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People, Purpose, Planet & Profit: Sustainable Business
Today I was joined by Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School and B Corp UK advocates Jenny Kitchen, CEO Yoyo & Galahad Clark, Founder Vivobarefoot to understand why more organisations are embracing a new sustainable model that places #people, #purpose & our #planet alongside #profit. HERE’S MY KEY TAKEAWAYS Purpose is not just an optional extra or a luxury, but is fundamental to a business’s long […]
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How are Employees Feeling About a Return to the Workplace? Latest Data Trends
Boris Johnson has urged employers to bring employees back to the workplace from 1 August “If it is safe to do so”, whilst advising that any decisions on return should be carefully considered and involve listening to the views of employees. So, how are employees feeling about a return to their workplace, their current working […]
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Uncomfortable Conversations: Race, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging – 7 Key Learnings
Recent events following the death of George Floyd and the global response of the Black Lives Matter movement have highlighted just how far we are from creating a truly equal and inclusive society. In the powerful conversation between our Community Manager, Rosey and Shereen Daniels, Shereen urged us all to continue to have uncomfortable conversations […]
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Employee Sentiment Changing over Lockdown
We’ve been offering our Employee Voice 24/7 service on a complimentary basis to hundreds of organisations throughout the Covid-19 lockdown. So, what does the data show about how employees have been feeling during lockdown and how employee sentiment is changing? Employees Less Happy than ‘Normal’ We are asking employees “How are you feeling today?”. They […]
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5 Key Factors Driving the Future of Work
“This is the time for change, for a profound systemic shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.” – United Nations Over the last 4 months, we’ve experienced unparalleled levels of change as individuals, families, organisations and communities. However long the Covid-19 outbreak lasts one thing’s for sure – […]
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Measuring Workplace Happiness in India
The Happiness Index Announces Launch of Partnership with House of Cheer to Measure Workplace Happiness in India The Happiness Index, the leading human insights company, has announced the launch of a new strategic partnership with House of Cheer Pvt. Ltd to measure workplace happiness in India. House of Cheer, founded by former Viacom18 COO and […]
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Freedom to breathe
It’s been a long, emotional rollercoaster few weeks watching everything going on back home in Minneapolis with George Floyd protests and the video of Amy Cooper in New York. I wanted to find a better way to stand up for the injustices going on besides just signing petitions, donating, making phone calls etc. I was […]
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Happy 6th Birthday The Happiness Index!
Happy birthday! It’s our birthday today, we’re six years old and even though we’re going through a difficult period with being in lockdown. We wanted to celebrate. When birthdays arrive we often look back and use it as a time for reflection, so this morning I read our first ever blog post. It was the […]
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Employee Happiness Levels in Lockdown – Creeping Up but Remain Below Normal
We’ve been offering our Employee Voice 24/7 service on a complimentary basis for over two months now. As we delve into the data for a second time, what has changed about how employees are feeling in the last 3 weeks? We’re asking employees “How are you feeling today?”. They simply score 1-10 (from pretty terrible […]
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