How do you authentically bring your brand to life through the internal communications and employee experience at your workplace? Do you too often find that the life gets knocked out of internal […]
As Covid-19 continues to affect all businesses, investors will be looking to understand both the impact on the business and its workforce. The upcoming crop of annual reports will need to reveal […]
Purpose-led: An organisation that doesn’t just talk about purpose, but embeds meaning into every aspect of work, every day (Deloitte, 2020) In recent years it’s fair to say that ‘Purpose’ has become […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ […]
*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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cliff Ettridge 
Bob Wheller 
Jess Hardy 
The Team 
Liz Bryant 
Kat Anastasiou 
Clare Wilson 
Seamour Rathore