Some shocking statistics have been published of late which have uncovered the truth about workplace meetings. So in an attempt to alleviate your organisation becoming a part of these statistics, we have written the art of making meetings valuable. Continue reading
Category Archives: Productivity
Cut HR some slack, it’s April
April is one of the busiest times of the year in a HR professional’s calendar. However, many others within a workplace may not know why this is and could well be giving HR a hard time for not replying as quickly as they would like. So Honeydew are here to say, Cut HR some slack, it’s April! But let’s explain why… Continue reading
Valuing Your Talent, the CIPD’s latest campaign
In partnership with the UK commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), Valuing Your Talent is the CIPDs latest campaign to ensure that businesses are properly valuing their employees. Continue reading
Is HR becoming unsustainable?
Several articles within HR news last week seemed to unintentionally mirror the same message, within entirely different articles. The general message was that HR is becoming a myriad of tasks that can now be done at the click of a button or tasks that are not being done well in its current form. Is HR becoming unsustainable? Continue reading
The mental strength test
The pressures of modern life have created the need for almost all of us to have great mental strength. Using information from Amy Morin, a licensed clinical social worker on Forbes.com, we have devised a quick test you can take to see just how mentally strong you are! Here, is the mental strength test. Continue reading
Technophobia is costing your business time and money!
Working away from the office is slowly becoming the norm thanks to flexible working and smaller management teams. However, an article published today revealed that thanks to technophobia 80% of 1000 middle managers in the UK felt they weren’t offered sufficient technology to enable them to work away from the office. Continue reading
Meet the Usual Suspects – Butch Presentee
Our fourth chapter in the Usual Suspects saga introduces ‘Butch Presentee’. As the name suggest, he is the epitome of the phenomenon called presenteeism.
Presenteeism, unsurprisingly, means the opposite of absenteeism. Continue reading
Lesson from Netflix: HR can be innovative too
‘Netflix culture’ slideshow has been viewed more than 5 million times on the web. Patty McCord, the then Chief Talent Officer who co-devised the strategy and slide deck, wrote an article for Harvard Business Review explaining what is so revolutionary in their approach. It makes for very interesting reading. Continue reading
Book recommendation: Run by Dean Karnazes aka Ultramarathon Man
As the end of January is finally upon us, newly formed health and fitness regimes may now be lacking the allure they had at the beginning of the month. So, Honeydew Health would like to offer some dazzling inspiration to our readers. Continue reading
Meet the Usual Suspects – Annie Excuses
This week’s Usual Suspect is Annie Excuses. Continue reading