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Google Glass Re-invented for the Workplace

The return of Google’s smart eyewear is here, re-invented, and this time with a focus on revolutionising the workplace. Google Glass first came out in 2014 with the grand ambition to leap from smartphones to a glass screen interface that brings the internet into to the user’s line of vision. But after a backlash of criticism…

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4 Tips to Avoiding Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process

Have you ever met someone and thought, “there’s just something I don’t like about him,” even though you had no good reason to make such a judgement? We have all been there and many of us discovered that guy turned out to be a great person. The point is bias inevitably influences our judgement whether…

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What Mistakes Do Companies Make with Diversity and Inclusion?

Having a robust diversity and inclusion policy in place might seem like the obvious way to ensure you have a diverse workplace. Believe it or not, there are right ways of doing it, as well as lots of wrong ways. We’ve sought advice from our panel of diversity and inclusion experts who share their thoughts…

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Why You Should Give Your Staff a Mental Health Day Off Work

Your leave policies may include sick leave, maternity and paternity leave, compassionate leave and even bereavement leave. But does it include mental health sick leave? We all know the mental health of our employees is paramount and a lot of companies are being proactive and robust about the way they deal with employees’ mental health.…

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Team-Building for Collaboration

Teams are formed to accomplish a shared purpose and their success will depend on familiarity with each other’s work style, experience on prior teams, and their clarity of purpose and performance is hampered if team members don’t work well together. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines collaboration as “an action of working with someone to…