The lockdown period has been a learning curve for both businesses and professionals. We have had to learn how to use new technologies and how to remain productive when outside of the office, all whilst consciously supporting one another’s mental health and wellbeing. Continue reading How to prioritise the wellbeing of your people in a hybrid workplace
Conducting job interviews remotely is set to become commonplace as we enter the next era of work. But how can you replicate that ‘feeling’ candidates get for your organisation when they interview with you in-person, if they are just staring into a screen, devoid of the sensory overload they would experience during a face-to-face interview? How can a potential employee truly get an understanding of what it really would be like to work for your organisation, if they won’t be physically setting foot in your offices and meeting your people? Continue reading Interviewing remotely? Eight ways to bring your employer brand to life
To categorise 2020 as a ‘stressful year for most people’ would be an understatement. Continue reading Working from home with kids: How to look after your family’s wellbeing in the age of corona
The decision you make when choosing which employer to work for, and which role to accept, has always been an important one – life changing in fact. It’s an intently personal thing, rooted in your values and hopes and dreams for the future. Continue reading Seven questions to ask your interviewer, post-COVID
As governments around the world slowly start to ease lockdown restrictions, for many leaders, focus is now firmly on how to return to growth when operating with backdrop of uncertainty and unease. This is a monumental challenge, but we can rise to it if we utilise our organisation’s most valuable asset – our people. Continue reading The five interview questions you must ask to secure the best candidates in the next era of work
As the initial ‘sprint’ of getting organisations functioning remotely is slowing, thoughts are now turning to how we support people coming back into the office to work. This has been a theme in all of my client conversations over the last month, and as lockdown restrictions start to ease, they’re noticing a cautious mood among their employees – something I refer to as ‘the fear of returning’. Continue reading Fear of returning or cautiously optimistic?
The coronavirus crisis has afforded many people greater time and space to focus on all aspects of their lives, including their careers. Granted, we may greatly differ in our individual situations – many have unfortunately lost their jobs over the past two months, some perhaps have experienced a change in working patterns or other circumstances during this time. Although approaching this moment from different paths, many are united in how we are now proactively using this time to reflect on the trajectory of our professional lives in some way. Continue reading Will COVID-19 change our attitudes to work?
