In today’s fast-changing workplace, diversity and inclusion have emerged as key drivers of organisational success. One facet of diversity that is gaining increasing attention is neurodiversity – the natural variations in human brain function and behavioural traits. However, misconceptions and/or a lack of awareness about neurodiversity pose challenges as they can cause conflict or enable […]
Category: People Management |
Thursday 7 September 2023 | Author:
Alice Mitchell
Leaders often think they are communicating clearly, however, busy schedules, impending deadlines, and competing pressures can get in the way of this. When instructions are curtailed and explanations rushed, misunderstandings are bound to occur. Although misunderstandings can often be smoothed out, over time, the compound effect of miscommunication results in potential relationship breakdowns and workplace […]
Category: Forbes |
Tuesday 8 August 2023 | Author:
Anna Shields
In 19th Century America, people rushed in droves to California hoping to become rich from the plentiful resource lying previously unnoticed in rocks and rivers across the land. Currently, another untapped resource is gaining recognition: the resource of difference. The workplace is rife with differences: of opinions, values, cultures, priorities, tastes, assumptions, expectations, hopes. These […]
Category: HR Zone |
Monday 24 July 2023 | Author:
Alice Mitchell
Acas saw a record increase in demand for dispute resolution services between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The public body handled over 600 collective conciliations in 2022-23, compared to 500 the year before. There were 649,000 calls to the helpline and 105,000 early conciliation notifications, in which Acas speaks to the employer and […]
Category: HR Magazine |
Wednesday 19 July 2023 | Author:
Anna Shields
At work, most of us follow clear guidelines in the hope that our actions will yield predictable outcomes. Yet when it comes to working relationships – especially challenging ones – things are more complex, because we all have diverse personalities, behaviors, and communication styles, which makes it tricky to control the outcome of our interactions […]
Category: Forbes |
Friday 7 July 2023 | Author:
Anna Shields
