Month: April 2019

Culture and change
Emma Browning

Thank you guys!

Rewarding employee success and achievement Your staff are your lifeblood. They get up every day. They come to work. They give you their absolute best.  They hit all their targets and look after your customers -always with a smile. And in return, they don’t ask for much. But what they do want is success, recognition, and all the perks that go along with being the best. Not too much to ask, is it? Unfortunately, a lack of engagement and a lack of recognition for the work they put in, are…
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Culture and change
Emma Browning

Kick a habit (or three) this month

Tobacco is one thing, but have you ever stopped to think about kicking some bad HR habits that could be having a seriously negative impact on your business? May is a good month to think about kicking some bad habits, be they personal or professional. 31st May is world no tobacco day – a world health organisation initiative to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco. The 2019 campaign focuses on the fundamental role lungs play for the health and well-being of all people.  As an employer,…
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Talent aquisition
Emma Browning

The Recruitment Race – Kerry Bain’s five ‘hot tips’ to get you first over the finish line

It’s the eponymous Grand National on Saturday – and the runners and riders are meticulously prepared and trained to qualify for the notoriously unpredictable, four mile long ‘People’s Race’. It looks like last year’s winner, Tiger Roll, and their support team have hit upon a magic formula – as bookies and pollsters are tipping them as a ‘jolly*, and likely to do the impossible in 2019 and win again. I’m tempted to put a monkey** on it to win, before it becomes a steamer***!! So, what are you doing to…
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Strategy
Emma Browning

Creating your brand story in the war for talent

STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS….LAST FEW FREE TICKETS REMAINING FOR MY WORKSHOP Even in a buoyant recruitment economy, leading businesses know that if they want to excel, they need to ensure that they’re recruiting and retaining the very best people for their roles. In trickier economic times, attracting and keeping the best people becomes exponentially more important. And when companies attempt to sell an inaccurate or inauthentic brand to potential employees, it could cost them in both the long-term and short-term when it comes to talent attraction, employee engagement and employee retention.…
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Uncategorised
Emma Browning

An Easter gift from me to you

Huzzah, it’s Easter everyone! The daffs are out, the birds are chirping and nesting, and the days are finally lengthening out. I even spy some sun. It’s a time for feeling hopeful and thankful. So, to celebrate the end of Lent nearing (this year I have decided ‘not’ to give up chocolate – it’s pointless as I know my weaknesses and I will simply fail ! ), I have hidden 6 chocolate eggs around my website meraki.smiths.studio. Find them and then unscramble the anagram and you’ll be entered into our…
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