Cliff Ettridge What employee experience can learn from the world of teaching
Employer brands can learn so much from the world of teaching when it comes to employee experience. I was delighted to read this article in the Times Educational Supplement by my good […]
Employee Engagement Blogs
A few thoughts on the new employee experience
Here I sit in my coworking space, and it’s just not the same. Gone has some of the bonhomie and camaraderie. It’s something the air hugs just can’t mask. The social distancing […]
Jess Hardy Covid Fast Forward: Transforming the employee & customer experience
Into our fourth month since lockdown, many businesses are now starting to open up their doors. For those of us who have had the luxury of being able to work from home […]
The Team People build brands and brands build businesses
Download ‘People Build Brands and Brands Build Businesses’ By Stephen Kelly, Global Head of HR, IBM Global Business Services, and Cliff Ettridge, Director, The Team The title of this article says it […]
Liz Bryant In successful organisations, communication flows
What is the future for internal communications? Where can communicators add value to the employee experience and to the business? Liz Bryant discusses how people tasked with the role of ‘internal communications’ […]
A decade in review*
*For Employee Engagement. Because that’s what I do. I love this time of year. Love it. And especially at the end of a decade. All the lists of best books and best […]
A time to nurture: making the most of employee trust
The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust levels have changed profoundly in the past year —people have shifted their trust to relationships within their control. We look at three ways organisations […]
A visit to Tommy and Calvin’s place
We visited the offices of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein in Amsterdam. Find out how they are creating an employer brand that will unlock a customer brand. Last month, during London Workplace […]
Kat Anastasiou LinkedIn’s employee wellbeing is at the heart of its workplace design
We visited LinkedIn’s London HQ in Farringdon during Workplace Week to see how employee wellbeing is at the heart of its workplace design. If you work in an office or studio space, […]
The purpose revolution is as powerful as the digital revolution
This blog looks at why a business can’t just paint a new purpose over what it’s currently doing. And why, it has to take people – employees and customers – with it. […]
The future for Internal Communications
This blog looks at what Internal Communications can do in the future to become more useful and relevant to internal audiences. Last year, Ragan reported that 46% of employees they surveyed rated […]
Engaging employees in change in their careers is a critical part of your EVP
How do we engage employees and help people find meaningful work and career changes? This was the topic at Welcome to Work, an event curated and presented by Brighton & Hove based […]
Treat communication as entertainment to create a better employee experience
As part of my training as an actor, I spent time examining the game play thinking of Gavin Bolton. He explored the potential of play in education, putting the child at the […]
Clare Wilson How can workspaces help improve employee productivity and wellbeing?
With research underpinning the idea that artwork can relieve the stress patients face in hospital, we look at how workspace design can help improve employee productivity and wellbeing. The power of design […]
How to DIY employer brand
Are you shifting your employer brand strategy to support a changing business or is something not working for your people? Our blog looks at six steps to follow when you DIY employer […]
Design your employer brand for customers in three parts
Every employer brand must start with customer demand, because it’s by meeting customer demand that employees can be successful. Cliff Ettridge looks at how to design your employer brand for customers in […]
Seamour Rathore How organisations can help work feel meaningful
How we find our work meaningful is a very personal matter and one that has a direct impact on our life and well-being. So, is there a role for the organisation to […]
How and why to measure internal communications
The importance of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications is constantly talked about, but too often, it’s over-looked. In fact, let’s be honest, the number of times a project starts with a […]
Language matters if you want your employees to give a damn
We want employees to care. About the organisation they work for. About the work they do. About working with colleagues to get the best outcome. We want them to care about their […]
Employer brand made easy
Employer brand is about the whole employee experience. An experience that must ensure the right culture emerges – a culture that attracts and retains the right talent. Talent which attracts and retains […]
World Employer Branding Day – what does Employer Branding mean to you?
It’s World Employer Branding Day they said; ‘gis us a blog. So, ever the compliant employee, I sat down and looked through the agenda. I made a few stabs at provocative intros […]
What we can learn about employer branding from Sandra at first direct
Liz Bryant looks at three components to shape your employee experience to enable and inspire employees to deliver the brand experience to customers. I have a favourite story about first direct, the […]
Why is internal communications important?
Internal communications need to do its bit in helping businesses drive change, adopt technology and upskill and reskill workers. We look at 5 reasons why internal communications is important. Sometimes when thinking […]
How “invisible patterns” can be game-changing for 21st-century organisations
Organisational network analysis (ONA) can present organisations with data that shows the relationships and influence of people in your organisation. Learn more about ONA – what it is, how it works and […]
Why is employee engagement important?
Why is employee engagement important? Employee engagement comes from great leadership and a great employee value proposition. We look at why it’s the hard fabric of what people are offered (the focus) and the […]
Workplace Wednesday: Using visual identity to create an innovative and dynamic co-working space
The Team joined forces with RBS and LOM Architects in August 2018 to transform Level 3 at 250 Bishopsgate into an innovative and dynamic co-working space. Find out how we designed their […]
Will your gender pay gap report help or hinder your employer brand?
By 4 April 2019 all companies with more than 250 employees must publish their gender pay gap report. We look at how the report provides an opportunity to tell a story about […]
Workplace Wednesday: Designing smart employee practices and workplaces at Smarkets
Change in the design of workplaces is rapid. To help employees perform to the standard that they want, employers need to create experiences and workspaces that make that happen. Smarkets is doing […]
Irrational people, making irrational decisions about what they do, and not really knowing why
People are not rational or logical. We do not make perfect decisions. In many cases we make the easiest decision. Often, we don’t even know ourselves why we make certain decisions. We […]
Jon Quinnell Workplace Wednesday: Lego – Instructions to the perfect working environment?
We visited Lego’s offices in London during Workplace Week. We explored their workplace design and discovered how their workspaces have been well thought out to accommodate various working activities and how the […]