The Importance of EVP’s and First Impressions in the Workplace Are you struggling to find good candidates? Are you finding good candidates but before you can offer, they’ve been snapped up by another company? Or perhaps they accept only for them to be counter offered by their existing employer… These are real issues lots of…
The Influence of Positive Psychology on work How much of your working week do you spend truly motivated? Or do you find you’re counting down the days until the weekend? As human beings, we can’t be motivated all the time. Work has its natural ups and downs which is part of life. But when you…
Positive Psychology: Engaged employees are good for businessIntroduction Have you ever stopped to reflect on what factors impact your motivation (or lack of) at work? And how much importance does your organisation place on employees’ experience while working? Over the last 20 years, a proliferation of research has evidenced that engaged and motivated employees are…
Why you should be using psychometric tests. When a team is at the top of their game, performing at their best whilst being in tune with each others’ needs, goals and circumstances, that’s a pretty special recipe for success. In an age of uncertainty and constant change, CEOs and HR teams are frequently grappling for ways to…
Psychometric Tests: A Revolution in Measuring Human BehaviourCan we really measure behaviour? Human beings are deeply complex. We display a multitude of different behaviours and emotions and might react to the same set of circumstances in completely different ways. We have different approaches to the opportunities and difficulties life brings and differing perceptions of what…
MyPeople Culture… Unlocking an organisation’s potential We at MyPeople believe that an organisation’s culture is the key to unlocking that organisation’s potential. Hillary Odiakaose from the University of Benin agrees, stating ‘the culture of an organisation, to a very large extent, determines the performance of the individuals that work in that organisation and by extension,…
How can I get more for less? No, that’s not an advertising slogan for a large retailer chain, It is a question that ultimately is at the heart of efficiency. Perhaps one of the most fascinating examples of getting more for less can be found in road cycling. In competitions like the Tour de France,…
This year we have all found ourselves working a little differently. Organisations and employees have had to adapt to huge amounts of change with little notice. The increase in working from home was gathering pace prior to the pandemic but the acceleration in which this has happened is unprecedented. Alongside this, employees have found themselves…
Team performance is unsustainable without high levels of trust. To build long-term sustainable performance, you need to start by building trust. Here is our 5 top ways to increase levels of trust within your team: 1. Lead by example If you do not trust your team members, why would they trust you, and each other?…
Have you read ‘Alchemy: The surprising power of ideas that don’t make sense’ by Rory Sutherland? There is an abbreviated extract around recruitment that I want to share. ‘Imagine you have ten roles to fill, and you ask ten colleagues to each hire one person. They will all try to recruit the best person they…
