It’s no easy task achieving work-life balance in today’s unpredictable and fast-paced business world. As we’ve become more dependent on technology and social media, it’s also becoming difficult to separate work from our personal lives. We recently conducted a global study to discover which countries ranked the best for overall work-life balance and cross-compared the…
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8 Tips to Managing Millennials
Each employee has different working styles. Because of the diverse makeup of offices today, employees are often grouped with the generations they fall under to study behavioral patterns easier. Millennials, the youngest of the batch, have been notorious for being the most different kind of workers compared to the previous generations. Often, they receive criticism…
Toxic leadership is a big problem in the business world. Despite the massive growth in interest in company culture in recent years, toxic managers still exist. They are bad apples having a detrimental effect on employee retention and productivity. Most of all, toxic managers are destroying the good fabric of the business. It’s increasingly recognized…
When you get to the stage of inviting a candidate to come in for an interview, you are already halfway towards employing them, sometimes even more. You have read their CV, liked their qualifications and experience and their references are solid. Maybe you have done pre-screening on the phone and they ticked all the boxes.…
Meetings represent those snippets in our day where we have to sit and confront our deepest fear: social interaction. Steve Thompson, Managing Director of the marketing, analytics and digital recruitment agency Forward Role, highlights the importance of meetings in an organization: “Meetings can be useful, but we’ve all been in a meeting that’s been ruined…
The summer months often present unique issues for employers when it comes to telecommuting, flexible schedules, seasonal hires, summer interns, time off, and summer vacations. These are among the key workplace challenges an employer should consider. Summer may be a time when employees are more interested in telecommuting and flexible schedules to help them spend…
Great managers are masters of multi-tasking, communicating with team members while inspiring achievement and delivering results. However, there’s often that ONE manager who never responds to your emails or phone calls. Now, I’m not referring to the C-level executive rarely seen around the office because he or she is busy running the company. I’m talking…
Mindfulness is something we all naturally possess. It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much. Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you – can improve your mental wellbeing. But can the same be said about your place of…
Over 32 million people in the United Kingdom are currently employed. So which jobs does the nation face shortages currently and where should you look if you’re looking for your next role? If you’re looking for a particular job in your sector, chances are moving around the UK could provide you with more opportunity than…