Reflecting on my career, I’ve come to appreciate the significant impact that exit interviews can have on an organisation. Moreover, in my current role, I see firsthand how valuing employee feedback can drive positive change and foster a healthier work environment....
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Your Secret Weapon for Winning the Talent Retention Battle
In today’s competitive job market, top talent retention is more critical than ever. As an HR professional, you might be familiar with exit interviews. But have you considered the proactive approach of stay interviews? Stay interviews are a powerful tool that can...
The Hidden Value of Outplacement Services
In today’s fast-paced world, careers are anything but linear. My own journey from hospitality to a Marketing Executive, with stops in design along the way, is a testament to the unpredictable nature of professional growth. But what happens when the unexpected strikes,...
Good Work Index 2024: Are Stay Interviews Worth It?
In 2012, we explored the Good Work Index in the UK, highlighting the importance of employee well-being and job satisfaction. Fast forward to 2024, and the landscape of workplace happiness has evolved with mental health support and work-life integration emerging as...
Knowing Your Numbers: Fostering a Healthy Career
"Knowing your numbers" is often talked about as a key attribute of the best business leaders. And no doubt a command of the P&L, cashflow and KPIs is really important. However, in the last few weeks I've been reminded that there's another set of numbers we need to...
Talent mobility – five reasons it should be on your HR agenda
Talent mobility was high on the agenda at this year's Arbora Global Conference. Arbora Chairman, and Chiumento MD, Mike Burgneay shares his thoughts on why this should be high up your talent management agenda. 1. Organisations are facing rapid change All businesses...
Why offer career coaching?
Why offer career coaching to your people? There can be a lot of drivers - Chiumento Director Duncan Hamilton explores just some of them. Talent mobility Organisations change. And therefore so do the roles they need. Career coaching is often about preparing people to...
What does retirement mean in 2023?
What does retirement mean? Our Chairman, Ian Gooden, looks at how the whole concept of retirement is changing. Almost 100 years ago - 1925 to be exact - the view was pretty clear. That's when state pensions, as we know them today, came into existence. Means-tested...
Time off work – can you get it when you need it?
Time off work is something we all value. According to some researchers the global COVID pandemic made us all think harder about work-life integration. Not least a major shift towards hybrid and remote working. Doing away with the daily commute, and gaining back the...
What’s love got to do with it?
If there's one factor in the Chiumento employee retention model that raises eyebrows it's Love. On the surface that might sound a bit "soft and fluffy" but in reality, it's often the glue that holds individuals and organisations together. Work isn't just about the...