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How to keep your balance this World Productivity Day
Productivity is vital for all organisations to thrive, and in today’s always-on society, many employees are feeling the pressure to get more work done than ever before.
The best solution to workplace performance is employee engagement
From Richard Branson to Stephen Covey it's a widely shared belief that people are a company's greatest asset - it is simply not possible to build a prosperous business without good people.
What is the role of the meeting room in the post COVID pandemic workplace
Alison White of PLACEmaking asks what impact the post-COVID pandemic workplace has had on the traditional office meeting room.
What is the future of women in leadership?
Women in leadership are the future and they should push for career progress, according to seasoned Leadership Coach Sarah Jones.
56% of Black people in tech felt unable to negotiate salary
Data from Colourintech and Meta shows that 56% of Black people in tech feel unable to negotiate a fair salary - while 75% of white respondents feel empowered in doing so.
Lack of diversity brings ‘colourism’ and ‘tokenism’ to retail websites
Lighter-skinned models are more frequently used to represent diversity on most retail websites – if there are darker-skinned models, they’re ‘tokens’ of diverse marketing.
Gender segregation contributes to sexual harassment in the workplace
Individuals who form the gender minority at work are more likely to experience sexual harassment in the workplace and leave the job.
Women begin to earn less after having their first child
Women’s earnings have been found to decrease following the birth of their first child – but the drop in salary is not applicable to fathers.
Women with promotions feel more overwhelmed and stressed at work
Women with promotions are more frustrated at work – as promotions are at a greater emotional benefit for men than women.
Only 25% of global senior-level positions held by women in economics
Women are noticeably underrepresented in many academic professions, with a distinct lack of women in economics – particularly in universities.
Diversity in medicine sees more women, but lacks minority groups in U.S
Diversity in medicine across the U.S is not equal with population changes – while women see gains in representation, minority groups continue to go underrepresented.
Redefining Multi-skilling in the public sector in 2022
With a widening skills gap, ever-shrinking budgets and the Great Resignation in full swing, there are many challenges for the public sector to overcome in the coming months.
How workflows can help people manage demanding workloads
Michele Don Durbin, SVP of Marketing at Evernote, explains what workflows are and how one can help you and your team to manage demanding workloads.
Career development and mentoring do not need to suffer due to hybrid working
Alison White of PLACEmaking reflects on how career development might be influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the move to hybrid working.
Public bodies’ digitally assisted transition to cross-organisation working
Kieron Murphy, Chief Customer Officer at Matrix Booking, explores the concept of smart sharing, explaining that public bodies seek a digitally assisted transition towards cross-organisation working
One in five LGBT+ physicists experience exclusionary behaviour
LGBT+ physicists face exclusionary behaviours that can lead to a change of field - with 15% of early career scientists identifying as LGBT+, what could this mean for the future?
50% of Jewish people report workplace discrimination
While Christians say their moral issues result in workplace discrimination, Muslims and Jewish people feel more targeted by Islamophobic and anti-Semitic rhetoric.
Is the post pandemic hybrid workplace supporting the ‘levelling-up’ agenda?
Alison White, co-founder workplace designers and change advisers PLACEmaking, discusses the shift in our mentality towards a work-life balance post pandemic
How do our attitudes to work reflect our trust in government?
It seems that having higher levels of trust in the government leads people to feel more secure in their jobs, producing better standards of work.
Working from home: The impact on the property sector
Stuart Woolgar, CEO of Global Guardians Management, reflects on how the pandemic has affected working patterns along with the impact of working from home on the property sector.
