Supporting our teams to thrive as the office reopens

Deciding what’s most important right now – times have changed!

Restructuring with humanity

As a number of us breathed a sigh of relief to be moving to Alert Level 2, there are many employers who are having to make the tough, heartbreaking decision to cut costs and make people redundant.

5 Key Benefits to Psychometric Testing

Beneath the Pastures: An in depth look into the development of the 2019 Humankind Employee Experience Initiative of the Year

Mental Health Awareness Week: Developing an employee-centred approach to wellbeing at Humankind

Mental Health Awareness week is 23-29 September this year. With so much of our lives affected by what happens at work, we’re excited to share our thoughts about supporting wellbeing in the workplace. In this post we describe how we recently refreshed our own Wellbeing Philosophy using Employee Centred Design.

Is your work culture determined by the personalities of your people?

For decades, employers have screened prospective employees with personality tests, aptitude tests and logic skills, trying to find that perfect fit for their team. And we’ve been debating the effectiveness of all these tests for just as long.

Employee experience is as much about people as it is the design we wrap around them.

Having a human voice within your organisation is critical for strong culture but also for attracting top talent. This means being clear about your values and communicating them with intention so that your team can behave in ways that contribute to your success, without you having to remind them.

Understanding Employee Experience: Part 3

This is the third article in a series looking at Employee Experience and Employee Centered Design.

Understanding Employee Experience: Part 2

In my first article in this series, I introduced a new model of Employee Experience with the acronym PREP, that lays the foundation for organisations to deliver more employee focused outcomes. I encourage you to read the series from the beginning!

Understanding Employee Experience: Part 1

This is the first article in a series of 3 to be published over coming weeks, sharing my thoughts on how we can make the concept of ‘Employee Experience’ something that has meaning and value. If you’ve been thinking that it seems like it’s just a new wrapper on the same old ‘employee engagement chocolate bar,’ these are the articles for you!

Preventing and responding to bullying and harassment in the workplace

There is increasing awareness amongst employers of the importance of employee experience (EX); seeing their organisation through the eyes of the employee. In this guide, we explore how inappropriate behaviours such as bullying and harassment affect employee experience.