As the ’war for talent’ ramps up amid ongoing labour shortages, many firms start to think outside the box when it comes luring new staff. Doubled pay-packets, meal kits and free video games are among some of the enticing offers up for grabs for new recruits. But why are traditional ‘work perks’ such as social… Continue reading The Tactics Firms Are Using to Win the ‘Talent War’
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The Success of Psychometrics in Sales
What is the secret of success in sales? Is it a matter of mastering and applying specific skills, of gaining expertise about a product or service, of getting to know a company and its clients – or is it dependent on possessing certain traits and aptitudes, discernible through psychometric testing? Certainly, our personality traits impact… Continue reading The Success of Psychometrics in Sales
LGBT+ policies can boost company performance
According to the latest research from the Aalto University School of Business and the University of Vaasa, companies that take their corporate responsibility to LGBT+ policies seriously yield better performance. The research, which was conducted by Jukka Sihvonen, Assistant Professor at Aalto University School of Business along with the University of Vaasa team, looked to… Continue reading LGBT+ policies can boost company performance
NEW WATCHDOG TO MERGE THREE BODIES INTO ONE TO PROTECT UK WORKERS
The government has announced it is launching a new watchdog to protect the rights of UK workers – the long-vaunted Single Enforcement Body. The new workers’ watchdog will take over responsibility for tackling modern slavery, enforcing the minimum wage and protecting agency workers. The move will see the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, the Employment… Continue reading NEW WATCHDOG TO MERGE THREE BODIES INTO ONE TO PROTECT UK WORKERS
Should it be illegal to contact staff out of work hours?
The number of hours employees have been working has spiked throughout the pandemic, with several studies indicating that remote working has encouraged more overtime. In fact, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) previously found that people working from home during the pandemic were putting in an average of six hours of unpaid overtime a week.… Continue reading Should it be illegal to contact staff out of work hours?
7 Tips for Coaching Employees to Improve Performance
DSA Executive offer bespoke online and face-to-face coaching. To find out more, visit our website or contact us at: coaching@dsaexecutive.com Managers and leaders are critical to the success of a business, and so are effective coaching skills. Consistent coaching helps with employee onboarding and retention, performance improvement, skill improvement, and knowledge transfer. On top of these benefits, coaching… Continue reading 7 Tips for Coaching Employees to Improve Performance
How to Follow Up With Someone Who’s Not Getting Back to You
We’ve all been there. You email someone asking for a conversation, information, input, or an introduction, and you get no response. Whether you are reaching out to a co-worker, a client, a recruiter, a classmate, or even an old friend, not everyone will get back to you on your timeline — if at all. As… Continue reading How to Follow Up With Someone Who’s Not Getting Back to You
The Creative Ways to Interact with Gen Z in 2021
Last February, Sara Wilson for Harvard Business Review wrote about the phenomenon of how younger audiences are leaving many public-facing social platforms and flocking to smaller, more intimate online destinations. They were named “digital campfires” and three reasons audiences were gathering there were identified: to private message one another, to connect to a micro-community, or… Continue reading The Creative Ways to Interact with Gen Z in 2021
How to build a high performing leadership team
A team that can collaborate and works cohesively together can have huge benefits for a business, and research has shown that employers are keen to foster these teams. Queens University of Charlotte previously revealed that around 75% of employers rate teamwork and collaboration as ‘very important’, while 88% of employees and executives cite lack of… Continue reading How to build a high performing leadership team
Now Is a Great Time to Start Practicing Mindfulness
Anger, fear, and grief have always been present in our lives and affected the way we work, but rarely as much as during a global pandemic. Mindfulness is one of the most accessible tools at our disposal to deal with these hard-to-have feelings productively. Unfortunately, a common misconception heard when talking to executives about mindfulness is… Continue reading Now Is a Great Time to Start Practicing Mindfulness