Hybrid working is now a 'thing', but organisations are struggling to figure it out. Employees who don't get the flexibility they desire are quitting in droves, having re-assessed priorities during lockdown. So what can employers do to attract and hold onto the talent they need?
It's not just working life that changed for many during the pandemic. Those who worked from home have embraced a re-balancing between their home and working lives, and as a result are not rushing back to the office full time. Hybrid working, with the working week split between home and office, is presumed to be the new normal. So why is there resistance to the idea of hybrid work?
It's not enough to import old training slides into an authoring tool and call it e-learning. Employees only value training they find meaningful. So what counts as meaningful training?
For both organisations, and their employees, working from home (WFH) has caused a shift in the idea of how things should work. Individuals who WFH are now more focused on their personal health and wellbeing. It's now up to employers to decide what'd they're prepared to do to hold onto the talent they've invested in.
There is a large number of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) on the market, and choosing the right one for your organisation is not easy. Here's a few point to consider before you begin looking ...
COVID restrictions in England are to be lifted on July 19th. What can employers do to keep their employees, and anyone who visits their premises, safe?
Business ethics has been a subject of discussion for some years, but seems disconnected from leadership morals. Is it possible for an organisation to be ethical if its leadership is not bound by the rules and standards it imposes on employees?
There has been a focus on working from home (WFH) and the adoption of hybrid (part-time in the office) working, but this has ignored those for whom these options don't apply. Isn't it time to look at how their working lives have changed and revisit their training needs?
As classroom-style training isn't an option, and hasn't been for over a year, it makes sense to move to e-learning training. Only, when you look into it, it seems you need something called a LMS - but what is an LMS?
When organisations start looking at Learning Management Systems (LMS) they sometimes see it as a cost. However, the right LMS can actually reduce training costs. Here's how ...
According to a recent BBC survey of the 50 biggest UK employers, it seems that going forward hybrid working will be the norm for many. But what are the implications of this change?
Expectations are about what we want to happen. How does your organisation handle incidences where it fails to meet your clients' expectations?
Stephen Hawking said that intelligence is the ability to adapt to change, but is this why we changed our behaviours over the last year, or was it down to Darwin’s idea of adapting to survive?
While foreign travel is banned, the plan for opening up the UK economy is still in place. Business leaders will be looking to see how their markets have changed, and how their organisations need to adapt. So, where next for business?
How can leaders and managers make good decisions? It's important to move away from 'gut instinct' and take a more pragmatic approach.
There are lots of good reasons to be cheerful, but the current domination of the fairy-tale gone wrong in our news media is dividing public opinion, and is a great example of how not to do conflict management.
Now that we have a roadmap out of Lockdown our thoughts are turning to returning to the office – or maybe not.
The UK Government said it would be led by data not dates with regards to it's roadmap out of Lockdown. However, at the first hint of lockdown end, holiday bookings boom. Have we lost our minds in Lockdown?