The importance of purpose to Gen Z
Camilia Miccolis on why meaning matters in the retention of Gen Z staff and how L&D can help With Gen Z making up around 20% of the global workforce, and growing year on year, employers cannot ignore what this age…
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Moving workplace celebrations from tipsy to temperate
As Alcohol Awareness Week draws to a close, TJ’s regular contributor Luke Smith weighs up the pros and cons of alcohol at work events As a business leader, you hold significant responsibility for shaping the culture within your organisation. Your…
How to develop happy employees
Retaining a motivated, skilled workforce demands work says Antoinette Oglethorpe and that includes focussing on all, including your best people Engaging in regular conversations with employees about their career development is important because it helps them grow professionally. Sometimes, managers…
Improving DE&I in the automotive sector
Charlotte de Metz looks at what we can do to improve diversity within the automotive industry In the UK, the automotive sector employs 780,000 people. It is a dynamic industry full of challenges and multiple interesting job roles that are…
What’s an ambivert, and does it matter?
Extravert or introvert – what about a hybrid variation? Thom Dennis looks at the characteristics of the ambivert Some of us have been through psychometric testing and the know of the extraversion to introversion scale, originally conceived by Carl Jung,…
Pathways to re-joining the workforce
Kevin Vashi looks at some of the barriers preventing the unemployed from returning to work The UK is currently in the grip of an unsustainable job market. The rate of unemployment in the UK reached a historic low of 3.7%…
Why reverse mentoring is trending in 2023
Dr Lynda Shaw explores the science and business benefits of reverse mentoring and why L&D is crucial to its success in organisations Reverse mentoring is a technique that involves pairing less experienced or younger workers with more experienced executives or…
Creating an ADHD-friendly workplace
Leanne Maskell on what skills L&D can promote to help managers support and nurture people with ADHD As attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has only been diagnosable in UK adults since 2008, our society is currently seeing the number of…
The consequences of gender disparities
Kelly Metcalf, head of DE&I and well-being at Fujitsu, considers women’s health and career advancement and says organisations could do better Gender inequality in the workplace is a prevalent issue that continues to pose problems for women in all industries.…
TJ Newsflash: 6 April
Here is the pre-Easter newsflash from TJ. The editor Debbie Carter selects stories, research findings and insights for all those interested in talent, skills and people development New report from Accenture reveals the foundations of a new reality New research…
