World Book Day 2018: Lessons from the world of storytelling to engage your employees

February 26, 2018
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World Book Day 2018: Lessons from the world of storytelling to engage your employees

Thursday 1st March 2018 is World Book Day, a global event encouraging people of all ages to get stuck into a good book. We’ve put together our own recommended reading list for you to choose from, featuring some of our favourite reads. We know that storytelling can be a great tool to positively impact employee […]
February 23, 2018
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Using AI and Machine Learning to better understand employee feedback

  Many of you will already be on first name terms with Siri and Alexa. Or perhaps you’ve marvelled at how Spotify can put a playlist together for you of tunes you were listening as a teenager – mine was scarily accurate! And of course Amazon make huge amounts of money by predicting what we […]
February 23, 2018
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World Book Day 2018: Three simple ways to get involved at work

It’s World Book Day on Thursday 1st March 2018! We’ve put together a few ideas that you could bring to your workplace to celebrate this event. These ideas aren’t restricted to World Book Day – you can enjoy these book-themed initiatives all year round! Take a look at our ideas below to get started: Organise […]
February 16, 2018
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The Positive Psychology behind Random Acts of Kindness

  *Don’t miss our 30 Random Acts of Kindness ideas – download it for free here!* This week is Random Acts of Kindness Week, an event we love celebrating here at People Lab. Random Acts of Kindness (or RAOK) are simple, free or inexpensive acts that anyone can do, to spread a little kindness and […]
February 9, 2018
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What can we learn from ‘Engagement Outliers?’

  If you’re passionate about creating a great place to work, you’re probably familiar with Aon Hewitt’s 2017 Trends in Global Employee Engagement report. The annual study reiterated that engagement levels have stagnated; globally, just 63% of employees are engaged. This shows a two-point decrease on the previous year. Progress is predicted to be painfully […]
February 7, 2018
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The Importance of Workplace Friendships

  Whether you’re based in an office or in another working environment, it’s likely that you’re spending a considerable proportion of your time at work. On average, UK employees spend 31 hours a week at work*, though spending eight hours or more in the workplace each day isn’t uncommon. Coupled with time spent sleeping, commuting […]
February 2, 2018
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The Vital Role of Trust in Employee Engagement

  The 18th annual Edelman Trust Barometer was published on 29th January 2018, providing insight from 33,000+ respondents in 28 countries. The international study covered a range of themes and subjects this year – from the impact of social media and Donald Trump’s governmental changes in the US, to the effects of leadership and management […]
February 1, 2018
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The British Gas ‘Story’ – A Case Study

  This week is national storytelling week* and we’ve promised to share with you some of our favourite examples of organisations getting their ‘stories’ right for employees. This example from British Gas is an oldie, but a goodie – it’s a great example of a strong strategic narrative at work. Back in 2009, British Gas […]