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When Your Career Takes an Unexpected Turn: A Story of Resilience and Growth

by Natalie EllisLeave a Comment on When Your Career Takes an Unexpected Turn: A Story of Resilience and Growth

Have you ever looked back at your childhood dreams and laughed at how differently life turned out? I certainly have. At school, I still remember being asked the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” my classmates excited said they wanted to be a Doctor, Fire Fighter, Vet, and one wanted to be a rockstar!

As a youngster with stars in my eyes, I had it all mapped out: the prestigious job at British Airways, academic excellence, and a perfectly linear career path. But life, as it often does, had other plans.

Turn’s out there was a height restriction at British Airways, and being only 5’1″ I was destined for my feet firmly on the earth and not flying the skies like I had dreamed of…

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Effective Problem-Solving in Employee Relations: A Guide for Managers

by Natalie EllisLeave a Comment on Effective Problem-Solving in Employee Relations: A Guide for Managers

Managing employee relations is an essential aspect of leadership that often requires a delicate balance of empathy, communication, and problem-solving skills. When faced with challenging situations, it’s crucial to have a structured approach to ensure fair and effective resolutions.

In this blog post, we’ll delve into a comprehensive guide on how to manage these situations effectively.

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The Complexities of Employment in Business Today

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In the ever-changing landscape of employment, small businesses often find themselves navigating a maze of regulations, perceptions, and challenges. With increasing media coverage of “bad” employers and a constant stream of changes in employment law, it’s no wonder that some business owners hesitate when it comes to hiring.

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Spread kindness like confetti – HR acts of kindness is back!

by Natalie EllisLeave a Comment on Spread kindness like confetti – HR acts of kindness is back!

After a lot of reflection time and given all that we have been through in recent months, now more than ever, kindness is an essential element needed in our workplaces and our every day lives.

Kindness is the key component to a healthy, successful, and well-balanced life. These elements are all essential to our overall wellbeing and kindness is something that we do because we can, not because we should or are obligated to.

For many of you HR acts of kindness will be a new concept but it was actually founded in 2016 after the Brexit result brought so much divide and upset. Since then HR acts of kindness has appeared in Be Kind Magazine, has influenced behaviours at work all over the world and all through simple acts of kindness and there’s plenty of opportunity to get everyone involved!

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Brightening up Blue Monday

by Natalie Ellis6 Comments on Brightening up Blue Monday

A bit of fun to start our working week! It is safe to say that we can all pretty much agree that Monday is not the most exciting day of a week, and it is always hard to get back into the swing of things at work after a nice relaxing weekend.

Today is labelled “Blue Monday” which is officially declared as the most depressing day of the year (unless you really didn’t grab that essential Black Friday purchase of course!)

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