Encouraging those from diverse backgrounds, be they social, ethnic, sexual orientation, disability and so on, to pursue a career in your company can help give your business a competitive advantage. The diversification of a business’ employees fosters innovation, creativity, and excellent performance. The benefits are incalculable: for individuals, families, communities, companies, and the economy and…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
How can we go about getting true human insights to uncover the authentic employer brand of a company? Jonas Fischer is the founder of PeerCulture, a new kind of employee content & research company based in New York. I recently spoke to him about interviewing employees to gain vital information that will help with culture…
Everyone likes to be appreciated and nowhere more so than in the work place. Today (March 3rd) is Employee Appreciation Day, and while you may snigger or roll your eyes at the thought of such a day existing, surely it can’t be a bad thing. Now there is the argument that you shouldn’t just appreciate…
Short on time, but have a lot of information to cover for your new hires? The woe of bosses after a hiring spree is how they’re going to impart all the relevant information without losing valuable time. That’s where this fun, yet valuable, idea comes into play. A “Brown Bag” lunch is an informal meeting…
There’s nothing worse than working for a bad boss. But what if the boss is so bad that it tarnishes the good name of the company, or worse still damages the employer brand? In recent weeks Uber boss Travis Kalanick has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Firstly for the damning open letter by…
Collaboration is hard, even within a team. Across multiple teams and across multiple departments? That’s a near-impossible task in some organizations. Sales people might distrust the inputs from marketing people, or HR might regard the IT team with suspicion. But it’s the ability to collaborate — to be creative and to solve problems together —…
There have been countless studies, media reports and even employment tribunals challenging the pay difference between men and women doing the same jobs – and it’s a worldwide problem. The Nordic countries have the smallest global gender gap index, but African and Middle Eastern countries, trail a long way behind them. Rwanda is the one exception…
Last year we spoke to Shutterstock about the big creative trends predicted for 2016. I’ve had the opportunity to chat to Terrence Morash, Creative Director at Shutterstock, about what’s hot and what’s not for this year. And for you instant messaging fans among you, you’ll be pleased to know emojis will continue to have a strong…
Are you worried by your office environment? Maybe you’re guilty of the dreaded zombie workforce syndrome? There’s no denying that there is a direct link between employee satisfaction in the workplace and productivity levels. By making some small changes to your office environment your employees will be more content and as a result you can expect…