How to Host a Hackathon at Work

Have you noticed how much has changed in the past couple of months? I mean, apart from “Sorry, bad connection, can you please repeat that?” being the most used business phrase of 2020, work-life in general seems to have evolved from its previous, office-bound self, into a more digital and […]

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Back to Work – 9 Steps to a Safer Workplace

Since we returned back to work in our office, we have put many different safeguards in place in order to keep ourselves and others healthy. We have been asked by several customers about what extra safety measures we have taken and decided to sum them up in this blog article. […]

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Benefits of Mindful Leadership

What is Mindful Leadership and do we really need it? In the past decade, Mindfulness has become an integral part of employee engagement for companies like Google, Intel or Goldman Sachs, proving that Mindful Leadership is now more than just a mere buzzword or trend. It’s not only the big […]

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Employee Surveys – Guidelines and Questionnaire Creation

The potential of employee surveys is enormous. If carried out correctly, it is the instrument par excellence for having a lasting effect on the satisfaction of your employees, identifying internal problems and gaining valuable insights into company processes. One question however remains: Are traditional employee surveys at all appropriate for […]

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The Future of Recruitment – What HR Has Learnt From Corona

Slowly but surely, life is returning back to normal: playgrounds and parks are open to visitors, the local hair salons and restaurants are back in business and the offices are letting their employees return back to work, albeit under strict precautions. But what has changed and how we can we […]

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Coping with Coronavirus – Agility And Crisis Management

While some countries are already recovering from COVID-19, the spreading of the virus is far from being contained in Europe. What can businesses do to help contain the spread of Coronavirus? The methods of precaution range from avoiding handshakes and face-to-face meetings to the implementation of remote working strategies. The […]

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Employee Embeddedness – The Key To Keeping Your Top Talent

“Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first” –Angela Ahrendts When talking about employee engagement, the retention of employees is always a big topic and there are many ways and means which can help you improve your retention strategy. But […]

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Internal Communication and How it Affects Engagement

Many companies with an open and value-oriented culture often have one thing in common: internal communication as a driver for employee motivation. Strong internal communication is not only important for obvious reasons, such as sharing information effectively, it also strengthens inter-departmental relationships, relationships between employees, as well as the relationships […]

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“Am I being micromanaged?” – 8 Signs you work for a micromanager

Afraid you’re being micromanaged at work? You’re not alone. In his book My Way or the Highway, leadership guru and owner of Trinity Solutions consulting firm Harry Chambers shares details from his company’s survey that showed 79 percent of respondents had experienced micromanagement during their careers thus far. Want to […]

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Workplace Wellbeing: 50 Ideas for Healthier and Happier Employees

Successful companies are finally beginning to figure out that considering their employees as whole, complex people—as opposed to tools that perform a necessary function—is the right, moral, and profitable thing to do. Groundbreaking research into employee engagement and workplace wellbeing over the past two decades has revealed that healthy, happy […]

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How To Stop Micromanagement In Its Tracks

“Micromanagement is the motivational equivalent of buying on credit. Enjoy a better product now, but pay a hefty price for it later.” – Ron Friedman In Part One of this two-part series, we outlined the signs that you might be working for a micromanager. We also explained how much damage […]

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