One of the key challenges facing HR and people leads is how best to engage and retain their talent. The ‘social contract’ between employer and employee changed during the pandemic. Many employees have re-evaluated their values, and as a result, career drivers have invariably changed. Following very low rates of job to job moves in […]
Organisational change
Getting your hybrid working model right: how are your harnessing your people power?
Formulating new ways of working and designing a hybrid working model is the hot topic for many businesses emerging from the pandemic. Top tips to consider in your model and approach: Tailor and embed relevant modifications to suit One size certainly doesn’t fit all. First it’s important to consider the geographical location, particularly where there […]
Leading disruptive change with agile, people centric plans
The degree of disruptive change in 2020 was unprecedented, and 2021 looks like it will be another year of change ahead. Some sectors like telecommunications or education are well versed in frequent innovation or policy related developments across their networks; but for others it has been a baptism of fire. Businesses have been forced to change […]
Offsetting the hidden costs associated with redundancy through outplacement
Unemployment reached a four year high of 5% (over 1.7 million) in November 2020[i] and is forecast to increase to 7.5% during 2021 – this equates to a staggering 2.6 million people. There are already hundreds of thousands of people who are now out of work and in a double ‘downturn’; managing both joblessness and the […]
‘Change is inevitable: progress is optional’ How will your people enable you to progress in 2021?
Reflecting on the whirlwind of 2020, there is one thing that has been drilled into every fibre of being – change is inevitable; and not changing or adapting is not an option. However as Tony Robbins points out in the above quote – the progress component is in fact ‘optional’. This year has not only […]
Steps to consider when embarking on organisational change
In a Covid19 economy transition is happening all around us; from large scale re-structures, to digital transformations in a remote working world. Undertaking any business transition can be more onerous and complex than at first thought. Here are some steps to consider before taking the plunge and putting the wheels in motion. Understand the key […]