Company Culture

5 Ways to Develop Your Employees' Business Acumen

The more employees you have with great business acumen, the more finely tuned your departments that make up your business will be.

13 Surefire Ways to Boost Employee Engagement

Employee engagement is a concept that plenty of companies struggle with and motivating teams that are disengaged can be easier said than done. But it’s crucial that you create an environment that encourages engagement if you want your business to be a success. Here are 13 ways to do that.

10 Tips for Improving Your Brand as an Employer

If your brand as an employer is truly excellent not only will you be attracting candidates, but you’ll be attracting the BEST candidates.

11 More Surefire Ways to Increase Employee Engagement

If you’re working in Human Resources or are a manager in a small to medium-sized business and you’re struggling with that eternal question “How do I increase employee engagement?” then you might just have stumbled upon the right blog!

Should You Offer Your Employees a Better Maternity Policy?

Your organization already has a maternity leave policy but do you wonder how it compares to other companies in your industry? Or do you wonder how maternity leave differs around the globe? Once you can see the bigger picture you might find you want to increase the leave or pay you offer new moms.

Why Your Company Culture May Be More Important Than You Think

Yes, benefit packages, opportunity for growth, and flexibility such as the hybrid work model offers are important to many employees, but so too is company culture.

Why You Need to Encourage Employees to Use Their Annual Leave

Vacation is not a perk and shouldn’t be regarded as such. Instead your employees need to be actively encouraged to use up their paid time off.

Wearing Headphones at Work: Do You Need a Company Policy?

Time for a headphone policy? For each person who says listening to music boosts productivity there’s someone who finds earbuds at work unprofessional.

The Correlation Between Workplace Culture & Brand

What is genuine workplace culture? And does it all go hand in hand with your company's brand

How to Increase Employee Attendance at Your Christmas Party

How do you make sure everyone is looking forward to the annual party and not dreading it - and making their feelings known in the process?

Would Your Company Benefit From a More Creative Culture?

What exactly is a creative culture, how can it help your business, and, more importantly, how do you create one?

Welcoming Staff Back to the Office? 5 Ways to Break The Ice!

Is your company getting ready to welcome its staff back to the office after the lengthy pandemic-induced period of working from home? If so, you might be wondering how it’s going to all pan out! Here's how make it all less awkward!

How to Include Diversity & Inclusion in Your Employer Brand

Diversity, equity, and inclusion must be a top priority for your business to have a strong employer brand. Here's how to implement them.

Employee Recognition Is Essential: Stats You Can't Ignore

There’s a battle to find, hire, and retain top talents. As a result, companies and business owners are busy developing ways to boost organic growth, worker productivity, and business revenue.

4 Ways to Prioritize Your Employees' Mental Health

Burnout, rocketing stress levels, anxiety...all can take their toll on the people that work for you. Indeed, you might even be feeling the effects yourself. But as someone working in Human Resources it may be down to you to help shape your company’s response to employee mental health and wellbeing.

How to Create a More Compassionate Workplace

Regardless of whether you are now 100% back in the office full time, or your people are allowed to work remotely or flexibly, a compassionate company culture has never been more important.

Keep Your Team Happy With These Great Perks

Produce an outstanding employee experience by paying attention to the perks and rewards you provide to your staff.

Why Employee Experience is a Worthwhile Investment

The employee experience movement has gained traction in recent years as employers begin to consider how employees feel about the entire experience from hiring to firing.

Zooming In: Individual Employees in a Corporate Landscape

How can you as an HR manager or leader build a bridge between the success of your company and the needs of the individual employee?

The Makings of a Top-Rated Workplace

Whether big or small, strengthening your company's culture or becoming a top-rated workplace must always be one of your must-dos.

A Guide to Building a Resilient Workplace

Developing a resilient team is the best way to ensure your employees remain healthy and that your company remains operational during a crisis.

3 Best Tips to Address Negative Glassdoor Reviews

Here's how to best address negative reviews left by former (or even current) employees on company review websites such as Glassdoor.

Can You Leverage Hiring & Retention for Your Brand?

What are potential hires, current employees, and alums saying about their interactions with your business, and how much of a handle on these crucial discussions do you have?

Cultivating a Sense of Workplace Belonging

Employees feel like they belong at work when they believe their company and coworkers value their individuality. So how do you achieve that?

Employee Retention: Eliminating Toxicity In the Workplace

You can get through a tough Monday, make it through a hard week & take away positives from a poor quarter. But what happens when every day sucks?

The Makings of an Effective Offsite Meeting

Want to know how to hold offsite meetings that are both fun and engaging for your employees? Read this blog post and you'll find out!

What Do Effective Employee Recognition Programs Look Like?

How much are you doing to recognize your employees? A lot has been written about employee recognition but today we wanted to tackle the topic of having an effective employee program appreciation in place.

Nurture the Culture with Company Core Values

The truth about company culture is that it guides how the employees collaborate and how you take care of the brand and your clients—it’s how your company operates

Does Your Company Have a Culture of Purpose?

What is a workplace culture of purpose? And even if you already have an awesome company culture, is a sense of purpose part of that?

Workspace Organization: What, Why & How

The irritation of having to look for items that ought to be accessible would be lessened by organizing your workspace. Here are our tips.

How You (& Your Employees) Can Avoid Burnout

Learn to spot the signs so you can step in & help employees who're struggling. But do your best to avoid burnout in the first place. Here's how.

Misconceptions That May Harm Your Company Culture

It takes time, effort, communication, transparency, and buy-in from all levels of the business to create a solid and healthy workplace culture.

What You Need to Know About Swearing in the Workplace

Research has connected swearing to positive attributes like honesty. Are these connections genuine or are these studies a bunch of nonsense?

Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Stats You Must Know

96% of business leaders concur that programs focusing on diversity & inclusion in the workforce can promote growth & provide a competitive edge.

5 Offsite Team Building Ideas That Don't Suck!

As HR you put time and effort into team building. Especially if it's offsite. And the last thing you want is people complaining about joining in

How Your Company Culture Informs Employee Work-Life Balance

Managers who demand round-the-clock availability and actively blur the lines between work-life balance have a big part to play in creating their company’s toxic culture - and for its poor retention rates

Why You Need to Encourage Your People to Switch Off on Vacation

No matter how dedicated you are to your job, the fact is, you’re a human being and you need to rest at some point. That’s just basic biology!

11 Office Design Ideas to Inspire & Motivate Your Teams

Our environment impacts our mood. A well designed office that's pleasant to be in can not only give your employees a boost but your business too.

How to Help Employees Achieve a Better Work-Life Balance

It’s only a short journey from no work-life balance to employee burnout - and that’s no good for your employees OR your company.

5 Team Building Ideas To Do in the Office That Don't Suck!

We know finding interesting and enjoyable ideas to get your people collaborating isn’t easy so we’ve put together some ideas you can use to motivate and engage your teams.

Why You Need to Start Taking Company Reviews Seriously

If you rarely read company reviews it may surprise you to know that four out of five people who are looking for a new job read reviews of the companies they’re thinking of applying to.

Boost Your Business by Becoming the Best Workplace

Newsflash—although free-flowing coffee, amazing couches, and a ping pong table are fun perks, an excellent workplace is much more than that.

Supporting Millennials in the Workplace

Since they account for a significant part of the workforce, how can companies support Millennials? Our blog post has some ideas you can try out.

Cultivating a Healthy Cross-Generational Company Culture

A diverse team of all ages has advantages but if generational differences aren't effectively managed they can lead to rifts within the culture.

5 Secrets of a Progressive Company You Need To Know

Viewing your employees as people who deserve a progressive workplace can help your business grow further. If you take care of your people, they will take care of your business, too.

5 Ways to Grow Staff Satisfaction & Lower Turnover

From a company point of view, you want to be getting the very best out of your people. But here’s the thing: there’s more to employee satisfaction and productivity than benefits, perks and compensation.

How to Build a Company Culture That Motivates Employees

What are the building blocks on which an organization staffed with people who are genuinely motivated to do a great job is built? How do you turn averagely committed employees into brand advocates? It’s all down to our old friend company culture. So, here’s how to create a culture that motivates!

What Do Employees REALLY Want Their Office to Look Like?

Do people really want to slide down a fireman’s pole to get from one floor to another or hold an end of quarter crisis meeting from the comfort of a seat made from truck tires?

9 Awesome Ideas for a Team or Company Day Out

Are you desperately trying to come up with a list of ideas for a team day out? Don’t worry. We have you covered with these 9 unique ideas!

How to Increase Productivity with Recognition & Rewards

Employees who receive praise for their efforts are happier, more engaged, and more motivated to accomplish excellent work for the company.

How to Increase Retention Rates Through Employee Recognition

We all enjoy being recognized for our positive attributes. Whether it’s our winning smile, our ability to cook amazing food, or more importantly, the way we crush it at work. But what happens if you’re consistently achieving results and no one notices? Here’s why employee recognition is so crucial.

Don't Go! Retention Strategies to Increase Employee Loyalty

Losing staff is often stressful. It’s also expensive for the business with some studies estimating that the cost of replacing an employee can be as much as six to nine months of their salary. So what can be done to minimize the risk of employees quitting on you and your bank account taking the blow?

How We Work is Changing: How to Turn That into an Employee Perk

These two perks are based around the fact that the way we work is changing and how you can leverage that into benefits to attract new employees and retain the ones you already have.

6 Ways to Ensure Your Team is Productive in Coworking Spaces

Primarily thought of as the domain for startups, a coworking space can be an attractive alternative if you’re looking to shutter your office and have people working remotely.