Category: Talent aquisition

Culture and change

Three quickfire tips to improve health and wellbeing amongst your employees

At this time of year, many of us are madly last-minute dieting and boot-camping, in a quest to be beach ready for our Summer hols. The selection boxes have been ditched in favour of kale smoothies, the wine bottles have been drained, and avocado and chia seeds are right back at the top of the shopping list! You’ve probably already considered your own health and fitness, but have you thought about the health and wellbeing of your employees? If you want your team to be firing on all cylinders, then…

25th June 2019

Talent aquisition

The Recruitment Race – Kerry Bain’s five ‘hot tips’ to get you first over the finish line

It’s the eponymous Grand National on Saturday – and the runners and riders are meticulously prepared and trained to qualify for the notoriously unpredictable, four mile long ‘People’s Race’. It looks like last year’s winner, Tiger Roll, and their support team have hit upon a magic formula – as bookies and pollsters are tipping them as a ‘jolly*, and likely to do the impossible in 2019 and win again. I’m tempted to put a monkey** on it to win, before it becomes a steamer***!! So, what are you doing to…

1st April 2019

Strategy

Creating your brand story in the war for talent

STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS….LAST FEW FREE TICKETS REMAINING FOR MY WORKSHOP Even in a buoyant recruitment economy, leading businesses know that if they want to excel, they need to ensure that they’re recruiting and retaining the very best people for their roles. In trickier economic times, attracting and keeping the best people becomes exponentially more important. And when companies attempt to sell an inaccurate or inauthentic brand to potential employees, it could cost them in both the long-term and short-term when it comes to talent attraction, employee engagement and employee retention.…

1st April 2019

Culture and change

Would you ‘bank’ your Bank Holidays?

Is it just me, or is the idea of Bank Holidays a bit old hat? Yes, I know its historical origins, and yes, I also agree that a well-earned day off now and then is really quite smashing – in fact, I believe, they are essential to our general health and wellbeing. Oh yes, I am definitely pro the principle of Public Holidays! It’s not the general idea of a Bank Holiday that’s grating with me though – it’s the unchanged application of an 18th century construct in the 21st…

1st December 2018

Culture and change

Why I’m fed up with the gig economy bashers

Over the last decade the gig economy has transformed the way we work and do business. Access to remote working has changed the definition of work and the workplace dramatically. Advances in technology continue to facilitate flexible and remote working, and austerity measures are a reality for us all. This has meant that employers have had to become super savvy about slashing costs by cutting back on fixed costs – one such option is replacing permanent staff with freelancers. I would argue that the rise of the freelance nation has…

1st November 2018

Culture and change

How am I going to get this people stuff delivered?

A recent study found that small business owners are on the brink of a burnout due to their heavy workload. SME leaders and managers are close to hitting boiling point because of the stress and pressure that comes from running a small business. Just under a half (47%) of the business owners cited their lack of time as the main source of the work stress and pressure. So, I always say a problem shared is a problem halved. You don’t need to struggle on, breaking your back. There are alternatives,…

1st November 2018

Talent aquisition

Executive coaching

Successful businesses are led by successful leaders. So if your business is on the up, chances are it’s all down to you! But when busy growing your business it’s very tempting to focus all your time and efforts on the development of your employees, forgetting that the success of the business is directly linked to you; your vision, your drive, your skills and your ambition!! Yes, coaching your teams is vitally important, but YOU are your business’s key person. And chances are that your business is now at a different…

7th September 2018

Strategy

Succession planning – managing the risk

Doctor Who’s, Peter Capaldi, bowed out at Xmas, declaring that three years is the maximum length of time anyone should stay in a job. Fortunately the Beeb had a rather nifty succession plan for a seamless transition of the Tardis. (Hello, Jodie Whitaker – welcome to the first female Doctor!) But is your business’s succession plan just as nifty as the Beeb’s? Your business will have key personnel that you rely on. Maybe they are a brilliant sales person, a can-do manager or someone with specialist skills. How easily would…

1st March 2018

Strategy

Do all your employees really need a University education?

The 11th National Apprenticeship Week is coming up from 5 to 9 March, and it’s got me thinking. Despite some recent negative press commentary to the contrary, Apprenticeships continue to be a valuable recruitment and investment tool, especially so for savvy small businesses* who are set to benefit the most from new funding rules introduced last year. More than just cheap labour, apprentices can help your business prosper. Not only will the Government pay 100% of the cost of training under 19 year olds for you, if you have less…

1st March 2018

Culture and change

Lend a hand – why workplace volunteering is a win-win

If I told you that approximately 70% of FTSE 100 companies have a volunteering programme, would you be surprised? Corporate volunteer activity days, giving employees time off to volunteer in their local communities, and sponsorship matching are just three examples of popular schemes adopted by the FTSEs. Waitrose, for example, donate some 75,000 paid employee hours a year to volunteering. So there must be a really compelling reason why our biggest and most successful corporates do this. After all, they have budgets and performance targets like the rest of us.…

5th January 2018

Category: Talent aquisition

Three quickfire tips to improve health and wellbeing amongst your employees

The Recruitment Race – Kerry Bain’s five ‘hot tips’ to get you first over the finish line

Creating your brand story in the war for talent

Would you ‘bank’ your Bank Holidays?

Why I’m fed up with the gig economy bashers

How am I going to get this people stuff delivered?

Executive coaching

Succession planning – managing the risk

Do all your employees really need a University education?

Lend a hand – why workplace volunteering is a win-win

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Meraki HR South:
Registered Address:
Unit 5 - The Workshed,
London Street,
Swindon
SN1 5DG

Meraki HR North:
Office Location:
Suite 4, Kendal Business Hub,
South Lakeland House,
Angel Yard, 21-23 Highgate,
Kendal, LA9 4DY

Meraki HR South:
Unit 5 - The Workshed,
London Street,
Swindon
SN1 5DG

Meraki HR North:
Suite 4, Kendal Business Hub,
South Lakeland House,
Angel Yard, 21-23 Highgate,
Kendal, LA9 4DY