The shrinking labour market-what's it all about?
Recruitment and Retention are major subjects of conversation in the business world, and indeed in the media in the UK at the moment. Having …
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Apprenticeship Week 2023 - Getting an Apprenticeship
Apprenticeships are a fantastic opportunity for young people to join a business, study a qualification and develop the skills needed for a s…
Let's Talk About Purpose
Let’s talk about purpose! What is purpose? What is this “why” that everyone is talking about and what does it mean? Let’s ask google: Purpo…
Pre-boarding – it’s a thing!
Pre-boarding, it’s the time between a new employee accepting an offer and their first day. As businesses, we all look to make sure that we d…
Reflections........
Yesterday's BECBC Member Meeting was themed on Collaboration, a word that is easily used but not so easily put into action! It provided me w…
Skills Bootcamps - Funded Training Opportunity in 3D Printing & 3D CAD and Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
Looking to reskill or upskill your workforce in low carbon Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) and Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 a…
Is quiet quitting a consequence of leadership atavism?
If quiet quitting is a form of 'working to rule', 'working to a wage' or simply following orders, are we retrenching back to a more basic fo…
Quiet quitting; is it really a bad thing or just misunderstood?
Is quiet quitting really such a bad thing, what role do bonuses play and did COVID and remote working increase quiet quitting? If quiet qui…
Are we looking at leadership from the wrong perspective?
It's widely accepted that leaders can operate at any level, it's not just a 'top of the pyramid' position, however they generally influence …
When it comes to your Wellbeing Strategy, do you play Guess Who?
When it comes to wellbeing most organisations operate a 'guess who strategy' Over the last 5 years I have witnessed many organisations inve…
When it comes to Wellbeing, why moments of disruption and distraction matter.
A number of years ago I read 'Moments of Truth' by Jan Carlzon and was blown away by the simplicity and ingenuity of his approach to leaders…
The Post-pandemic reality for employees in the nuclear industry
by Callum Thomas, CEO of Thomas Thor At Thomas Thor, we speak with thousands of people either looking for career moves within the nuclear se…
Don’t reward disengaged employees – show them you CARE.
The employee benefit world has a mantra ‘improve benefits improve engagement’ but is it really that simple? Can a strategy to recognise and …