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 […]
Employee Engagement Blogs
Cliff Ettridge 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 […]
Liz Bryant 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 […]
Clare Wilson 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 […]
Workplace Wednesday: When an office becomes a home away from home
As part of our Workplace Wednesday blog series, we took part in Workplace Week – a week-long event which “shines a spotlight on some of the most innovative, creative and celebrated workspaces, […]
Workplace Wednesday: Not Pulp fiction – The BFI’s new home makeover
The British Film Institute’s refurbished headquarters in Fitzrovia, London was showcased during this year’s Workplace Week. As part of our Workplace Wednesday blog series, we took a tour of the iconic institute […]
Dave Recchia Workplace Wednesday: The death of the desk? Well, not quite…
To kickstart our Workplace Wednesday blog series on workplace design and new ways of working, we look at our office redesign at The Team. Learn how we transformed our space to one […]
How you can make your brand identity prism work inside out
Brands are all about people – both customers and employees. We look at the Kapferer’s Brand Identity Prism, which considers customers and employees in every panel to build a brand identity and […]
Scores on the doors – How to measure employee engagement?
Measuring employee engagement shouldn’t start and stop with your annual employee survey. We look at thinking broader about the outcomes that an engaged workforce will have – which will open up your measurement […]
How brands can design workplaces for employees that are good for mental health
World Mental Health Day has helped increased awareness of mental health issues. As a result, we are more open about mental health than ever before with it becoming a natural part of […]
Kardo Ayoub How to make sure your digital transformation goes smoothly
How can you keep up with new technologies, introduce new tools and processes, and keep, in some cases, thousands of employees satisfied and minimise resistance? In this article we will go through […]
Why your people are key to bringing your brand to life
Too often, organisations rush to get a brand refresh to market, having inadequately involved and embedded it with their people first. We look at three principles to help shape the 21st-century employee […]
Great Employee Experience breeds trust; the heart of any brand success
Employee experience is everything. It’s not about delivering employee engagement. It’s about delivering trust. An employer brand experience that delivers trust, also delivers customer results and great customer experience. Trust is the […]
Why career development opportunities are non-negotiable
Professional development and career opportunities have become one of the key non-negotiables of what employees expect of a great employer. Our latest blog looks at how organisations can offer effective career development […]
A few lessons learned when communicating and embedding Workday for employees
Workday is everywhere, and increasingly organisations are seeking to embed it as they seek greater automation, more data to drive HR decision-making and to give more control back to employees. What should […]
How to change the employee experience to engage Generation Z
The Generation Z workforce are coming, and they are a more diverse set of employees looking for different experiences and have a different attitude towards the workplace. We look at how businesses […]
Anthony Coombes Finding motivation at work
Studies show that purpose-driven employees are more likely to be high performers and have a greater sense of accomplishment in their work. So, how do you we find meaning in our working […]
Why you should refresh the internal communication around your business strategy on a regular basis
Most of us are creatures of habit. But when someone does introduce us to something new that we like, we love it. We adopt it. With that in mind, as communicators we […]
I was wrong about personality quizzes – why they work!
Anthony Coombes discusses why personality quizzes actually work, despite his misconceptions, after The Team got 45,000 RBS employees to stop, take notice and participate in an exercise that would tell them more […]
“… won’t that do us out of a job?” – Get the most out of your communication spend
Liz Bryant, Consultant at The Team, discusses her top three tips for businesses to get the most out of their communication spend. Another day at the coalface and another brief for colleague […]