Time to Act
If you employ a team or teams of people working from home, then please read this. It is time to act quickly. Increasingly, people are starting to really struggle to work from home. We’d like to help in whatever way we can to help you through this very challenging time. Over the last 5 years, […]
Continue readingThings are moving so fast! Crucial to support your team while they are at home. Help them to stay productive and positive.
As I said in my last blog, you are likely to have sent most of your people home to work. Are they feeling anxious and insecure? Are they worried about their job security? Are they able to be productive? Is their ‘kit’ working? Do they have the right support? (more info further below) You need […]
Continue readingNow you can really assess the Homeworking Readiness of your team, for top productivity
Like most businesses in the UK that have an office-based work force, you are likely to have sent them home. Now you are blind to whether they can be productive at home. Do they have the right ‘kit’? Do they have the right support? (more info further below) Are you able to analyse and segment […]
Continue readingHow to Make Employees Want to Stay
The real cost of replacing an employee can be enormous in terms of recruitment, onboarding a new hire, training, lost productivity, lost engagement, lost on-the-job knowledge, lost relationships and potential customer dissatisfaction. That’s why it makes sense to do whatever possible to retain your employees, according to Mike Turner, Managing Director of You Become. In […]
Continue readingHow corporate culture impacts your bottom line, and how to measure it
Contrary to popular thinking, corporate culture is not an ‘airy fairy’ concept, but a business issue that has a direct bearing on your organisation’s bottom line. Mike Turner, the Managing Director of You Become, says developing a strong corporate culture should be treated like any other key business objective. Your corporate culture, which includes elements […]
Continue readingBridging The Millennial Expectation Gap
What can your organisation do to retain your Millennial employees—those tech-savvy individuals born between 1985 and 1999?After all, the cost of replacing even one employee can run to tens of thousands of pounds. A report by Oxford Economics estimated it cost about £30,000 to replace one employee.[1] That includes the logistical cost of recruiting and […]
Continue readingHow To Get The Attention of the Board of Directors
A big challenge for HR professionals is getting attention at board level, says Mike Turner, the Managing Director of You Become. One of the reasons is that although many HR professionals are very good at process and tasks, they often struggle with the bigger picture, he says in his latest video. Another issue can be that […]
Continue reading6 Tips for Managing Remote Teams More Effectively
Information technology has allowed more and more people to work away from their offices but despite the advantages it offers, many employers finding managing their remote teams a huge challenge.Remote working is when employees undertake some or all their duties of their employment away from the office, whether that’s at home, on the road or […]
Continue readingWhy FDs Miss the Point of Employee Engagement Surveys
It’s time FDs began to appreciate the ROI of employee engagement surveys, says Mike Turner, the Managing Director of You Become. Engagement surveys are leading indicators of financial success.Employee engagement is important because it drives the behaviour of employees, and that in turn drives organisational results. Numerous studies have shown the correlation between financial success […]
Continue readingThe Sad State of Employee Engagement
The percentage of adults who work full time for an employer and are engaged at work – that is they are highly involved in and enthusiastic about their work and workplace – is about 10% across western Europe. That’s according to research by Gallup.[1] “Though engagement levels vary considerably by country and region, in no country […]
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