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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Did you know that 75% of employees are not desk-workers? 61 million people in the US are Gen Z (more than Gen X). 15% of the population in Europe are Gen Z […]
It is Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 and this year’s theme is stress. In the second of a two-part blog, we look at three ways businesses can start addressing workplace stress. In […]
It is Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 and this year’s theme is stress. In the first of a two-part blog, we look at how organisations can effectively address stress at work to […]
Leadership is about looking after those around you, standing together through the tough times. Our Creative Lead Anthony Coombes shares his experience on adversity in the workplace, creative leadership, and thriving in […]
A merger or acquisition can often be a clash of the cultures. Cliff Ettridge discusses his three tips for keeping employees focused while going through an M&A. Keeping employees focused during a […]
April marks the deadline for private sector companies to formally report their employee gender pay gap. With finance and insurance companies reporting a gender pay gap of more than 18%, companies like […]
This article looks at three tips for organisations to follow in order to turn around a toxic brand or a brand that is faced with a crisis. What is a toxic brand? […]
The role of employees in seeing a brand through the tough times is invaluable. Cliff Ettridge looks at the recent Oxfam brand crisis, his time working at The Body Shop and how […]
Studies have shown that workplace design can help empower people and transform business. Office spaces can be used as tools to stimulate, engage and promote collaboration by fusing business goals with design […]
Hands up – I have never worked in a large corporate organisation. But I have been on the inside of many as an Employee Engagement Consultant. And time and again similar themes […]
Discussions around the boardroom table regularly feature, in some form, how the business or organisation can shake off the shackles of legacy issues and system constraints to start thinking like a start-up. […]
Cliff Ettridge 
Liz Bryant 
Jon Quinnell 
Clare Wilson 
Seamour Rathore 
Dave Recchia 
Kardo Ayoub 
Anthony Coombes 
Bob Wheller 
Sarah Martzloff 
Jess Hardy