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The COVID-19 pandemic has touched all areas of business. It has meant organisations and workers alike have had to adapt and be agile to deliver, in some cases, the same job they had been doing one way for some time. Delivering training is no different and in this new era of work, having a robust training programme will be fundamental to helping organisations to adapt to and embrace change in the future. Continue reading Four tips to help you deliver training to remote and hybrid teams

As a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak, the world of work is undergoing unprecedented long-term change. Our professional lives will never be the same again, and that presents a huge challenge for leaders. So today I’m joined by Alex Fraser, Group Head of Organisational Change at Hays.

Alex is here to talk to us today about how leaders can anticipate and manage the significant changes that are on the horizon, as we gradually transition to a new era of work post-crisis.

Continue reading Podcast 17: Managing change as we transition to the new era of work

If you work in inclusion and diversity (I&D) at the moment, you’re probably concerned that years of progress could be lost within a short space of time. Senior teams are focusing on the here and now: reacting to fast-changing government advice, trying to keep day-to-day business running virtually, and attempting to salvage business as we all deal with the continued financial fall-out of the coronavirus. Continue reading Inclusion and diversity during a crisis? We’ve been here before!

Much of the world’s population has been forced to work remotely, some for the first time, and all under difficult, unprecedented circumstances. Even as some restrictions ease and some people are returning to their workplaces, it is clear that, for many organisations, there will be a permanent increase in home working. For some, it makes economic sense. For others, it is a necessity to protect their own health or that of vulnerable family members and, for some, continued child care. It has never been more important then, that leaders appreciate the varying pressures on their people and support their wellbeing. Continue reading Nine ways to lead your employees’ wellbeing remotely

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organisations to undergo significant change and adjust to an unexpected new reality. From adapting products or services to adopting new technology to run their business, in a matter of weeks organisations have undergone levels of change that, pre-crisis, we wouldn’t have thought possible in years. Continue reading How to craft your job post COVID-19