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Maximising Leadership Development: A Guide to Effective Coaching Conversations
As a senior business leader, one of your primary responsibilities is to guide your senior team leaders through their career development. In order to provide effective coaching, it is crucial to approach feedback discussions with a well-defined strategy. This blog post...
The Quantitative Value of Training: A Strategic Investment for an Engineering Client
In today's competitive business landscape, investing in training and development is no longer a luxury but a necessity. This is particularly true for engineering companies like our client SMC Pneumatics, where the success of projects and the overall growth of the...
Empowering Your Employees for Success: The Key to a Thriving Organisation
In today's rapidly changing business landscape, organisations are recognising the pivotal role that employee empowerment plays in driving success. Empowered employees are not only more engaged and motivated, but they also contribute to a culture of innovation and...
Does Diversity In The Workplace Equal Improved Business Performance?
Diversity in the workplace has been a hot topic for years, and for good reason: a diverse workforce can bring numerous benefits to businesses. But can it truly improve business performance? As companies operate in an increasingly globalised and interconnected economy,...
The Rise of Quiet Hiring
As business managers and companies continue to navigate the challenges of recruiting and retaining top talent, a new trend is on the rise - quiet hiring. This approach involves building a pipeline of potential candidates through ongoing engagement and communication...
The Relationship Between Employee Engagement And Mental Health
As an employer, your workforce is your most valuable asset. Without their engaged commitment, your company wouldn't be able to thrive. But did you know that employee engagement and mental health are closely linked? And it goes both ways! Not only do engaged employees...
Top 5 Factors That Negatively Impact Employee Engagement
Employee engagement has a direct impact on employee productivity, job satisfaction, and retention rates. Engaged employees are more committed, motivated, and passionate about what they do, leading to increased innovation, better customer service, and higher profits....
What is “psychological safety” and why should it matter to your board?
Workplaces have evolved dramatically in the last few years, and today’s offices are almost unrecognisable compared to those from a mere decade ago. But it’s not just the office “look and feel” that’s evolving. Company cultures are shifting too, and a company’s culture...
How to practically maintain company culture in hybrid working environments
If you’re reading this, chances are you have worked (or are working) in a hybrid working environment at some point in the past few years. While many agree their hybrid work lives offer them more freedoms than their office-locked coworkers, people are widely longing to...
How to retain employees during the “Great Resignation”
The World Economic Forum describes the Great Resignation as, “a phenomenon that describes record numbers of people leaving their jobs after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.” Reasons for the vocational exodus are few, and there is yet to develop a consensus, but the bottom...
What is employee engagement?
Investopedia defines employee engagement as, “a human resources (HR) concept that describes the level of enthusiasm and dedication a worker feels towards their job.” Engagement, however, isn’t always a good thing, as you’ll discover below. Engaged employees are...