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Three steps for discovering (or re-discovering) your company values
Company values are one of the most powerful tools a company has, guiding and focussing employees to make the right decisions and take the...
Jun 30, 20213 min read


Benefits that really matter - Reward Gateway’s Domestic Violence Protection Programme
Employee benefits come in many forms, with organisations putting ones in place to meet the needs of their workforce and often, to stand...
Jun 9, 20215 min read


How Honest Burgers are making things #betterthanyouremember
As we move to the next phase of the pandemic, companies continue to face challenges and continue to be faced with yet more more difficult...
Apr 28, 20216 min read


Breaking down the barriers of wellbeing at work
Wellbeing at work is an area that has leapfrogged to the top of the priority list for many companies, and will most likely hold this...
Apr 16, 20215 min read


Socking it to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is an important topic, one that many organizations are talking about and trying to figure out just...
Apr 8, 20214 min read


6 tips for getting the balance right in strategic goal-setting
Balance (both in business and in life) is so important. In fact, it feeds into just about everything we do, from managing our work-life...
Mar 19, 20214 min read


3 tips for developing behaviors, your "tools" for using your company values
Let me ask you a question - if someone handed you a tool, would you automatically know how to use it? If you’re like me, the answer is...
Mar 9, 20213 min read


BrewDog’s evolution of benefits from dogs to unicorns to the environment
BrewDog, an independent Scottish brewery and pub chain, has always been known as a pioneer when it comes to employee benefits. From...
Mar 3, 20212 min read


4 work (and life) lessons on the anniversary of “Build it”
I can’t believe that it’s been three years since my second book, “Build it: The Rebel Playbook for Employee Engagement”, was published....
Feb 23, 20213 min read


What a onesie has to do with wellbeing
When I saw Dan Fish’s post sharing his new wellbeing initiative, onesies, I was intrigued. How could a onesie be part of a wellbeing...
Feb 17, 20214 min read


Feeling the flow of the new ways of working
Have you ever been asked to describe how the workplace has changed? Well that’s exactly the question I was asked during a recent virtual...
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Why and how we should put ourselves in our employee's shoes
When I met my adoptive daughter for the first time on an introductory visit, the first thing she did was ask if she could put on my...
Jan 25, 20214 min read


Three tips for closing the innovation gap
According to an article published in June last year, 90% of executives agreed that the COVID-19 crisis would fundamentally change the way...
Jan 23, 20213 min read


Four way to help working parents with home schooling
With the new lockdown rules, many parents must feel like it’s Groundhog Day, as they’re right back to where they were almost a year ago...
Jan 23, 20215 min read


How organisations are virtually celebrating the festive season during Covid-19
I’m sure you’ve all heard the terms ‘party pooper’, that person who throws gloom over social enjoyment, and ‘killjoy’,, that person who...
Nov 25, 20204 min read


Five tips for motivating employees and celebrating the festive season in 2020
As an HR leader, finding “the” perfect way to wrap up the end of the year has always been a challenge. How do you figure out what’s right...
Nov 24, 20204 min read


Why we can’t simply cut and paste
The pandemic has forced us to look at life in so many different ways. Never has this been so clear as when I watched the UCLA women’s...
Oct 30, 20203 min read


Seven tips for using social connections to support employee wellbeing
Throughout the pandemic, companies have been doing their absolute best to replace ‘water cooler’ moments with virtual social connections....
Oct 8, 20204 min read


Four things the pandemic has taught us about employee recognition
Throughout the pandemic we’ve seen a change in why and how we recognise one another. Just look on social media, and you’ll see story...
Oct 5, 20204 min read


Why social connections are as important as eating veggies
Connecting your workforce is something that all companies have been focusing on throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, I have an...
Sep 19, 20204 min read


Shining the light on company values during the pandemic
Just as a lighthouse is intended to serve as a navigational tool for boats, so too are an organization’s company values. They are...
Sep 18, 20203 min read


5 ways to help build communities in the modern workplace
Years from now, when we look back on the COVID-19 pandemic, one area that will most certainly stand out will be the great work that...
Aug 14, 20204 min read


8 ways the world of work is ch-ch-changing
One thing that has been a constant throughout the pandemic has been change. And just when we figure out how to deal with the change from...
Aug 13, 20204 min read


Recognition according to the Cake Fairy
Let me share a little secret with you . . . my village has a fairy! And not just any fairy, but a cake fairy that bakes the most gorgeous...
Aug 4, 20203 min read
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