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Workplace Culture

Archive of articles, news and guides on workplace culture in the SME enterprise. Advice on understanding and improving your organisation’s leadership, values, and employee motivation. Having a positive workplace culture can be vital to your success.

Employing & managing staff

Internal communication as a way of maintaining quality service

Chris Ronan of St John’s Buildings explore the importance of maintaining strong internal communication strategies within a business.

Employing & managing staff

Building a positive workplace culture

Here, Mark Scanlon, chief executive of Personal Group, discusses how to create a great working environment for every single employee in your business.

Employing & managing staff

How to deal with tricky conversations at work

Karen Meager and John McLachlan, co-founders of Monkey Puzzle Training, discuss how to set the right tone when broaching sensitive issues with staff.

News

Are you guilty of the top three most annoying workplace habits?

According to a recent survey, the top three most annoying things work colleagues do are, moaning, taking smoking breaks and using buzzwords like ‘touch base’.

News

Procrastinators unite! Study exposes UK as a nation of WhatsApp addicts

Three quarters of UK workers admit they spend up to six hours procrastinating on Whatsapp, according to new poll.

News

What is the most common cause of frustration in the workplace?

Research by Emo Oil reveals that half of workers cite differences over the office temperature as the most common cause of frustration in the workplace.

Advice

The unofficial guide to unofficial office party etiquette

Here, TeamTactics gives us their unofficial guide to unofficial office party ethics and etiquette.

News

Fostering a friendly office atmosphere unlocks employee potential

New research reveals that creating a friendly and engaging office atmosphere can encourage workers to a greater output.

News

Does stationery wreak havoc in your workplace

Nearly a quarter of employees admit to stealing items of stationery, while millions of workers incur stationery-related injuries, new study reveals.

News

Caffeine addiction: employee coffee trips costing British businesses

One in ten people leave work four times or more each week to pick up coffee, a new study reveals.

Employing & managing staff

What SMEs can learn when comparing the military to civilian workplaces

There’s a pool of thousands of job-seeking individuals whose potential remains relatively untapped by employers – ex-military personnel, argues Stuart Tootal.

Employing & managing staff

One bad night’s sleep can lead to bad behaviour at work, new research reveals

Once an employee engages in unwanted behaviour in the workplace, such as taking longer breaks, can cost a company a lot of time and money.

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Partner content

Why your business should switch to a broadband-based phone network

Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching

Partner content

Streamlining document management for your small business

David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management