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Select out: Why selection often goes wrong and what to do about it
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The process of selecting people, in business as in social relationships, tends to focus on the “good” characteristics we are looking for....
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The New Normal – How Companies Are Adapting to Employees Working from Home
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Why Is Play Important For A Company’s Work Environment?
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Many companies cannot relate to the concept of “play” in activities performed in their workplaces. On the contrary, in business,...
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Human resources managers are walking a tightrope when it comes to conducting background checks on prospective employees. On the one hand, they need to...
Does a COVID-19 Infection Constitute a Workplace Accident?
As lockdowns are lifted and as people gradually return to work, there are many fears that need to be quelled in order for people...
How to Reduce Business Travel Costs While Still Enjoying the Perks
2020 has been a devastating year for businesses and there are now difficult times ahead with the recession and continued worries about the virus....
Seven Tips to Boost Employee Engagement For Your Business
The business world is becoming fiercely competitive, and the organizations are striving hard to stay in the game. Every other day a new company...
Talent Retention – Why Every Business Should Prioritize It
The success of your business greatly depends on the quality of employees on board. You may have amazing product offerings, a massive market, and...
What can Show up on a Background Check?
A new employee can make or break a team. A new tenant can help supplement your income or deplete it by wreaking havoc on...
What You Should Know About the New Corporate Perks
By Alex Schnee
If you have been thinking about how you want to reward your employees with new incentives, then you should have a good...
The Vital Role Of Communication In All Aspects Of Business
Communication is a vital part of society. It plays a lot of roles, and it is essential for survival. People use it to encourage,...
How to Improve Your Employees’ Experience at Work
Your employees should have a good experience working for you. You should strive to provide an environment that nourishes and promotes free-thinking. Employees who...
How To Make Sure Your Employees Are Satisfied
It should come as no surprise to learn the truth behind the adage of businesses being only as good as its constituting people. These...
Do Brits Miss the Office Environment?
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Mental Stability – A Key to Success in Business
The pursuit of happiness should be one of the main goals of most people. In this relentless pursuit, they will make more and more...
Caring for Workers Returning After Injury
A serious injury can have all manner of knock-on effects. It might compromise an individual’s ability to do something as simple as make a...
Advances in tech increases demand for multi-skilled employees
The relentless onward strides of tech development are allowing forward-looking companies to steal a march on rivals and competitors. The way that the public...
HR Automation – Why It Makes Sense In The Pandemic Era
The COVID-10 pandemic is perhaps the biggest business disruption that this generation has faced. The changes on the Human Resource front have been drastic,...
Corporate Listening Provides Insights and Business Value
By Jim Macnamara
The voice of customers (VOC) is recognized as vitally important in marketing and corporate communication. VOC is a key source of market...
The Positives of Micromanaging Processes
By Richard Wright, Head of Marketing, Scoro
Frustrating. Demoralising. Demotivating. Harvard Business Review (HBR) takes a dim view of micromanagement, and it’s not alone. Famous...
How HR Technology Helps Small Business Grow
Technology has played a big role in changing the world of business. This change has been especially incremental in Human Resources (HR), with HR...
Policy changes in universal credit and budgeting advance due to coronavirus
Recent coronavirus epidemic has totally changed our normal lifestyle and days are getting harder for the citizens of UK. As most of the sources...
5 Reasons Why a Customer Training Program May Be Crucial For Your Organization
While most organizations in 2020 understand the importance of employee training as a crucial company process, many of them have also started tuning into...
5 Open Source HR Tools You Should Try
Your small- to mid-sized business has finally grown to the point where different departments are starting to require their own specialized software solutions. And...
What Colour Blindness Shows Me About Diversity
By Ben Fuchs
“To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as...
Support Employees During Challenging Times
By Dr. Bruno Roque Cignacco SFHEA
In relation to change affecting a company, most employees are comfortable with the status quo, and therefore they have...
4 Ways Your Small Business Can Attract Big Talent
Your business will fail without the right employees. Every boss knows this. From market stalls to megacorporations. The most gifted job-searchers can take their...
The Importance of Adopting a Loving Attitude Towards Stakeholders
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In the business environment, love is commonly seen as a feeling totally alien to the cultures of most organisations. Some...
Six Business Benefits For Client Entertainment
When you have people over to your home, you will want to make sure you do something fun and memorable, so you are welcoming...
6 Recruitment Tips For Businesses
When it comes down to it, there is no business process that is more important than recruitment. The people you recruit are the ones...
Reducing Employee Stress by Using a Work Time Tracker
It’s possible to reduce employee stress by using employee time clock software at work? We know, it sounds impossible. You would think that employees...
Ways to Improve Retention on Your Team
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How CBD Gummies Can Help You Instill Wellness in Your Company’s Culture
You want your employees to be healthy and happy, so you’re always looking for new ways to improve wellness in your office. You make...
The Rise of the Hospitality Manager
Happy, comfortable and productive employees and the new generation of office managers making it happen
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You blink, and something new is on the market, yet again! Times are changing so fast, it’s become very hard to keep up. All...
Pay Secrecy
By Adrian Furnham
Even with today’s rapidly progressing society, there still exists a certain stigma towards the topic of salary or compensation. Employees have taken...
The Importance of Background Checks For Your Employees
If you’re looking to hire a new employee, you want to know about their history and if they are who they say they are....
The 3 Myths of Employee Autonomy
By Carsten Lund Pedersen
Employee autonomy is becoming one of the latest trends in business management with many industries failing to implement and benefit from...
Changing the face of finance and professional services
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Stereotyping is not inherently bad, but it is undoubtedly restricting. Most especially in the industry of finance and professional service where such...
Is China A Place For Newly Grads
In 2018, about 8.2 million students graduated from Chinese universities. According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS), that number increased...
How To Motivate Your Staff In 2020
When you have an unmotivated workforce, things can start to go wrong in the business. You need to make sure that you are treating...
Managing Mavericks – Getting The Best Out Of Eccentric Employees
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What to do when you’re Feeling Anxious
According to a report, 40 million Americans are living with an anxiety disorder. They feel anxious all the time. They also experience anxiety attacks, fear of talking...
Current Development in Psychometric Tests
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Finding the right person who is well suited for a job position is vital in any organisation’s success. There are numbers of...
A Lesson In Extreme Negotiation: Negotiating With Kidnappers
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This article is a case analysis based on real events. The case analyses how a young British man who...
How to Manage Employee Scheduling in Small Businesses in 2020
If there’s one thing managers have to do better than anyone is schedule staff effectively and efficiently, otherwise, no work would ever get done....
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