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  • STRAMMER welcomes new  additions to the team

    STRAMMER welcomes new additions to the team

    STRAMMER is excited to introduce our newcomers in the Paris and Brussels offices. Indeed, in the last six months we have welcomed new International Life Sciences Consultants and a Strategic Client Partner. Discover more about who they are below!  The growing, evolving and challenging market that is the Life Sciences made it clear to us that only […]

  • Public Speaking Skills Importance at Work

    Public Speaking Skills Importance at Work

    At work, communication skills are crucial because we need to interact with the workforce, give presentations/speeches, have meetings… Thus, we need to master the art of public speaking. Some of us may be more introvert or feel less comfortable speaking in public, which can make these situations nerve-wracking and stressing. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how […]

  • Human Capital Management Is Crucial and Here Is Why

    Human Capital Management Is Crucial and Here Is Why

    All companies know that employee satisfaction and engagement improve productivity levels and strengthen work performance. Therefore, it is crucial to help workers have a positive employee experience. However, organisations face challenges, like bad performance management, poor workforce management, analysis. As a result, leaders, managers, and human resources are working to improve workforce management and performance […]

  • World Cancer Day: February 4th, 2020

    World Cancer Day: February 4th, 2020

    World Cancer Day takes place every year on February 4th, as a way of raising awareness, educating people and encouraging governments/organisations to do the same. According to the Union for International Cancer Control, 9,6 million people die each year from cancer. It is an extremely worrying epidemic. And contrary to what many of us believe, […]

  • Sabbatical: How Can It Help Workers?

    Sabbatical: How Can It Help Workers?

    Very often our working hours and conditions leave us exhausted and wanting to get away from it all. But, most of the time, this is not a possibility. Even when we are on vacation or off work, disconnecting completely and relaxing may not seem like a plausible choice. Therefore, many of us consider taking a […]

  • Work Clothes: Why Are they So Important?

    Work Clothes: Why Are they So Important?

    The way we behave, how we communicate, verbally and non-verbally, and interact with our colleagues can affect the way others see us in the workplace. But another thing that can really influence our image and performance are our work clothes. Therefore, it is crucial that when we think of what to wear, we evaluate colours, […]

  • Gender Pay Gap: How to Tackle It Effectively?

    Gender Pay Gap: How to Tackle It Effectively?

    The 1957 European Treaty of Rome introduced two fundamental principles: “equal pay for equal work” and “equal pay for work of equal value”. While this shows clear progress in terms of equality between women and men in the workplace, we are still far from the ideal scenario. For instance, according to the UK’s Office for […]

  • Distractions at Work: How to Deal With Them?

    Distractions at Work: How to Deal With Them?

    We all know how much our sleeping and resting habits can affect our focus at work. But many things can influence it. For instance, in the workplace, we are constantly being distracted by noises, colleague’s conversation, and interruptions, among many other things. An interesting 2018 study from Udemy showed that 54% of workers said distractions […]

  • Emotional Intelligence at Work: Why Is It Crucial?

    Emotional Intelligence at Work: Why Is It Crucial?

    Emotional intelligence (EI) is vital in every area of our lives, including in the workplace. When combined with empathy, EI can bring even more benefits. However, EI is more than empathy. It is the ability to identify, understand and manage our emotions and those of others. It basically connects our emotions and intelligence. Our emotions […]

  • Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2020

    Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2020

    Cervical Cancer Prevention Week takes place this year from January 20th to 26th. The goal is to educate about the disease and ways to prevent it. NHS statistics from 2017 showed that every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with the disease and 3 lose their lives. It is the fourth most recurrent […]

  • Automation and Digitalisation Shaping the Future of Work

    Automation and Digitalisation Shaping the Future of Work

    Automation and digitisation are replacing workers in many tasks. An IBM 2019 study conducted in the 12 largest organisations in the world, showed that 120 million workers will need skills training over the next 3 years as a result of the growing number of tasks performed by A.I. However, digitalisation and automation do not only […]

  • Work Meetings: How to Make Them More Effective?

    Work Meetings: How to Make Them More Effective?

    Meetings are a practical way to allow employees to work together, share progress, ideas and connect with each other. They can be formal or informal and happen face-to-face or through electronic devices (phone, computers, etc). Business meetings can be extremely effective, however, when they are not properly run, they can be inefficient and a waste […]

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