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The dangers of ‘wellbeing washing’ and how to avoid it 

wellbeing

Anna Eliatamby explores workplace wellbeing, exposing pitfalls and offering effective strategies Years ago, business recognised the importance of supporting and enhancing the wellbeing and mental health of employees and leaders. Wellbeing and employee assistance programmes came into existence. All this…

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Why the way we do business needs to change 

Trust

Stuck in old ways in a new business world? Blaire Palmer shares key tips to modernise your approach and succeed today With a few minor tweaks, we still run our organisations and organise our people the same way we have…

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Research insights for understanding employee needs

Increasing customer loyalty cubes

Pay is not the only reason employees choose to stay in a role, writes Evgeniya Blyznyuk People professionals regularly face challenges related to employee wellbeing, engagement, retention, and satisfaction with working conditions. To build a healthy workplace, it is important…

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Global workplace turmoil: the unresolved crisis of violence and harassment

Workplace harassment

As one in five report experiencing violence and harassment at work, Aaron Gardner looks at what has been done to create safer workplaces  Around the world, violence and harassment in the workplace is a major issue. Data from the Lloyd’s…

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Key skills for sustainable change programmes

Change Management

Marek Szwejczewski, Steve Macaulay and Bob Lillis on the link between successful change and shifting skills, mindsets and attitudes L&D and people professionals have long understood that organisational change is essential and inevitable today; but what are the key skills…

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Ghosting in recruitment doesn’t have to be a horror story

Ghostbusters

Luke Shipley on how to keep communication lines firing on all cylinders during the hiring process  Ghosting isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about hiring a new employee, or when speaking to a potential employer.…

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LTEM and Action Mapping: hot sauce for business-driven learning 

Hot Sauce Sign

Ricci Masero adds zest to training evaluations, aligning learning with organisational goals and kicking performance gaps to the curb  While travelling in the lush paradise of Costa Rica, where zesty hot sauce is as ubiquitous as the tropical sunshine, I…

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How to build a fairer leadership pipeline for everyone 

Diverse Modern Office: Black Businesswoman

Sarah Danzl discusses how organisations can create more equitable leadership opportunities  Organisations have made some progress in building more representative boards and C-suites, with the latest Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey & Co finding that it’s at the…

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How we got here – career starts in L&D

What's your story? written on paper from a typewriter that is just about in the picture.

Anna Svitak and Lior Locher interview each other and share how they developed their careers as learning professionals About Anna Svitak I’m an organisational psychologist and working as a Learning Advisor for Shell as part of its graduate scheme. I’m…

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Unlocking talent in the age of AI  

Unlock your potential

Gerry Griffin debunks AI myths, explores real-world applications, and highlights its potential for data-driven insights to enhance human potential   The hysteria around AI can make it hard to tell fact from fiction. Listen to the doomsayers and you could…

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