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3 days ago
2 min

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 provi...

Feb 23
3 min

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. D...

Feb 17
4 min

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 stra...

Feb 1
3 min

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 ...

Jan 25
4 min

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 shoes...

Jan 23
3 min

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
5 min

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 b...

Jan 19
4 min

Five tips for digging deep and carrying on

Love it or hate it, we’re all familiar with the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Originating in 1939, in the spring before World War II, ...

Nov 25, 2020
4 min

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 d...

Nov 24, 2020
4 min

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...

Oct 30, 2020
3 min

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 gym...

Oct 7, 2020
4 min

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 4, 2020
4 min

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 afte...

Sep 19, 2020
4 min

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 enti...

Sep 17, 2020
3 min

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 designe...

Aug 13, 2020
4 min

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 compa...

Aug 13, 2020
4 min

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 4, 2020
3 min

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...

Jul 25, 2020
3 min

How recognition can turn your employees into superheroes

We all love superheroes, right? And why not, they possess supernatural or superhuman powers, and, even more important, can use these powe...

Jun 9, 2020
4 min

6 ways companies are bringing their values 'out to play' during the pandemic

According to research I conducted for my latest book, the majority of companies have company values, and many are using them in their hir...

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