Tag: Employee development

CXM’s top 10 articles on employee mental health and wellbeing 

Between February and April 2022, McKinsey conducted a global survey of nearly 15,000 employees and 1,000 HR decision-makers in 15 countries. They found an average 22% gap between employer and employee perceptions. Employers are consistently rating workplace dimensions associated with...

How to ensure your retail employees don’t work in a toxic culture

The retail sector was perhaps one of the most affected in terms of employee turnover within the last two years. From transitioning from brick-and-mortar, to eCommerce, to struggling with staff retention, retail business owners need to start isolating the gaps...

The employee life cycle: mapping their journey effectively

When we think of journey maps, we usually think of customer experience. But when done correctly, employee journey mapping can be a tremendous method to understand the moments that genuinely matter to employees. It can enforce the standard experience that...

The hybrid staffing models: which flexible working patterns should your organisation use?  

At its core, hybrid staffing models are centred on the employees and what works best for them. New models provide employees with greater flexibility into where and how they work.   Essentially, hybrid models investigate working conditions and situations. This changes the...

5 Steps for providing a positive work environment

A positive work environment is important for maintaining overall team productivity and employee retention. The workspace should be physically comfortable for employees to enhance their work output. More importantly, all employees should have the tools to succeed located in an...

5 business books that will shift your perspective on leadership

Over the past months, we have been discovering books that might bring us some fresh ideas on becoming an even more connected, efficient, and aligned team. Out of the many publications we dwelled on, this has been whittled down to...

New research shows that 32% of UK workers are surveilled by employers

According to recent research, employers ‘spy on’ a third of UK workers, and webcam monitoring has more than doubled. Bosses and business owners are using dystopian surveillance tools more often to make sure their workers are being diligent. As we get...

How to reinvent your employee experience in 2022 

Last year saw just the beginning of what has been dubbed the ‘Great Resignation’. Brits, predominantly those working in leisure, hospitality, retail and healthcare, have voluntarily left their jobs at “historically elevated levels” that were last seen in 2009. While...

Three ways to make your CX team more gender diverse

Less than 6% of software engineers identify as female, while barely 5% of technology leadership positions are held by women. As such, is it any wonder that 78% of us can’t name a single famous female computer scientist working in...

Facing the truth: customer support agent turnover rate is constantly increasing 

One of the defining workplace themes of 2021 was the Great Resignation. Employees started leaving their jobs at record rates, with 4.3 million people quitting in September 2021 alone. Shortly after, many employers began forecasting a focus on retaining talent,...