The Advantages of Installing a Reverse Mentoring Programme Numerous studies have proven the success of mentoring, showing how it brings value to mentors, mentees, and organisations. However, reverse mentoring, a newer twist on the concept, could help businesses overcome leading challenges like digitalisation and attrition. Unlike conventional mentoring, in reverse mentoring the younger [...]

Leadership Skills of the Future According to research, just 18% of multinational companies report they have the leadership pipeline required to confront future challenges. This should come as a stark warning; if companies are to overcome the disruptions ahead and achieve growth, they must prepare current and future leaders with relevant skills. In [...]

How to Tackle Technostress in the Workplace In today´s digital economy, businesses are racing to digitalise as quickly as possible. As they transform, the workforce is expected to learn and keep pace. However, some employees can experience difficulties adapting to technological change. For instance, they may not understand how to work a new [...]

Building Workplace Belonging and Cultures of Inclusion Belonging can be defined as “acceptance as a member or part.” It´s a basic human need which can affect our sense of identity, self-esteem, and mental and physical health. In the workplace, research has shown feeling a high sense of belonging leads to positive outcomes. Specifically, [...]

How Businesses Manage in Extreme Crisis The global coronavirus pandemic has exposed businesses to severe stress on an entirely new scale, yet many continue to manage amid exceptionally challenging and uncertain circumstances. To increase organisational resilience and preparedness in future crises, it is advisable to unpick what helps businesses survive in adverse conditions. [...]

The Possibilities of Extended Reality in Healthcare Extended reality (XR) technologies are growing, and causing huge transformations in medicine and patient care. By 2026, the value of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in the healthcare sector worldwide is forecasted to be worth $10.82 billion, representing a CAGR of 36.1% between 2019 [...]

Workforce Trends in the Year Ahead 2020 has been a year of social and economic dislocations like no other in recent memory. Covid-19 has changed the way many of us work and has at the same time accelerated and introduced new challenges into existent transformations in the world of work. Following the rise [...]

How to Create an Employee Listening Strategy The employee experience is becoming increasingly recognised as an important driver of business success. Having a continuous understanding of the employee experience is essential for the workforce of today, as employee needs and expectations are evolving rapidly. Indeed, to successfully manage the changing workforce, it is [...]

Optimising Workforce Management Through Data and Analytics Across industries, data is become increasingly instrumental in business decision-making and more recently it is being recognised for its potential in Human Resources. Specifically, by incorporating data and analytics in their management methods, termed People Analytics, HRs may be able to improve the employee experience and [...]

Promoting Mental Health For a Healthy Workplace On a societal level, big strides have been made in recent years in opening discussions around mental health. But when it comes to the workplace, there is still a way to go. According to a 2019 study by Mind Share Partners, SAP, and Qualtrics, 60% of [...]