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Coronavirus: the roadmap to returning to the office

Will you be returning to the office after freedom day? The government has finally published guidelines on new workplace safety before ‘freedom day’ on Monday (July 19th 2021). These guidelines have been widely criticised so far by the Institute of Directors, the TUC and the FSB. In a nutshell, we’ve been told that employers no longer need to have in place social distancing measures and that working at home is no longer necessary. However, the government has recommended a gradual return [...]

By Natalie Dynamic HR Blog

Rebels in my business – should I hire or fire them?

Rebels, are they good for your business? Here’s a controversial thought …. HR should actively look for rebels and nurture rebellious employees rather than try to control them. I’ve been saying this for years; the old school ‘command and control‘ way of managing is sooooo last century and really isn’t fit for purpose in our modern society. Are companies with rebellious cultures more successful? If you look around, the companies that are succeeding most are those that have an open, rebellious culture where [...]

By Natalie Lewis Dynamic HR Blog

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Toxic culture – spot one, stop one, change lives

Toxic culture … When was the last time you stopped? Just stopped and looked around at your team, your business and the culture you’ve created? What do you mean by culture, you may ask? A company’s culture is the look, the feel, the smell, the environment, the energy, the behaviours, the conversations, the way you do things. It’s the intangible stuff that happens all around you. How would you describe your culture? Honestly? Don’t give me the b*llshit marketing words, really look and [...]

By Natalie Dynamic HR Blog

Can I force staff to have the Covid vaccine?

Can employers force staff to have the Covid vaccine?

“No jab, no job” – the ethical dilemma of forcing staff to have the Covid vaccine. The question of whether or not employers can force staff to have the Covid vaccine has been a commonly asked one since the rollout started. Certainly, the news that three effective Covid-19 vaccinations have been developed and approved for use in the UK has come as a relief to business leaders. Finally, there is a glimmer of hope that normal operations could soon resume and employers [...]

By Natalie Dynamic HR Blog

Managing teams remotely in lockdown 3.0

Are you fearful of your staff working from home and taking the p*ss? I’ve had several chats since the lockdown was announced with leaders and managers who are worried that their team members have lost motivation and won’t perform as required during this next period of lockdown. I totally understand your fears as we did see a drop in performance and productivity in some businesses during the first and to some extent, the second lockdown. However, in other businesses, we saw [...]

By Natalie Lewis Dynamic HR Blog

Covid Office Christmas Party

Can we have an office Christmas Party this year? This question has been haunting me for the last few weeks with my clients and other business owners contacting me, eager to reward their staff for what has been a challenging year. I’m a big believer in rarely saying no. To me there’s a solution to every problem. So in light of that, I’ve been helping clients plan their celebrations. The office Christmas party is often something that is planned well in advance, [...]

By Natalie Lewis Dynamic HR Blog

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How to onboard remotely (in a pandemic)

How to onboard remotely so that your teams hit the ground running … Many organisations were only just moving from the archaic practice of the (dreaded) ‘induction’ to the far more comprehensive and supportive notion of ‘onboarding’ before the pandemic hit. And now, we have to figure out how to carry out a decent onboarding process remotely! The COVID pandemic has forced most businesses (some kicking and screaming) to embrace new technology overnight. Outdated working practices were unburied and had to [...]

By Natalie Lewis Dynamic HR Blog

The Best Way to Make Redundancies – a compassionate redundancy process

The redundancy process is a horrible thing for everyone. They are filled with emotions, hurt, frustration and overwhelm for all parties. Over the years I’ve dealt with employees who were glad to have been made redundant, others who have cried and I’ve even had a chair thrown at me during a consultation meeting! I’ve also dealt with employers who have cried on me, shouted at me, wanted to give up and one case where the director was so low, he attempted [...]

By Natalie Lewis Dynamic HR Blog compassion, leadership, redundancy, restructure

Advice for Job Seekers – find a job using these tips

Struggling to find a job? Through no fault of your own, you’ve found yourself out of work. You have bills to pay and yourself/family to feed. You’re panicking about the future. Whether or not you’ve been through a traumatic redundancy process, you are most likely in a state of grieving and shock. This is really common and perfectly natural. However, you need to act now and get on top of things. I wanted to provide some advice to anyone currently [...]

By Natalie Lewis Dynamic HR Blog

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Should we be working towards an Empathetic Culture?

Empathetic Culture – is this the new future? The way we work has been turned on its head by the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving many companies to question their purpose, values and culture. Even just moving from working in an office to having all your team working from home is enough to send most business leaders into a spin! The way you work has changed, the way you communicate has changed, the way your pets and children get involved with online meetings [...]

By Natalie Lewis Dynamic HR Blog business, culture, empathy, fears, growth, growth mindset, how to, leaders, pandemic, profitability, success, workplace