Line managers face big challenges today that are frequently overlooked. They’re now tasked with supporting multi-generational and hybrid teams who have different expectations of work, but often aren’t being given the appropriate support themselves. This is short-sighted. The impact of a manager’s behaviour, working style, and mindset on employee experience and culture can be seismic. […]

According to a survey by Finder UK, only 9% of people set resolutions for career progression in 2022.  ‘New Year, New You’ is a well-used platitude but as many of us happily wave goodbye to 2022 and we think ahead of all to come in 2023, the team at Serenity in Leadership gives us lighthearted […]

High company turnover makes a big impact on businesses. New research into the hidden costs of onboarding talent has revealed that company culture has suffered in 63% of UK businesses as a result of high employee turnover. In a survey of 500 UK-based business leaders, emerging talent and reskill provider Wiley Edge found that 23% […]

There are big differences across the UK in the way workers feel about their jobs. So which city fares worst for work satisfaction? A nationwide research has revealed people from Nottingham are most likely to hate their job, with over half (51 percent) claiming they are stuck in a dead-end job they loathe. Folk from […]

An organisation’s purpose is one of the key pillars it’s built on but who is responsible for creating and maintaining this purpose? By Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership Much like the values embedded in a mission statement, a company’s purpose can quickly be forgotten or is often seen as an add-on or a […]

Culture is the most important factor when deciding whether to accept a new role for half (50%) of 21–28-year olds in full-time employment, while another 41% of all young job seekers said culture is one of their main considerations, new research has revealed. The survey of 1,000 adults in full-time employment aged 21-28, by emerging talent […]

Remote workers should be trusted to get the job done rather than micro-managed or monitored by surveillance software, according to a new survey of HR leaders. With fewer than a quarter of firms planning to return to the office at pre-pandemic levels, human resources executives said their organisations would rather trust their employees than track […]

Now more than ever, boosting staff engagement and morale is absolutely imperative and it is important for the whole team to stay connected. Digital marketing agency Spindogs has been working hard to keep its entire team engaged since the start of the pandemic. Amanda Williams, Community Coordinator at Spindogs shares her top tips for motivating […]

Toxic workplace culture can cost businesses serious money, raising turnover rates and a damaging reputation. More employees are speaking out about toxic or hostile workplace environments, and the act of ‘outing’ companies has become far more common. A recent report by BreatheHR revealed that more employees are leaving their jobs at SMEs due to poor workplace culture. […]

By Binna Kandola, Senior Partner and Co-Founder at business psychology firm Pearn Kandola Inclusivity is an essential component in any workplace. It allows employees to experience a shared sense of belonging, which, in turn, enables them to feel comfortable, confident and inspired. An inclusive workplace is one that effectively incorporates differences without eliminating them and […]

Almost a quarter of employees in the UK admitted to not missing anything about the workplace, according to new research by national property specialist Matthews & Goodman. The survey asked more than 800 people what they missed most about the workplace: 24% responded with ‘nothing’ – the third most common response. What people missed most […]

More than 11 million of us are now homeworking as we live through the pandemic[1] but while most of us have not missed their commute or having to wear a suit, we have really missed our office tea breaks, according to a new survey. The poll of more than 1000 Brits[2] commissioned by the UK […]

HR software provider Breathe has revealed the cost of poor company culture: a staggering £20.2 billion per year. The report, ‘The Culture Economy 2021’, has shown that almost a third (27%) of SME employees quit their job due to poor workplace culture, an increase of 6% from last year (21%). It found that 9 in […]

By Thom Dennis (pictured), CEO at Serenity in Leadership Successful business leaders may previously have been visionaries of their brand, expert decision makers with a growth mindset and possessed extraordinary levels of energy, but the qualities needed to be a good leader in 2021 have changed vastly due to the seismic pressures of the ongoing […]

UK workers are increasingly seeking leadership traits such as empathy and vulnerability in the workplace – but bosses aren’t demonstrating or rewarding these behaviours, according to new research. The Masculinity in the Workplace study, conducted by culture change business Utopia and inclusion consultancy The Hobbs Consultancy, found that three in five (62%) workers think empathy is critical […]

Just one in five workers use their lunch break to actually eat lunch every day – with others using the time to catch up on personal errands and browse social media instead. A study of 2,000 UK professionals found 79 per cent will tuck into their food as they work, so they can use their […]

HR software provider for SMEs Breathe has revealed the cost of bad company culture: a staggering £15.7 billion per year. The report, ‘The Culture Economy 2020’, revealed that one in five (21%) of SME employees quit their job due to poor workplace culture. It also found that 33% of SME decision makers experienced or witnessed […]

By Roddy Adair, Director of Hays Personal and Executive Assistants The current world of work is operating more remotely than it ever has before, but adjusting to this may result in employers facing certain challenges which need to be managed. Some of these challenges include obstacles to communication, collaboration, relationship building and accessibility which may […]