Employee Engagement Archives - Erica Sosna's Blog

Developing a top-performing team – 5 undeniable truths for every leader

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on March 2, 2020

If only developing a top-performing team was as easy other people think it is. But as you know, it’s not easy. Which is why we’re so pleased with this month’s blog.It digs into the undeniable truths about leading and developing top-performing teams. We don’t mention Belbinor talk about storming and norming. Instead, we’ve drawn on lessons from Google, gardening and the hospitality industry. Intrigued? Read it here.

Tags: Benefits of Coaching, Career Conversations, Career Development, Career Education, Career Matters, Career Path, Career Plan, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, HR professionals, talent conversations, The Career Equation™

4 Steps to Help You Coach Employees More Effectively

Filed in Career matters | Posted by admin on November 26, 2019

Another perspective on the benefits of coaching and how you can get the most of it? Read it all here in our guest blog article by Michael Deane!

Tags: Benefits of Coaching, Career Coaching, Career Development, Career Matters, Career Path, Career Plan, Employee Engagement, Personal Development

Giving Feedback to Employees? Read This First

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on November 21, 2019

There’s nothing like a conversation about giving and receiving feedback to raise temperatures. So writing an article about giving feedback to employees was always going to be fun. Read on for practical, real-life examples that will help you give better, more helpful feedback to your employees.

Tags: Career Conversations, Career Education, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Tips, Career Truths, Employee Engagement, Giving Feedback to Employees

Five ways to humanize the workplace

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on October 14, 2019

Creating a human-friendly workplace is far simpler than ordering Friday pizza or building a chill-out space. In fact, it’s something every single one of us can help with. And the really good news? You can start today. Step one – read this!

Tags: Career Conversations, Career Education, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Truths, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, Humanize The Workplace

How you can help employees with kids who are starting school and university

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on September 16, 2019

New shoes? Check. Hanky? Check. September can be tough on employees sending their kids to school or university for the first time. What can employers do to support parents whose kids are making that big step?

Tags: Career Education, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Tips, Career Truths, Employee Engagement, Employees With Kids, HR professionals

Article in Collaboration with Vervoe: Are you hiring the right employee?

Filed in Career matters | Posted by admin on May 29, 2019

We’ve collaborated with Skills-testing platform Vervoe – and loved their blog post about how you can make sure you’re hiring the right employee. Point 4 is especially important! Tell us which you think is the most relevant once you’ve had a read.

Tags: Career Education, Career Matters, Career Truths, Employee Engagement

How Can HR Professionals Manage Stress in the Workplace?

Filed in General | Posted by Laura Sands on March 1, 2019

It costs the UK over £5 billion, endangers our physical and mental health, and causes chronic health conditions and premature death. So let’s give workplace stress more focus and start by asking if HR professionals can help manage this modern epidemic.

Tags: Career Conversations, Career Development, Career Education, Career Matters, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, HR professionals, Personal Development, Remote Working

5 Ways to Build a Virtual Team

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on February 13, 2019

Is the virtual team a thing of the future? Who wins? Who loses? And why? From choosing the right technology to building trust, read this article to learn more about building a strong virtual team that benefits your employees and your business.

Tags: Alternative Working, Career Coaching, Career Development, Career Education, Career Plan, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, Personal Development, Remote Working, Virtual Business

Career Development Conversations: The Business Case

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Erica Sosna on February 1, 2019

In times of turbulence and belt-tightening, it is instinctive to aim to cut costs and make efficiencies. Rightly or wrongly, career development conversations and training budgets tend to take a real hit. But, what if we can show you that our career coaching methodology is, in fact, integral to the strategy for achieving any kind of successful transformation. Click here to read the full business case!

Tags: Career Coaching, Career Conversations, Career Development, Career Direction, Career Education, Career Matters, Career Plan, Employee Engagement, talent conversations