Welcome to Stress Awareness Month! If you're a small business owner, you know that stress is more than just an occasional nuisance—it's practically a business partner. From the exhilaration of launching your venture to the daily grind of keeping things afloat, stress can take its
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Welcome to Stress Awareness Month! If you're a small business owner, you know that stress is more than just an occasional nuisance—it's practically a business partner. From the exhilaration of launching your venture to the daily grind of keeping things afloat, stress can take its
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As an SME you’re probably looking after a number of spinning plates and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Outsourcing your HR can help to reduce your workload and give you what you need to manage payroll, time and attendance, recruiting, onboarding and HR admin. Here
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A guide on how to efficiently prepare before choosing a new system for your business, and how this can help you avoid making expensive mistakes. Deciding on a new system for your business is an integral part of growth and development. In today's rapidly changing
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Your ultimate guide to the not-so-quiet revolution that’s happening in workplaces throughout the UK, and internationally. WhatExactly IS HR Transformation? And What Could It Mean For YOUR Organisation? Your ultimate guide to the not-so-quiet revolution that’s happening in workplaces throughout the UK, and internationally. In
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Organisational culture and how to change it has been the subject of much debate and analysis. How to Change an Organisational Culture “It’s how we do things round here”. Organisational culture and how to change it has been the subject of much debate and analysis.
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5 Initiatives For a Happier Workplace in 2023 and Beyond. The expression “work-life balance” is self-explanatory. Or, at least it should be. We hear about it all the time. Generally, it refers to how employees feel able even out their personal and professional lives. What
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In your organisation, do people know what they like, and like what they know? If so, they’re not alone. In this blog, we’re looking at what lies behind our resistance to change. Why do we get “stuck” – and what can you do about it?
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How has HR changed in the last two and a half years? In our opinion, the answer is: a great deal. And, the news is positive. As a leader in HR, your star is in the ascendant. The look and feel of the Human Resources
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How absence at work can affect your business in ways you may not have realised. And - what to do about it. Your jargon-free guide to absence, its equally toxic bedfellow presenteeism, and why it really matters. As a long-established HR transformation consultancy, we’ve
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Essential clarity on a commonly misunderstood concept. Here at FiveRivers Consulting, we know this much is true: when it comes to a successful outcome in HR transformation, everyone involved needs to speak the same language. In other words, clear messages being expressed, heard and understood
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How accurate, real-time data could make all the difference to your HR department, and to your organisation as a whole. You may find the expression “information is power” somewhat of a 1980s cliché – perhaps it puts you in mind of a hard line, super-assertive
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At FiveRivers Consulting, we’re all about HR transformation. And now is the time for us to define what we mean. How does it work, and how could it (quite literally) transform YOUR organisation? Transformation is moving from one state to an altered state, ideally making
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Now is the time for HR transformation. Here’s how to get your stakeholders on side. When you’re considering a top-to-toe transformation revolution in your HR department - securing improvements and efficiencies across process, technology and data - you’ll need everyone – the Board and other
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Most employers will expect their staff to miss a certain number of days from work. Whether its sickness related, family or emergency related, or covid-19 related absence, we’ll all miss work at some point. But to ensure absenteeism doesn’t become a problem it’s important that
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Most people at some point in their working and personal life will engage in public speaking. Whether you are presenting to clients, contributing in meetings, being on camera, giving a speech, or doing job interviews. Public speaking is a vital skill which, surveys suggest, can
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Saturday 7th July was not just an exciting day for English football it was also Global Forgiveness Day – a day to forgive and be forgiven, a chance to set things right, put aside old differences, move beyond grievances and hurts and start afresh. I
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A recent article in the Metro quoted a survey by PwC suggesting a third of British employees across junior and senior roles suffer with anxiety, depression or stress – a sixth with mental health issues – suggesting the role of technology blurring the lines between
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Mindfulness has become very popular in recent years. It is claiming huge mental health benefits in treating anxiety and depression and has become integral to psychotherapy, especially within cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), with a common goal of helping people gain perspective on irrational, unhelpful and
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Do you feel like an imposter in your job? Well you are not alone as research suggests that 70% of us will suffer with imposter syndrome in our lifetime. So what is it? Imposter syndrome is a psychological fear of both failure and success. Its
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I hold my hand up: I sometimes struggle taking even the simplest and easiest decisions. I can struggle to make quick and decisive decisions because if I’m honest they’re unlikely to influence an important life or death situation so I can dither and procrastinate. Over
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Sit on a straight-back chair or on the floor. Make sure you will be undisturbed for at least 30 minutes Bring your attention to your breath. · Notice your breathing as you slowly breathe in and out – in through the nose and out through
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Getting healthy for the new year or managing finance better tend to be the most popular resolutions for people and surveys suggest only 8% of people who set resolutions tend to be successful. Why? 1st January – when New Year resolutions begin (Image credit Brook
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Christmas is meant to be a time for celebration and happiness but for many people it can be a period of depression and stress. And there are many reasons for this. Make Christmas your version of perfect! We have such high expectations of a perfect
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It’s important to get your voice in shape: vocal energy, strength and endurance is important to provide a great experience for your audience. Your voice can produce at least 325 different pitches and be affected by excitement, stress and nerves. Voice training can make a
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I’ve read Tony Robbins takes cold showers and actually a host of other hard working entrepreneurs says it does wonders for them. Is it all about breaking out of your comfort zone and stepping out like a warrior, or having better skin, hair and nails?
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We just can’t help it! Comparing ourselves to others is the most human of emotions. We measure our own social and personal worth based on how we stack up – our lives, our attractiveness, intelligence, success – and if we compare better or worse! But
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Many people have asked me what to expect in career coaching and how the process might help them? I have used career coaching services a lot! My early working life was spent in talent management – where I found career coaching to be an invaluable
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How many of you would agree that public speaking is a joy? The spoken word to deliver a message, engage audiences and drive change is so incredibly powerful, and yet so daunting for so many of us with a fear of public speaking. Whether you
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In May this year I was bemoaning the fact that it was national mental health month … but in the US! “Why not everywhere?” I cried. So I am very happy that 10th October is Mental Health Day and therefore an opportunity to shine a
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Sit on a straight-back chair or on the floor. Make sure you will be undisturbed for at least 30 minutes. Bring your attention to your breath. · Notice your breathing as you slowly breathe in and out – in through the nose and out through
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