Author: Natalie Ellis

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Keep out of the boardroom! Why are HR still on the outside looking in?

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“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.”

Socrates

It seems that for too long HR leaders have been denied a seat in the majority of boardrooms. In light of the current time of uncertainty (Brexit anyone?) don’t we think it is time to bring the human back as a business priority and allow people skills to take centre stage again?

For those of us in HR, we already know that no matter what a company produces, the service it provides or even the brands the organisation represents, at the heart of it is its people.

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HR acts of kindness – as featured in Be Kind magazine

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In a recent post I revealed that I was due to be published in a UK wide publication and yesterday lunchtime, I walked in to my local WH Smith to find that it had indeed happened!

So the cat is finally out of the bag and I have become a published writer in November’s edition of Be Kind Magazine and to celebrate, here is a picture of me with a cheesy grin at my desk!

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How to achieve a healthy work-life balance

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Whatever field you work in and whatever level you work at, having a healthy work-life balance is an essential to success. For many people, juggling time between the your home life and professional life can be incredibly difficult with evenings feeling unproductive and weekends wasted. Equally, working days can easily encroach into our evenings and the temptation to “just quickly reply to this email” is far too common.

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“All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey…”

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“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits”

Samuel Butler

Autumn is by far my favourite time of the whole year, cozy jumpers, hot coffee, leaves falling in the crisp air, and nothing beats a hot stew from the slow cooker after an walk outdoors with my dog Bron!

A lot of people experience the blues after a glorious summer, but to me, the Autumn season brings a whole new kind of energy, filled with optimism and opportunity.

After completing my final CIPD exam at the end of September, it is time for me to complete the final pieces of outstanding coursework for my Level 7 and bring the focus back to the blog, and I couldn’t be more excited!

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Thomas Cook, what happens to the employees?

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This morning, we are waking up to the sad news that Thomas Cook has entered compulsory liquidation and has ceased to trade, leaving 21,000 employees without their jobs.

The collapse of Thomas Cook to most is surprising, but after several consistent profit warnings over the past few years, and having experienced the process myself, to me, it only seemed like a matter of time.

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