Always listen to your mother, the adage goes, because sooner or later you’ll realize she was right all along. Sometimes it’s hard to take mom’s advice. It might seem counterintuitive, overly protective, or just not practical, but there are a number of reasons that taking a mother’s word for it might make you look pretty…
In this agile era, in which the biggest difference between two products or services often comes down to branding, businesses need to renew their focus on their strongest resource: their people. Whether you’re an HR team lead or a sales leader, maintaining a high-quality salesforce is one of the biggest challenges you’re likely to face…
Some companies have won awards for their employee mental health policies, others have just got the bare minimum in place to ensure they and their staff are covered, while shockingly some organizations haven’t even considered putting one in place. So what should an employee mental health policy include and why? Well luckily for you, we’ve…
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The Race to Close the Tech Gap
An anticipated 8.6 million new tech jobs are expected to emerge over the next decade. This is a startling statistic for modern companies to digest, especially as they already face challenges to fill existing tech and IT jobs due to a growing shortage of digital talent. In an attempt to combat the skills gap, many…
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Upskilling the Workforce
Employers are increasingly finding ways to upskill existing staff rather than recruiting new staff for their organizations. We know that good employees value development opportunities and will seek other opportunities in order to expand their knowledge and skill sets if they can’t meet their needs at work. This incentivizes employers to focus on staff retention…