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Teamwork makes the dream work.  Every team is only as strong as its weakest member. There is no ‘I’ in ‘team’. There are so many phrases and sayings created around the subject of teams and how to make them work. In truth, building a team that works well is both a science and an art. It takes a lot of work, dedication, and often even trial and error to get it right....
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Weekly10 want to make people happier and more successful at work, with their regular, lightweight 10 minute check-in for employees. When you work in a big company, it is very easy to feel like your role in it is unappreciated and like you don’t have a voice. Managers are busy with their own work, and grabbing them to talk to can seem selfish, and so we often end up not sharing whatever issu...
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Research has demonstrated how productivity can be positively impacted by employee engagement and workplace culture. Jonathan Richards, CEO and co-founder at Breathe, explains... Productivity in the UK has been falling for more than a decade. According to the Office of National Statistics, it currently takes the country about 10 years to deliver the same level of growth it would once have achieved...
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BODYSWAPS use VR and AI to help companies empower their employees to become the best versions of themselves... If you work in a human resources or learning & development department, you will know how important it is to have the right attitude and say the right things. People come to you as the solution to their problems. Chances are, if they come to you, they won’t have anywhere else to...
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How can women effectively challenge gender bias in the workplace? Hayley Mackenzie from Boiler Guide, shares here thoughts and experience. "According to the Gas Safe Register, of the 100,000 Gas Safe registered heating engineers in the UK, less than 500 of these are female. The reasons for gender imbalance in the trades are many and complex, but the roots of the issue can be traced back to antiqu...
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The lowdown on Talentful, the startup that's using your cultural fit and personality to match you to a job and employer... Most of us have worked in jobs where we might not be so unhappy with the work if we were in a slightly different position or just had the right people around us. Our mentality doesn’t quite suit the role or team we are in. Perhaps we are at the bottom of the food chain,...
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Ethical Angel is on a mission to combine a high-touch HR service with technology to engage and develop employees through volunteering, payroll donations, and the causes that matter to them. A lot of people complain about millennials and their work ethic, but whether people like it or not, employees are changing as younger generations join and dominate the workforce. Employees are b...
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Video games have been traditionally thought of as solitary affair, with the modern online component offering an ironic emphasis to this, with thousands of people playing alone… together. Yet more and more the video game market is embracing the local co-operative play model, expressing a vital element of what you need in a good team building exercise. Professional events geared to build up y...
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  Here are some tips, courtesy of accountancy experts Howlader&Co, on how to generate substantial profits by maximising productivity in your startup. Though it may seem a challenge to improve productivity in your workplace, it’s perfectly possible to get your office firing on all cylinders! Here are some great tips, courtesy of chartered accountants Howlader&Co, on how t...
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When employer and employee relationships breakdown. We chat with Patricia Rooney, Partner in the Employment Department at commercial law firm Tughans, about what to do as a business when an employee comes to you with a complaint or grievance, managing a grievance process, when a business has a grievance against an employee, disciplinary processes, managing performance and protecting your busi...
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