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Pathway to thriving and success: building your team’s resilience 

As today’s workforce navigates a dynamic environment, the need for skills that enhance wellbeing, resilience and optimism is an important priority. By focusing on their people’s needs, leaders can provide tools to empower their teams with confidence and resilience. This foundation strengthens collaborative efforts, fostering productive and positive workplaces that drive both individual and organisational […]

The fundamental people skills needed by managers and leaders

Effective leadership and management are built on a solid foundation of people skills. Wherever an individual sits in an organisation, the ability to communicate respectfully, take ownership, focus on solutions and contribute positively to the organisation is paramount. These essential skills define how managers lead, inspire and collaborate with others and fostering them will lay […]

5 Practical Ways to Thrive Through Organisational Change

Organisational change presents significant opportunities for growth, innovation and improved efficiency. It can also be a challenging experience for any company. Whether it’s a restructure, a merger, a shift in business strategy, implementing new values or behaviours or the adoption of new technology, change often brings uncertainty. Thriving through organisational change requires a proactive, optimistic […]

The power of a positive first response in customer service

Evie McQuhae, our Marketing & Journalism gap-year student, has been out and about with MGI’s research team to see if customer service givers in retail are demonstrating the power of a positive mindset and providing positive first responses to their customers. Having gathered the evidence and aligned it with what she has learned so far […]

3 steps to bring your company values to life

A sincere and meaningful set of values distinguishes a company by clarifying its identity and uniting its people in a shared goal. Truly authentic values infuse an organisation with sound, fundamental beliefs, aligning what all customer service team members say and do to consistently portray the uniqueness of your brand. Organisations that have a clear […]

Long term planning for successful collaboration across a hybrid workplace

It’s clear we are seeing a permanent shift towards hybrid working in the aftermath of lockdown when employees showed they can be equally as productive whether working from home or in the office. According to the Office of National Statistics, 85% of employees polled would now prefer the flexibility of a blended, hybrid approach, with […]

How company values can offer a guiding light through transformational change

… Accountable … Collaborative … Innovative … Respectful … Inclusive … Honest … Trusted….Committed … Caring … Considerate … Creative … Professional…. Underpinning any transformational change programme will be the organisation’s values and purpose which can be powerful catalysts for employee engagement and buy-in to that change. When our values are well defined, relatable and believable, […]

Take stock, act now and equip your people to flourish

The pandemic has been transformational in so many ways, and from our discussions across many sectors most people can identify and be grateful for at least some things that have changed for the better. There are undoubted demands on our teams from the myriad of changes in working patterns and practices that they have faced. […]

Five building blocks your people need to successfully embrace organisational change

The emergence of new digital technologies, the changing nature of the workforce and even the effects of the pandemic have created new opportunities as well as challenges for business transformation leaders. Today’s dynamic environment adds an extra level of urgency and complexity with companies increasingly having to respond to sudden shifts in the marketplace and […]

Building “resilience muscle” to thrive

Taking the opportunity to learn when we face times of change, challenge or even adversity in our working lives can differentiate how we manage to cope or thrive whatever comes our way. The internet is buzzing with advice on resilience, particularly after the last two years, as we have all lived through such an extraordinary […]