As April is in full swing, let's take a moment to shine a spotlight on something pretty important: Stress Awareness Month.

Now, if you're in the HR world like us, you know that stress isn't just a buzzword—it's a real deal affecting millions of hardworking souls in the UK every year.

So, let's chat about how stress impacts us, both personally and professionally, and what we can do to tackle it head-on.

Engagement Surveys are a readily accessible and easy means to boost productivity and profitability - they don’t take as long as your might think to organise, especially with our help. So, why not use part of your extra day on the 29th of February to consider surveying your teams.

If your people are engaged, they are more likely to be dedicated, motivated, in alignment with your goals and committed to doing a great job. Which is what we all want, right? Because happy and motivated people mean higher productivity and better business outcomes for you.

A brief history or Organisational Development

Just what is Organisational Development anyway… why should I care… oh, better profits. Yes, please!

As Halloween approaches, the world seems to be overrun by spooky creatures and monsters lurking in the shadows. While these creatures may be the stuff of nightmares in our personal lives, they also bear a striking resemblance to some of the challenges we face in the workplace.

There are mince pies in the supermarkets.

That’s right. Mince pies.

Summer is over.I guess that means that for most of us, the routine is now officially back in action again. Kids are back at school, uni students are heading back and the world of work rumbles on.

It’s the great British summertime (if you can believe it!) which means the usual working cadence often changes for a lot of businesses. The summer season can sometimes lead to a dip in employee engagement, so this summer make sure you are keeping your people motivated, engaged and supported.

Organisational Development (OD) refers to a systematic and planned effort to enhance an organisation's effectiveness and overall performance.

It never fails to surprise us that when the majority of business plan their business growth, the considerations of their People Strategy are (usually) pretty non existent.

We’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it.

A business will succeed or fail because of the people in it.

So what are the 9 things stopping your business growth and what do you need to do about it?

April was stress awareness month - this does the important job of bringing awareness to stress in the workplace.

And while we are seeing a lot of people aware of their high stress levels now (awesome first step) they don't seem to have an actionable plan in place to actually reduce them!

*Enters human everything stage left*

May is all about ways to actually reduce stress in the workplace.

It’s arrived – the start of Quarter 2 and like many other business owners, you have probably just completed your next cycle of 90 day planning. That’s awesome, we have too!

How many of those plans are directed specifically toward your people?

It’s been a long and dreary winter yet there is light at the end of the tunnel even as salad items are dropping off our shopping lists.

L.O.V.E is in the workplace! This month we are challenging you to commit to bringing more L.O.V.E to YOUR workplace. Read this month’s blog to find out all about what L.O.V.E in the workplace can look like, then follow us on social to discover tips and hints to bring this all to life.

It’s the start of a new year and coming back from a break can be a tough transition. Couple that with the seemingly never-ending “new year, new me” posts and it’s no wonder we can start to feel overwhelmed.

As a busy business owner, there’s a lot to think about – so in the whirlwind of December, let us help with you getting everything wrapped up (at least with your team – we can’t help with the Christmas presents!).