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With employee engagement hitting crisis mode, absenteeism on the up, stress levels skyrocketing plus all the impact of organisational change thrown into the mix, few organisations came out unscathed. And as many organisations are realising, this is only the start.

Martin Fairn is the co-founder of Gazing Performance Systems, where they teach the Red2Blue mindset and framework. It’s a technique that will help you coach your employees to perform even when circumstances make it difficult. We invited Martin to discuss this framework in a recent Lunch & Learn, and in this article we’ll go through the key takeaways from our talk.

One of the most common questions we’re asked is why we use an emoji scale to gather employee feedback. We get it. We know emojis might initially feel a little juvenile or lightweight. Perhaps like they’re prioritising style over substance. But our use of emojis isn’t a style decision. It’s a profoundly important practical decision — and a big reason Winningtemp is so effective.

Hybrid working models have already been predicted for a number of years. The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic only expedited the issue which left businesses with no choice but to accept it as the new norm.

Winningtemp is now ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certified. This means we comply with rigorous best practice standards to protect your information and keep your data private, developed by the best and brightest information security experts.

Getting to the point where staff are engaged, motivated and genuinely enjoying their jobs can be tough. Tough, but very worthwhile. Knowing how to improve employee morale and motivation will have a tremendously positive impact on the business overall. Here's how to do it.

Understanding how motivated your team is to do a good job will give you plenty of opportunities to look at ways to increase motivation. Here are many more reasons why employee engagement surveys are a crucial tool in any workplace.

In a recent Lunch & Learn, we were joined by guest Stuart Elliott of Elliott Scott HR — a firm that helps companies across the globe recruit top-tier talent into their HR departments. In this session (which you can watch here), Stuart shed light on some of the most compelling trends in HR right now, one of which was the rise of 3 specialist HR roles he’s seeing. What are they and why are they trending?

How do we know what we want in life, and how do we shut out negative distractions to gain clarity? Suhail Mirza is a renowned Life Coach, Senior Advisor and author who joined Cecilia Holmblad from Winningtemp on a recent Lunch & Learn. He shared his research-based view on how we can reduce negative feelings and gain clarity in an ever changing world.