Quick Summary Redundancies are rising as the UK job market contracts — making early, well-managed outplacement more critical than ever. HR leaders must act now to align restructuring plans with upcoming employment law changes and workforce expectations. Being...
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Is Lower Staff Turnover a Good Thing?
Is Lower Staff Turnover a Good Thing? Quick Summary Falling turnover might look like a win—but it can hide deeper issues, like loss of top performers. Recruitment freezes and blocked progression paths can frustrate your best people, while “corporate prisoners”...
Is Communication Undermining Your Redundancy Process?
Quick Summary Communication is more than a delivery tactic: it's a strategic lever that protects your culture during restructuring. Leadership alignment is non-negotiable. A fractured message damages credibility internally and externally. Delay breeds uncertainty....
How to improve employee retention in 2025?
How to improve talent retention has quietly become one of the toughest challenges for businesses right now. It’s no longer enough to just find good people; you’ve got to find ways to keep them. And in this rapidly changing and uncertain world, that’s not always easy. ...
Why Career Coaching is Essential for Mid-to-Senior Talent
How many hidden leavers are in your organisation? In today’s tough job market, holding on to mid-to-senior talent has never been trickier. That’s why career coaching for mid-to-senior talent is becoming a must-have: it gives your experienced people the support...
Delegation: Why Is It So Hard?
Delegation – or frankly the inability to do it – is often one of the biggest constraints on business growth. Leaders, no matter how good, have finite capacity, and eventually even the best run out of bandwidth and become bottlenecks in their own organisation. So why...
Trust is easier to lose than build…
"Trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback". I first heard this old Dutch saying about 5 years ago. And, of course, it is true. Trust is lost much faster than it is won. Building up trust is a bit like filling a piggy bank. You put little bits of loose change in...
How to manage furloughed workers?
The further easing of restrictions is underway bringing many furloughed workers back to work. However, it isn’t back to normal for everyone as many sectors are still trading at below normal (pre-covid) levels and with their employees remaining furloughed. The scheme,...
Focus on Mental Health
There is no denying that the past year has changed the working life for many people. Working from home has gone from the exception to the norm, with many organisations now looking to introduce hybrid office/remote working practices. I know many of those I talk to are...
3 ways to create a more human workplace
Guest blog: Ashley Lipman Most people spent a bulk of their lives at work, yet these places aren’t always fulfilling and welcoming. Do you usually wake up in the morning feeling excited to go to work? If so, you’re in the minority. Whether you’re left wanting more...