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Topic: Personal Development

How to use humour as a manager

Every manager needs humour in their toolbox. From team bonding to defusing failure, this is how to bring out your funny side

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Topic: Productivity

The 10 Cs of employee engagement in the Covid era

We need to update the way we think about employee engagement for the post-pandemic era. How is it different now?

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Topic: Employment Landscape

‘Better together’: why we’ve asked all our people to come back to the office

Should you insist that people come back to the office? Or consult about the best hybrid working model? Opinions are mixed

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Deep dive: equal pay vs the gender pay gap

As we mark Equal Pay Day, we explore what managers need to understand about tackling gender-based pay inequality

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Topic: Productivity

Why you shouldn’t motivate your employees

Only 1 in 3 think their boss is good at motivation. This is how to ramp up your team’s motivation without the big speeches

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Topic: Workplace Culture

What if a colleague has an alcohol problem…?

Managers need to develop a culture where people can spot who is struggling and know how to respond

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Topic: Personal Development

6 things all managers need to know about the menopause

What’s the impact? Should you approach employees about it? How should male managers approach it? We’ve got the answers

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Sexual harassment in the workplace – what can employers do?

With sexual harassment often stemming from a culture that considers it “acceptable banter”, what can employers do to rid the

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Topic: Workplace Culture

How to use culture to guide your organisation through change

The strength of your culture will anchor your organisation through any period of profound change, explains Prudential’s CHRO

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Topic: Personal Development

RIP mediocre managers

Everything is harder when you manage a remote team. Get these seven things right to raise your hybrid working game

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