leadership

While CEOs sound off, HR departments are preparing for hybrid

In a new podcast for the Financial Times, Jeremy Myerson and Philip Ross, authors of the book Unworking, explain why the return to office needs a better rationale to succeed

Mind games: wellbeing programmes that do little for employees

New research from the University of Oxford indicates that corporate mental health interventions for individuals have little or no effect. Where do employers go next?

Touchstone of trust: are you confident your CEO is honest?

A quarter of employees don’t trust their company leaders to be transparent and less than half think they listen. Why trust will be a make-or-break issue in 2024

Are outdoor offices the future? The Nordics lead the way

Working outdoors would be considered a novelty for most of us, but research from Scandinavia suggests that more effort should be put into making it the norm

Psychology as a tool to manage mental resilience in the workplace

Just as people get given a computer to facilitate their work, so they should also receive tools to manage their mental health in the workplace, argues psychologist Sofia Viotti

Six rules for productivity from a polarising titan of business

In this report, we look at practical tips on performance from Elon Musk, one of the most controversial leaders of our age – and at the spectacular refurbishment of James Dyson’s Singapore HQ

Talent

Should I stay or should I go? Ten pillars of talent acquisition

As the war for talent gets increasingly fierce, will location and employee experience trump job role and salary? A new white paper by Aramark looks into the different considerations of attracting top talent

meeting

Talking points: five tips to improve the meeting experience

From empowering employees to say no to meetings to streamlining the right technology tools, a new report from Condeco outlines five key guidelines to make meetings better