EP Insights & Action

COMMENT REFLECT
Ask a random group at work who
the Home Secretary is and see if
they know the answer? In the 70s
and 80s, most of the cabinet were
household names.
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There is a greater social consciousness
beginning to arise but people do understand
there needs to be a balance. It is all about
balance and businesses are beginning to
work on frameworks that:
n Create social hubs for informal discussion
n Ensure that leaders are once again
accessible and developing an emotional
connection with their teams. (The British are
tribal and do desire personal leadership not
brand leadership)
n Develop a framework for greater reflection
n Look at techniques to manage the flow of
emails and communication
n Create a greater framework for knowledge
share and connecting
n Develop strong communications
n Invest in training – often on individual
development plans.
The change is less about any dramatic
investment in cost and more about
behaviours, values, communications and
knowledge share. This is where the work
does need to take place.
Companies will need to re-think HR. There
is genuine change happening – whether that
is coming from the exit from Europe, the rise
of the gig economy, changes in models or just
with the need to retain talent. Strategies do
need to think about their team’s development,
their welfare but also how they engage both
internally and externally.
It is a challenge but one with solutions that
do exist and have been proven in the past.
It is renewing many old methods combined
with the new.
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