In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the recruitment industry is no exception. Algorithms now scan CVs in seconds, assess cultural fit, and even conduct video interviews. Yet amid all this progress, something essential remains unchanged: leadership hiring — particularly at the executive level — is still a deeply human process. As AI tools… Continue reading AGENTIC ADOPTION: AI With Agency: Why Executive Search Still Needs the Human Touch
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Do you have Hurry Sickness? Here’s how to slow down
Today’s landscape of hustle culture and frequent change, hurry sickness—the constant feeling of needing to rush—can leave you exhausted and irritable. Here’s how to slow down without sacrificing your performance: Build in buffer time. Schedule space between tasks to handle surprises or reflect. Block out undistracted time for deep work or reevaluating priorities. Think before… Continue reading Do you have Hurry Sickness? Here’s how to slow down
10 Employee Retention Strategies for 2022: What are you doing to help keep your staff?
For years, employee retention has been a major concern for businesses. There is no one-size-fits-all formula for ensuring that your staff stays with your company indefinitely. Employees may leave their current job due to monotony, a lack of career advancement, new job prospects, better compensation, unhealthy work culture, and various other factors. What is Employee… Continue reading 10 Employee Retention Strategies for 2022: What are you doing to help keep your staff?
Making Coaching Accessible to Everyone: the benefits of Technology and Remote Coaching
The benefits of workplace coaching have been well known and proven for the past 20 years and it’s now become a must for many companies. However, it is still quite often viewed as something reserved only for Executives or High Potential groups. It’s a fact that if money were no object, many more organisations would… Continue reading Making Coaching Accessible to Everyone: the benefits of Technology and Remote Coaching
Lack of In-person Catch-ups Driving Workers to Quit
Two thirds of white-collar workers are forecast to leave their jobs this year due to a lack of face-to-face communication with managers, as a result of working from home. A quarter of professionals surveyed by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters and Walters People said they have no communication at all with their manager when working from… Continue reading Lack of In-person Catch-ups Driving Workers to Quit
60% of Brits would rather go to the DENTIST than attend back-to-back work meetings
New research released today has looked into the real feelings of Brits when faced with a stark choice – either go to the dentist or attend back-to-back working meetings. A whopping 61% said that they would pick a date with the dentist instead of having to attend consecutive work meetings (either virtual or in-person), according… Continue reading 60% of Brits would rather go to the DENTIST than attend back-to-back work meetings
Struggling to make the remote work argument? New data from Goldman Sachs may change that.
HR can often find itself struggling to make arguments for an office return, despite associated benefits with remote or hybrid work. Many bosses – Alan Sugar, Pimlico Plumber’s Charlie Mullins and Morgan Stanley’s CEO amongst them – have been outspoken against remote working and are pushing for an office return. Yet, most in HR know… Continue reading Struggling to make the remote work argument? New data from Goldman Sachs may change that.
5 Tips to Reduce Screen Time While You’re WFH
Pre-quarantine, you likely thought that you spent almost all of your workday at the computer. But little did you know that you could spend so much more. Between commutes, formal meetings, drive-by chats, watercooler talks, coffee breaks, and lunches, you had many opportunities throughout your day where your eyes would have a break from your… Continue reading 5 Tips to Reduce Screen Time While You’re WFH
75% of staff DON’T WANT full-time office work post-pandemic
New data has found that three-quarters (75%) of UK office workers said that they don’t want to return to the office full-time once normality returns. According to the latest research from digital coaching provider Ezra, 22% of UK office workers said that they will continue working from home full-time following the coronavirus crisis. In… Continue reading 75% of staff DON’T WANT full-time office work post-pandemic
Should businesses pay remote workers less in the future?
Half of the workforce is now remote, with many saving money on commuting and living costs – should that translate into diminished pay packets? The employee exodus Living and working in a city can be costly. Let’s take the capital, for example. Commuting from within London or from a satellite town costs circa £5,114 – 18%… Continue reading Should businesses pay remote workers less in the future?