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Personnel | How to avoid dependent relationships at work

Do people keep coming back to you with endless questions? Is your to-do list mostly made up of things other people should be doing? Do people rely on you to solve their problems? Perhaps you are in a...

Wellbeing | Do more to support employee financial wellbeing

As the cost of living crisis deepens, people are increasingly looking for support with their finances. With a proven link between financial stress and mental and physical health, there is every reason...

Culture | Calling it out: why bystanders are key to creating an anti-bullying culture

On average, workplace bullying affects around 15% of people, while some 83% of employees say they have witnessed workplace bullying. 

Culture | Ask yourself, are you having fun at work?

Following the Great Resignation, millennials and boomers alike are resisting the return to the office and leaving their jobs like never before.

D&I | Fighting the need to be right in conversations about race

It’s been 28 months. You know what I’m talking about. All the black squares and declarations of anti-racism action. All the corporate downcast eyes and solemn faces and promises to do better. 

D&I | Out and proud: experiences as an out role model

Every June, we see businesses take to LinkedIn and other social media platforms to adorn their pages with the rainbow tones of the pride flag. The gesture is intended to show that the organisation is...

Engagement | Tackling the cause of quiet quitting

Everyone is talking about quiet quitting. While the phrase sounds like it’s referring to someone subtly handing in their notice, it actually describes a growing rebellion against the hustle culture of...

R&D | Why a constraints culture is better for innovation

When it comes to innovation, resources are simply not the differentiator. It doesn’t particularly matter how much money and resources you have, or, how long a time period you have to work on a...

Legislation | Stamp duty changes will promote talent mobility

Stamp duty has been broadly disincentivising labour mobility in the UK since the early 19th century when it was first introduced on the sale of property.

Gender | What not to ask a transgender person

This week is National Inclusion Week, which of course raises the question: how can we improve belonging in the workplace? While it is never appropriate to ask intrusive questions, it is something...

Problem solving | Learning iconography: making the complex, simple and memorable

Fourteen years ago, I went to see Richard Olivier deliver one of his Shakespeare Mythodrama sessions in a small hotel in Edinburgh. My then boss called me the week before and said, “I’ve booked us...

Communication | The power of humour at work

We’re a nation in mourning, united by events which affect all of us, no matter what our politics or allegiances. Such events affect teams in organisations in a wide variety of ways, providing a leader...