Which rewards really motivate your employees?
Reward and recognition go hand in hand, but employers should be wary of conflating the two if they want to foster a genuinely motivated workforce. Getting to the heart of what makes an employee tick is vital to business outcomes, but what shape reward takes has been – and remains – the subject of much debate.
Read this People Management Insight report, in partnership with Virgin Incentives, to explore what really motivates your workforce
Seven unusual ways to invest your apprenticeship levy
The common perception is that apprenticeships involve lots of out-of-work training or are too inflexible and only suitable for those looking for a nine-to-five. Companies that hold these outmoded views are holding themselves back.
Read this People Management Insight report, in partnership with ICS Learn, to find out how your organisation could be making better use of your apprenticeship levy.
Onboarding is a critical period for businesses to engage with a new starter, and for both sides to exchange important information. It’s a time when employees are making their first impressions of your business and deciding whether or not they’ve made the right decision to come and work for your company.
Yet, onboarding is often overlooked. Engaging and nurturing a new employee is essential to help them settle in within the first few weeks and become well integrated into your organisation. Here, we list five ways technology can help you manage and deliver an effective and engaging onboarding experience.
Infographic: How effective is your performance management system?
Debunking three common HR myths
Hive’s director of people science, Ryan Tahmassebi, explores three of HR's most common myths
If you want your job to attract the best candidates, it needs to stand out. Simply put, great content attracts great candidates.
Exploring the diversity of experience: how to look beyond your sector for leading talent
Achieving behaviour change: a nudge in the right direction
Advertisers have been doing it for years, changing our buying (and even lifestyle) habits through carefully thought-out, tantalising campaigns. These days we’re so inundated with messages, hints, tips etc. that it can become just irrelevant background noise. But just how hard is it to change behaviour? And how we can stop our learning interventions from slipping into background noise?
The challenges and opportunities facing HR in 2017
Our survey revealed that in 2016 60% of respondents achieved their strategic goals in some areas, but not all - and only 8% achieved all of their goals. Read our report to learn the biggest factors holding HR teams back, and how to fix them in 2017...
Speaking up: what's the impact of the modern work on our mental health?
In one year, 1 in 4 employees will experience a mental health issue. The scale of the challenge shows organisations must take mental ill-health seriously. Download this report to find out how you can take steps to identify and support mental health issues.