At this time of year, as well as gorging myself on chocolate and cheese, I take the time to reflect on the business year gone by, plan my strategy for the year ahead, and review what lessons I have learned from a personal and professional perspective. I think it is vital to use the holiday…
Let’s face it – office parties are tough events to navigate for a long list of reasons. But for introverts, they are especially problematic. However, with the right planning and advice, there’s no reason why introverts can’t ace work gatherings and even start enjoying them. This 18-step guide covers what introverts should do before, during…
Everyone’s heard of MBTI (Myers-Briggs) or Enneagram, and maybe even their love language. While not all apply to work—through learning your team’s love language can help you quickly learn how to make them feel validated and appreciated—they still help you define and understand what helps you work best. Though less well-known, Sally Hogshead’s personality test…
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How to Plan Your Office Party
These days, just getting drunk and humiliating yourself isn’t the only thing you need to worry about at your work Christmas do. Sadly with the rise of the #Metoo movement, being over familiar with your work colleagues could land you in a whole heap of trouble. Laurie Huspen, the founder of Valuable Resources Co., suggests…
For a long time, the world of employer branding was all about intangibles. Actually presenting the results of your employer brand work was hard to do. That’s where data comes in. Making the intangibles; tangible. Data is becoming a popular commodity to businesses of all sizes because it helps them make more informed decisions and…
Juggling the traditional 9 to 5 in the office can be a struggle for employees in the 21st century, as they try to balance work with childcare, care of elderly parents and the slew of other responsibilities. As employers, we should be looking for ways to make the working week more practical for our workers.…
With new research from Robert Half’s Office Team suggesting that nearly half of candidate’s lie within their CV (a 25% increase from their 2011 survey) as a recruiter you need to enhance your ability to spot those white lies. Using probing questions, fine-tuning your sifting skills and going beyond simply looking at CVs will help you…
It is a unique experience to be in when you identify the concept of unconscious bullying in leadership. For many business professionals, this behaviour is put down to differences in opinion or personality clashes. The reality, however, is a far greater concern, and something that needs to be addressed across all stages of the talent…
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Powering Up Your Employer Brand
EDF Energy is one of the UK’s largest energy companies and the largest producer of low-carbon electricity, producing around one-sixth of the nation’s electricity from its nuclear power stations, wind farms and coal & gas power plants. So how does it do employer branding? We asked Neil Daly who is the Employer Brand & EVP…