Chiumento Blog

Welcome to our blog, where we share expert perspectives on HR, leadership, and organisational success. Dive into our blog to explore a wealth of knowledge and practical advice from industry leaders and seasoned professionals. Whether you’re looking to enhance your leadership skills, improve your HR strategies, or drive your organisation towards greater success, our blog offers valuable insights and actionable tips to help you achieve your goals.

Why Internal Mobility Starts with Better Career Conversations 

One of the most common reasons people give for leaving their jobs, according to our exit interview data, is that employees feel their career aspirations have fallen off line with their employers.  Whatever your people may say to you, the most common reason people are...

How Can Career Coaching Boost Employee Engagement?

The Current Jobs Market and Impact on Employee Engagement    It’s no secret that the UK jobs market has become increasingly unstable in recent months. With higher employer costs, an unstable economy, redundancies and hiring freezes, the morale and productivity of...

Are Redundancy Headlines Impacting Employee Confidence?

Are redundancy headlines impacting employee confidence? In the immediate aftermath of the COVID pandemic, redundancy rates in the UK dropped to the lowest levels since records began.  At the same time UK vacancy levels soared – peaking at 1.3 million open job...

Coping with Redundancy: What I’ve Learned

With 32% of UK businesses in 2025 planning to reduce headcount either through redundancies or by recruiting fewer staff, the number of people coping with redundancy and the need for redundancy support has never been more pressing. (CIPD, Labour Market Outlook) We...

Leadership Lessons from Redundancy: HR Insights

My story is not unique—between May and July of 2024 alone, approximately 82,000 people faced redundancy (ONS). However, the troubling trend doesn’t end there... As we enter 2025, the UK is experiencing the largest wave of redundancies in a decade (excluding the...

How do you eat an elephant?

How do you eat an elephant?

There's an old saying about "how do you eat an elephant?" The answer unquestionably is "one mouthful at a time". In my coaching practice, I am often meeting senior executives who have been parachuted in to organisations specifically to make change happen. Regardless...

Why 2020 wasn’t all bad

Continuing our series of articles highlighting the positives we’ve taken from the past year our Career Concierge, Gemma Smith, shares hers. 2020 was a life-changing year for Gemma, but not for the same reason as most of us.  In late March, while we were all adjusting...