Overseas corporate retreats may promise fun and team building, but the question arises: Is attendance mandatory? In a recent article by The Straits Times, our managing director, Evelyn Chow, highlighted the strategic value of such retreats and emphasised that they should be made voluntary. However, she urges employees to consider the benefits of joining and advises employers against penalising non-attendance.
Read MoreIn today's digital era, coaching is the way to go. It empowers leaders to facilitate problem-solving and fosters a culture of learning, attracting talented individuals who seek a coach, not a boss. With active listening and powerful questioning, managers tap into collective intelligence and thrive amidst digital transformation. Discover diverse coaching interventions like Appreciative Inquiry, Performance Coaching, and Solution-based Coaching that nurture talent and spark innovation.
Read MorePerformance coaching is crucial for talent development and business success. This article shares ten essential tips on how to reap its benefits and enable both leaders and employees to achieve their goals. Organisations that invest in coaching can foster a continuous learning culture, and this will drive adaptability and growth.
Read MoreWith hybrid working here to stay, companies must reframe traditional workplace ideas and prioritise building employee connections in the absence of shared physical workspaces. From virtual bonding activities to regular dialogue sessions, there are plenty of ways to keep your team connected and engaged.
Read MoreWomen are underrepresented in STEM and finance, even though research shows that women and men do not differ in mathematical ability or productivity. A key reason for this is gender bias. Companies should counter this by ensuring a fair recruitment and selection process, creating equal opportunities for promotion, increasing accountability of performance evaluations and making women feel welcome by fostering diversity and having female role models.
Read MoreThe evolution of hybrid work patterns, the need to digitalise, and the growing importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion are significant forces driving the rethinking of leadership styles.
Read MoreA strong company culture is the backbone of any successful organisation. Learn the importance of finding the right culture fit for your business in order to build a workplace where people thrive.
Read MoreSix in 10 managers say that the health crisis has hurt their mental wellbeing. The need for adaptation has created mounting pressures with 44% of managers leading remote working teams saying that hybrid arrangements left them burnt out.
Read MoreConnection is more than just an HR buzzword - it is the biggest factor that influences how our employees are motivated to do their best work. Learn more in this research report from our employee engagement platform partner, Enboarder.
Read MoreWe still need to talk about wellness. Even as the world learns to cope with Covid-19, the mental health pandemic is not abating. DecodeHR’s wellness tech partners say that wellness solutions need to be bite-sized and culturally nuanced.
Read MoreGiven the Great Resignation, a leader has to continually engage and motivate their employees so that they can give of the best of themselves at work, and stay on with the organisation. During the Mednefits RECHRGE podcast, our Managing Director Evelyn Chow shared insights on how leaders can do so.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 forces teams to work remotely, leaders must adapt their leadership styles to maintain effective employee engagement. From buddy systems to birthday or anniversary reminder apps, we summarise simple but effective solutions that have worked for three leaders from their sharing during the 'Shifting Gears for the Future of Work' webinar.
Read MoreLearn how to use the Stanford way of Design Thinking to redesign your total rewards strategy. This article explains how to design an innovative total rewards program to optimise business value and increase employee happiness.
Read MoreOur first ever Highlight Reel is here! We have handpicked a few articles which we consider highlights of DecodeHR and we’re proud to share them with everyone. The focus for this compendium would be one of the crucial motivators to employee retainment and work productivity; ‘Compensation and Benefits’. Click in now, to find out more!
Read MoreCompanies are looking to external providers to manage their HR needs as the utilisation of technology by these third-party agencies not only reduces costs, but also betters the productivity in processes and employee experience. Join us in this article as we explore how outsourcing your HR functions would benefit your organisation.
Read MoreOur first webinar ‘Staying Connected to Emerge Stronger’ will go down into the history of the firm. After all, it is somewhat ironic that we had crafted and delivered the webinar while entirely apart, physically at least.
And our tech partners, Andy and Jeyan of Beekeeper Communication did an admirable job of showing up well prepared for every discussion and practice session. In that sense, we were truly connected and certainly emerged stronger for the experience and partnership.
Read MoreWith the Covid-19 situation and the prevalence of remote working arrangements, employees who work from home are at risk of being 'disconnected', even with video conferencing technology and collaboration/communication tools. Unexpectedly, many have told us that they are spending more time working when they work from home.
Here are 3 things we can do today!
Read MorePurpose and quality of interpersonal engagement are two factors that can significantly impact employee engagement, and unsurprisingly, when employee engagement is strong, collaboration and high performance are natural outcomes. there are three essential steps to create productive collaboration.
Read More‘Performance appraisal’ - words which bring unease not just to employees but to managers. Many managers find it challenging to provide feedback to employees whose performance have not been up to their expectations. Having these difficult conversations need not be as challenging as one would think, and could help improve performance as well as your working relationships with your team, if done well. At the same time, performing employees should not be neglected as well. It is just as important to recognise their contributions and reinforce positive behaviour.
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