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ESG ambitions should top organisational agendas

Workplace Insight

In fact, a recent report revealed that job-seekers are turning down job offers by companies showcasing weak ESG credentials, a sure sign of the importance of substantive ESG policies for potential talent. Weaving ESG goals into workplace culture. It is more important than ever to nurture working environments that make this possible.

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How to Start a Mentorship Program

Success

It gives you an opportunity to ask questions and explore different parts of the company, which is especially important with topics such as company politics, history and policy. Setting up regular sessions, general goals, desired outcomes and a template for discussions can be helpful and is more likely to yield a concrete result.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

Onboarding Agenda: A Blueprint for Success Having a well-planned and structured approach to onboarding new team members helps you ensure the important details are being covered, the right people are involved, and the new hire has a more organized and supportive start in their new role.

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Net-zero emissions is a great goal for companies to set — but it’s incredibly hard to reach. Here’s why

Ideas.Ted

As environmental policy and economics researchers , we study how companies make these net-zero pledges. Environmentalists may welcome this conservationist agenda, but what if other oil companies, the airline industries, the shipping sectors and the US government all propose a similar solution? The needed goal: A negative net.

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Flexible working should be the norm for as many people as possibe

Workplace Insight

Governments should push this agenda by providing more generous family policies, such as providing accessible and cheap public childcare, encouraging both men and women to take part in childcare through shared parental leaves. Happy workers are productive, motivated, and committed workers. Main image: Humanscale.

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The Role Of Connectedness In The Future Of Work

Allwork

For example, after working through a meeting agenda, reviewing status, going over policy, and creating action plans there is little to no opportunity in virtual meetings for those water fountain type moments that bonds people, which comes from sharing the same physical space. A flexible work arrangement helps.

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What 3 CEOs Learned After Spending a Day in Their Employees’ Shoes

Success

Since that experience, he’s using his new knowledge of how things really work on the literal street level to create a company-wide “transformation,” including a better tipping policy and improved communication processes. His goal? “To To get back to my roots and reconnect with the passion that led me to found Command Education.”

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