Converting engagement into real work passion
It’s the holy grail for HR leads and business heads in any company. A highly engaged and passionate workforce that produces incredible work, boasts excellent productivity and oozes positivity at every workstation. But whilst intrinsically linked, engagement and passion are not one and the same. So what’s the difference between the two? Engagement is a […]
3 Tips For Creating Marketing Geniuses
Marketing isn’t just a trend, it’s a foundational staple of business. If you want your company to thrive, you need to build a team of professionals that are great at getting results from their marketing. When you want to elevate your business as a whole, it all begins with the way that you market. By […]
10 Key Qualities of Resilient Professionals
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela There are many aspects of life that fall outside of our control. Our daily experience delivers the unexpected and the unwanted, as well as the fun, the challenging, and the joyful. Attempting to control the world is always going to be futile, […]
How to be more ‘agile’ – 3 talent management tips
Have you heard about ‘agile’? It’s a concept that has been revolutionising the tech and IT worlds over the past 25-30 years, and now looks set to transform a broad range of industries and functions too. Agile (adj.) a style of project management, used especially for software development, which involves dividing tasks into short phases of work, and […]
How to share difficult feedback with employees
Being the bearer of bad news is neither fun nor easy. While many in this situation default to beating around the bush, or worse, avoiding the critical feedback altogether, managers have more success by being direct (although not harsh) very early on. First, take a few minutes to talk about something other than work. Research […]
What Is The Biggest Distraction In The Workplace?
I know that almost everybody is going to say “my phone” or “the internet”, but I’m hoping for more specific things, or things that perhaps we haven’t all heard before. Are there any particular apps that people find eating up their time in work?Is there anything you could change to stop yourself getting distracted?Have you […]
Behavioural change: why growth mindset is not simply a training course
Nurturing a ‘growth mindset’ has become de rigueur in L&D circles, but many businesses are failing at it due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the core principles. Here’s how to embed the growth mindset in your organisation. The idea of having a growth mindset (i.e. the belief that you can develop your intelligence) is a popular one. […]
Personal development: how to change behaviour sustainably
To understand how to change your behaviour in a sustainable way, you first need to appreciate your biological response and how it affects your brain. Most people understand that our behaviour directly impacts the results we get. In dynamic and complex environments, there are some critical behaviours that enable us to collaborate better, develop higher […]
Why is the UK not feeling the benefit of a better qualified workforce?
The number of workers who are overqualified for their current job role is rising, and a ‘one size fits all’ approach to education and training is failing both employees and UK businesses. It’s not too late to put that right. Question: What do you say to an arts graduate? Answer: Can I have fries with […]
Performance management: the five most common productivity killers and how to combat them
Inefficient processes mean your employees may be a lot less productive than you think and this is no doubt costing your organisation dearly. Here’s how to assess how productive they are and remove those barriers. How many days per week do you think your employees are working efficiently, doing what they are supposed to be […]
Employee development: how upskilling employees can offer a competitive advantage
In today’s competitive business environment, success isn’t just about attracting the right staff – it also depends on giving existing employees more opportunities to upskill. Every organisation has to adopt new technologies and practices in order to remain competitive and achieve growth. However, the current pace of change and rapid emergence of new technologies is […]
Learning and development: why measuring ROI is a false grail
Measuring ROI is a fool’s errand when it comes to learning and development. It’s time to stop chasing this false grail and focus on the things that matter. Organisations need to stop pursuing the myth that we can (or even should) calculate the ROI of L&D efforts, notably for essential skills training, and especially leadership […]
Professional development: the team is dead but we still need to engage employees
Traditional team structures have dissolved. In their place, we have more a more complex organisational matrix, which presents challenges for professional development. For a long time, activities like dropping teams off cliffs or challenging them to cross a river using only a pile of pallets and some baling twine was what was expected of team building […]
10 Ways to Monetize Your Website
Making income with your blog or website is not that hard as it seems. Everyone can easily achieve this with some persistence and fresh ideas. Depending on your motivation and dedication, your hobby blog can become a full-time job, or at least generate enough revenue to pay for domain and hosting. Feel free to take […]
Why we choke: a fresh perspective
Underperforming when it counts or choking is one of those frustrating problems we’d do well to redefine. Choking is not well understood. How can you perform something to near perfection in practice, then somehow screw up when it matters most? Typical explanations, once analyzed, don’t hold up. Here are some examples of conventional wisdom: The […]
Tuesday Insight: Superstars and Superteams!
For those of us who enjoy the World Cup, it’s been a particularly interesting tournament, in which teams with the most celebrated ‘star players’ haven’t been winning many games. Indeed, at the weekend two of the favourites, Portugal (with Ronaldo) and Argentina (with Messi) were both knocked out, in results that will have surprised many, […]
8 ways to stay motivated when working from home
When the boss is away (and, if you work from home, this is pretty much all the time) the temptation to slack off can be almost impossible to resist. Plenty of people dream of remote work, but the lack of structure requires a considerable amount of self-discipline. Here are some ways you can maximise your […]
A Crash Course on Reaching Your Millenials
A lot has been written about the disconnect between today’s young professional, and the generations that came before them. “Millenial” is almost thrown around as a dirty word, as the connotation says it all. Right or wrong, Millenials are often stereotyped as being fragile, self-involved, lazy and unproductive. However, it’s important to note in the […]
Using Digital Tools and Practices For Productivity
Productivity is the top indicator that your company has a sound nucleus and is poised for growth. The better your team can spend time on task, communicate and formulate and follow through on ideas, the more you’ll see it in your bottom line. However, productivity also happens to be something that is getting away from […]
Tips For Fostering Employee Relationships
The relationship is everything in the business world. It’s ironic that we try so hard to separate the two. It’s a simple fact that people enjoy making money, learning and growing with a team that they respect and enjoy. Even if you’re not friends out of work, teams work better when they have a common […]
