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Most workplaces run on two sets of rules. The first is written down. The handbook, the job description, the appraisal form, the promotion criteria. Anyone can read it, and most organisations are quite proud of how clear it is. The second isn’t written anywhere. It covers things like: how much you’re expected to push back [Read more…]
Walk into almost any UK workplace and you’ll find people in their twenties alongside people in their sixties – sometimes their seventies. Four generations sharing the same teams, meetings, and group chats: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z, all in one room. That’s a lot of different Spotify playlists and very different opinions [Read more…]
Strong working relationships don’t happen by chance. They grow from everyday habits – small gestures, mutual respect, and an effort to understand the people you work with. For most of us, colleagues form a big part of daily life. We spend hours each week collaborating, sharing space, and solving problems together – often more time [Read more…]
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg This article is part of our series exploring key lessons from influential books—works that offer valuable insights into personal growth, productivity, and professional development. Whether you’re revisiting a familiar favourite or discovering these ideas for the first time, we’ll uncover practical wisdom that remains relevant today. Lean In by [Read more…]
Want to make a real difference to sustainability at work but not sure where to start? Recent research shows that while almost two-thirds of people prefer to work for companies with strong environmental policies, workplaces were not doing enough to tackle climate change. But here’s the encouraging news – employees at all levels are successfully [Read more…]
Having good friends at work doesn’t just make your daily tasks more pleasant – there’s evidence that it makes us better workers, too. But if you’ve just scored a great new remote job and happily waved goodbye to the commute, does that mean the end of having office buddies? Not necessarily. We’ve tracked down some [Read more…]
Mental health challenges affect many of us at work, yet too often, conversations around this remain in the shadows. Despite more than one in seven workers experiencing a mental health issue during their careers, 45% of employees say they wouldn’t talk about it at work for fear of being judged. But change is happening. There’s [Read more…]
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