing of three young girls at a dance class in the UK seaside town of Southport, the spread of misinformation around the perpetrator of this crime, as well as far-right and anti-immigration rhetoric, has sparked a […]

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    07th August 2024

    What We’re Reading: How to Know a Person by David Brooks

    During our Inspiring Inclusion Webinar, panellist Kelli Hammersmith read an excerpt of David Brooks’s How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. This inspired us to choose David’s book as this month’s reading recommendation. David is an Opinion columnist for The New York Times, as well as being […]

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