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  How important is Swift trust in the new normal? Wi the new normal and the uncertainty that Covid19 has brought us, many companies have had to create temporary teams to do projects or complete other forms of temporary tasks out of their “normality”. Many times, organisations create temporary teams to do a project or complete other forms of temporary tasks. Such temporary teams may consist of people from different locations, different business functions or different departments. Temporary teams may consist of SMEs (subject matter experts) from different areas of the business and deal with problems with higher degree of complexity (high risk and high stake) and often lack any formal structure that enables control, trust, and better coordination. Trust is very important in this temporary organizing of people. However, it takes time to build trust. Temporary teams are usually created either the business is very ambitious and is planning something big or 2) something has gone wrong. In...

Employee engagement in the new normal With the new normal, and the announcement of a new Lockdown in the UK on the 5th of January, driving employee engagement and motivation has become a key focus area for HR professionals. Learn what are the key factors to employee engagement in the new normal on our last blog post. Click here to read the full article.

Performance Management System: Has Covid-19 made the broken system worse? Performance Management Systems have been criticised for decades, as new practices and use of technology have failed to bridge the gap. However, the management of employee’s performance remains one of the biggest challenges for line managers and leaders in this new normal. 35 years ago Edwards Deming described the idea of evaluation of performance, merit rating or annual review as alluring, and the result of the process is exactly what the word means. Many other followed Edward Deming and got on the bandwagon as performance reviews are not done often enough or too often managed poorly. Constructive and unbiased feedback is like finding water on mars. Covid-19 has changed business models, workplace, and the workforce needs to adapt, so how we evaluate performance needs to be carefully considered. It is especially important to plan for the competency development for the new normal. Organisations invest mountains of ...

  How use of technology can connect a fragmented workplace? We are in the times of a fast DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, which with Covid19 has accelerated even more. Remote work, new generations incorporating in the professional market (freshness and new ways of approaching problem-solving), constantly-changing environment… A strong online HR management system is key to stay consistent and ensure that all employees stay connected and work within the same goals. Read more here.

Easing HR Workflows through Complygate HR Software With the unexpected Covid19 crisis, the workflow in every company has changed, and so have the problems that HR Professionals must face and solve. Employee Health and well-being, Remote Work Management, etc. Find out on this blog pos t about how Complygate HR Software can help your business by automating and speeding up HR Workflows and solving problems.

  HR Roles for Guiding Future Workforce We all know how Covid19 has dramatically reshaped the economy and the Labour Force, and that means changes to HR Management on the companies as well. New HR Roles such as “Director of Wellbeing” or “HR Workforce Strategy Director” are emerging to stay. Learn more about it on this blog post .

Carrying out Right to Work checks during Covid-19 Crisis Even in Covid-19 times it is required for the Right To Work Checks to be continued in order to maintain compliance in accordance with the UKVI policy. Did you know about the temporary adjustments to the current situation that allow video calls, scanned documents and more on the process? Continue reading here: https://www.complygate.co.uk/blog/carrying-out-right-to-work-checks-during-covid-19-crisis

Technology in the Recruitment and Selection of People in the post-Covid-19 Context Check out this article written by Professor Chris Rowley where he brilliantly analyses the use of technology in the recruitment and selection of people during the current Covid19 situation and the post Covid19 era to come. Grab a coffee and enjoy this brilliant essay.  https://www.complygate.co.uk/blog/technology-in-the-recruitment-and-selection-of-people-in-the-post-covd-19-context

  Improving Career Prospects in a Tough Economic Climate The Covid-19 pandemic has sorely affected the global economy. Many organizations throughout the globe have closed their doors forever, countless jobs have been lost worldwide and millions of lives have been profoundly affected with long-lasting ramifications. For the past several months global economy has been struggling hard to survive and maintain status quo. In this scenario, even as numerous question marks punctuate the future of majority of the existing workforce, the addition of a large, fresh pool of qualified resources in a time of dwindling economic growth is a grave issue needing quick resolution. Freshly qualified resources and those about to complete their formal education are facing various dilemmas and challenges, primary among which is securing a job in a difficult economic climate. Many are having a tough time trying to break into the market and fields pertaining to their formal studies and personal inclinatio...

  EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE INITIATIVES: WHY DO THEY FAIL? Covid-19 pandemic has abruptly halted a period of considerable worldwide growth, development and low unemployment rates all across the globe. Organizations worldwide have had to abruptly change their policies and work methods in order to stay afloat and keep running, even after being forced to shed countless jobs and laying off scores of people. Organizational management must therefore look forward in a smart, innovative way and pay close attention to the parameters and varying patterns that would determine their stability and future growth. This recession will end too, as all do, and organizations shall return to a state where high productivity, talents and growth shall be the key goals for every manager. These goals can be challenging enough even while the economic growth is skyrocketing. Advisory firm Gartner conducted a global study in 2019 wherein companies spent an average of $2,420 per person on efforts to improve the empl...

  Leadership in uncertain times given the context of the Covid-19 crisis Acknowledgements I thank Professor Gordon Redding for the critical thinking ideas. All mistakes remain mine. It is an opportune moment to look at leadership in uncertain times given the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and its medical and economic crisis with its impacts on individuals, organisations, business, economies and society. The simplicity, boldness and clarity of the initial leadership strategy and tactics have metamorphosed into something more nuanced, hesitant and opaque. So, how might individuals – from the political, scientific, medical and economic worlds – lead effectively? Read More