‘Netflix culture’ slideshow has been viewed more than 5 million times on the web. Patty McCord, the then Chief Talent Officer who co-devised the strategy and slide deck, wrote an article for Harvard Business Review explaining what is so revolutionary in their approach. It makes for very interesting reading. Continue reading
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Today is National Sickie Day
The first Monday in February is the day workers in the UK are most likely to call in sick – the National Sickie Day. The cold weather, post-Christmas credit card bills and the long months ahead before summer and holidays all contribute to many employees deciding to stay in bed on this day. Continue reading
Book recommendation: Run by Dean Karnazes aka Ultramarathon Man
As the end of January is finally upon us, newly formed health and fitness regimes may now be lacking the allure they had at the beginning of the month. So, Honeydew Health would like to offer some dazzling inspiration to our readers. Continue reading
Meet the Usual Suspects – Annie Excuses
This week’s Usual Suspect is Annie Excuses. Continue reading
Meet the Usual Suspects – Sleeps-with-Smartphone
In the second of our series welcoming you to the Usual Suspects of absence management, we are introducing you to Sleeps-with-Smartphone. Continue reading
Cancer Talk Week 2014 – spread the support
Yesterday was the official start of Macmillan’s Cancer Talk Week 2014 and we want to help spread the support! Continue reading
Meet the Usual Suspects – Buffalo Skiver
Over the years, we at Honeydew Health have started to notice absence patterns that are all too familiar in many organisations. To bring them to your attention, we have characterised these Usual Suspects, that we feel everybody can relate to. Continue reading
Happy companies make more money
So last week we wrote about how the scientists behind Blue Monday have decided that its date should be changed from the 3rd Monday in January to the 1st Monday after New Year. That may well be true but many still struggle to stay positive throughout the month of January Continue reading
What is HR?
In a recent article on the CIPD’s website, the writer Claire Churchard explained that not enough young people know what HR is which hinders the development of HR as a profession. But this led me to think about all the times that we have been asked by managers, what is HR? So, perhaps it’s not just children that don’t know. Continue reading
Today didn’t have to be the most depressing day of 2014
It’s official. Today was the most depressing day of the year. The morning commute was probably slow and the weather was atrocious, but it didn’t have to be the most depressing day of 2014. Continue reading