Investing in people in business can often mirror the stock market — volatile, reactive, and rarely steady in any single pattern for too long. When talent wars rage, some companies scramble to outdo one another with benefits and perks, vying for the title of “best place to work.” Yet, as soon as the climate cools…
Category: Workplace
Employee experience can seriously impact your bottom line. The Employer Brand Index gives you insight into what talent really thinks about your company.
A quarter of employees believe their job negatively affects both their mental and physical health, according to the CIPD’s Good Work Index 2025. This represents roughly 8.5 million working people in the UK. The same report also highlights that poor workplace relationships harm productivity, specifically pointing to the influence that poor relationships with colleagues and line…
In any workplace, candor drives clarity, alignment, and growth. When people avoid tough conversations, withhold or sugarcoat feedback, or talk around the real issues, it slows progress or things start to break. But a culture of honesty and directness doesn’t just happen — it has to be designed into how the organization operates. A high-candor…
When I started Social Tables, our 3,000-square-foot loft in D.C. was chaos in the best way. An open office where different teams bled into one another, Sonos playlists were curated by the week’s most productive sales rep, and desks on wheels meant anyone could move anywhere. What I didn’t realize at the time was that…
If you want to decimate your bottom line, obliterate employee morale, and set your company on fire without even realizing it, there’s a surefire way to do it: put the wrong people in the wrong seats. It happens every day. A high-performing individual-contributor gets catapulted into management because of tenure, not talent. An executive holds…
Leadership today demands more than meeting current quarterly goals—it requires shaping the future of the business and its people against the backdrop of an often challenging environment. Yet, there are striking gaps between the skills that leaders need and the development organisations are providing. According to DDI’s Europe Leadership Report 2025, leaders recognise the need…
The intersection of technology and workplace diversity has reached a pivotal moment with the release of a new report, “Leverage GAI to Diversify Talent” from talent services firm Seramount. This research sheds light on how generative AI (GAI) shows the potential to revolutionize recruiting and hiring practices for historically excluded talent. The report highlights GAI’s…
Job scams have become increasingly sophisticated, targeting unsuspecting job seekers with a variety of deceptive tactics. Cybercriminals exploit the vulnerability of individuals seeking employment, often using fraudulent job postings, phishing emails, and social engineering techniques to lure victims into sharing sensitive personal information. A new report from Heimdal reveals key insights into the growing threat…
As the saying goes, everything old is new again, and “ghost jobs” are no exception. Over the past decade, we’ve seen the job market favor both employers and job seekers at different times. Since then, the pendulum has continued to swing in both directions as candidates ghost employers while employers post imaginary jobs that mislead…