The importance of continually providing training and learning opportunities for employees has been made apparent in a recent survey. The survey revealed that 56% of workers would leave their current role if their employers stopped providing training. A further 31% …
For many, mentoring, coaching and counselling are interchangeable terms. However, their function within the workplace setting is becoming increasingly separate from each other. Each serving their own specific purposes towards the overall goal of performance improvement. But what are those …
Practicing mindfulness can bring a wide range of benefits to both our personal and professional lives. Scientific studies have shown that mindfulness improves brain capacity, creativity and problem solving, and can help to prevent and treat depression. Yet very few …
Most of us understand what compassion means when we use it towards other human beings but what about ourselves? Many of us get stuck in unhelpful patterns of unnecessary self-criticism which can prove harmful to our health. Self-compassion is becoming …
Employee engagement is not a new phenomenon; in fact, the term has been widely used since the 1990s. However, the recent statistical analysis has thrown the challenge of keeping employees engaged into the spotlight. The most shocking of the recent …
Much of our daily life has become habitual. In fact, studies have shown that habits account for around 40% of our behaviour on any given day. Therefore, whether you’ve built several good habits, or are increasingly developing bad ones, they …
Not only do internal promotions make staff twice as likely to put in extra effort at work, but companies that follow this type of policy triple industry average returns on their stock price and half the staff turnover of their …
61% of employees have experienced mental health issues due to work or work-related factors, which is why the mental health of employees is becoming an increasingly important consideration for employers up and down the country. But despite these alarming statistics, …
Many individuals today refer to themselves as perfectionists, citing the benefits in exacting high standards of both themselves and those around them. In fact, a 2016 study of 41,641 American, Canadian and British students revealed that perfectionism had grown dramatically …
Onboarding and inductions are often overlooked elements of hiring a new recruit. In fact, over 20% of companies have no formal onboarding system in place at all. Getting the induction process right is crucial. Failure to properly induct an employee …