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The art of receiving feedback is under valued I fear, especially when it appears negative or even worse, a personal attack. A long time ago when working for a brewery, I was singled out during a company meeting and asked for my candid feedback on a series of adverts the Marketing Director had showcased for...

TheEngagementWorks are excited to launch a new service to help organisations Engage their event audience. Engage can help you  build excitement leading up to the event, increase satisfaction on the day and keep the hot topics alive long after the spotlights go out. Here’s how: Leading up to the big day:  Find out what delegates really...

Just child’s play? Follow my leader is a children’s game in which the players must follow the actions of their leader. They all fall in line, behind their chosen leader, and any rogue players who do not do as their leader does are out of the game!  So, it’s no surprise that in the corporate...

Finally, employees given a voice with the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code The Financial Reporting Council clearly see the correlation between economic growth and a strong relationship between leaders and the workforce, and have put their money where their mouth is with the 2018 UK Corporate Governance code.  The code came into force for accounting periods...

21st century employees can have a Million Reasons to walk away and are no longer pacified by a pep talk and pay rise. There once was a time, when you had the full attention of employees in the workplace from the moment they stamped their time card on the way into work until they stamped...

Are your employees thriving or merely surviving? The charity Mind state that 1 in 4 people are suffering from mental health problems in any one year, and that 1 in 6 people are suffering in the workplace. Further research suggests 1 in 25 suffer to such a degree it has a severe impact on their...

How many times have I heard the words “GDPR is the next Y2K”? I’ve lost count! but let me assure you it’s a lot! Which is why when you look at GDPR and whose responsibility it is, most organisations start by placing responsibility with IT. However, there is a fundamental difference between Y2K and GDPR....