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Your Total Rewards Program Part 3: Career Development
When trying to attract and retain talent, one of the most important things you can do as a company is think about how your employees view their career. People continue leaving their jobs and careers and pursuing other paths. Company leaders need to understand that...
Your Total Rewards Programme Part 2: Benefits
Attracting and hiring high-quality talent is challenging in any market. The tendency is to assume that prospective candidates simply want a higher offer of pay. However, research shows that people, especially post-pandemic, are looking for more than a pay check in...
Your Total Rewards Programme Part 1: Compensation
The world of work is experiencing unique environmental circumstances but the challenges are the same as they always were. How do you attract new talent? And how do you retain the talent you have? While the challenges are the same, the solutions have evolved. No longer...
Fairness In the Workplace
Defining fairness is kind of like defining the perfect food. It means something different to everyone. It’s nearly impossible to create a collectively agreed-upon definition. However, everyone has a sense of fairness and unfairness. It’s a strong feeling that people...
Integrated Human Resources Workshop
Our partners Birches Group are coming to Dubai, UAE from 25-29 July 2022! Join Birches Group for five intensive days of in-depth discussion around the four critical areas of Human Resources – Job Design & Evaluation, Compensation Management, Skills Measurement,...
Keeping Hydrated in the Workplace
With temperatures rising, it’s important to remember how easily overheating and dehydration can creep in. Since most people spend the majority of their waking hours at work, hydration in the workplace plays an essential role in employee health and well-being....
How to Help Your Employees During Inflation
The global economy is an uncomfortable place to be right now. Inflation is hitting everyone. For company leaders, the heat is on. Not only do you have to find a way to keep your company growing and profitable, you also have employees to consider. Helping employees...
Communication Challenges in a Multicultural and Multilingual Environment
About 90% of the UAE workforce is made up of expats from all over the world. People are bringing their cultures and languages into the workplace, which means opportunities and challenges. There are many benefits to a diverse workforce including new creativity,...
Virtual Meeting Etiquette to Keep Your Workday Running Smoothly
A few years back, most meetings were done in an office or a conference room. There were certain points of etiquette that people naturally understood because it was part of the company culture. But then the world got sent home for a year or more. We suddenly...
How to Identify Toxic Managers and What to Do About Them
It’s normal to feel some tension when it comes to your manager. After all, they are in a position of authority. As humans, we tend to naturally resist authority or at least feel a mild dislike for it. But how do you know when your manager has crossed the line between...
Cordial Communications in the Hybrid Workplace
Communications etiquette in the hybrid workplace is a challenging topic to address, primarily because every workplace has its own unique culture. Most of the time, the “rules of etiquette” go unspoken. They are learnt by new hires through trial and error, tiny...
Creating a Culture of Trust in the Workplace
One of the many learnings that have come out of the past couple of years of instability in the job market is that workers are in a position to demand more than just a pay check. They want a place where the company culture aligns with their own. And the foundation they...