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Bad engagement survey results: what to do in the first 30 days
The score is lower than last year and you meet leadership in two weeks. They will not read forty slides, and employees will not see twenty initiatives.
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People and Culture in 3 minutes
Short episodes on the problems HR and internal communication teams face every week, and what we do about them.
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Each episode takes one situation from a real working week and ends with steps you can use tomorrow.
The episodes are spoken in Arabic. Titles and summaries here are translated.
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How do you convince the CEO to invest in people?
Finance showed numbers, Sales showed numbers. You said people are the company's greatest asset. The CEO nodded and closed the file.
Watch on YouTube - 032:26
How do you announce a change before the rumour does?
The restructuring email goes out at three. The WhatsApp group has been discussing it for two days, with the wrong version of the story.
Watch on YouTube - 042:25
Which questions belong in an employee satisfaction survey?
Learning matters: 5 of 5. Stability: 5 of 5. Recognition: 5 of 5. Ask about everything separately and people tell you they want everything.
Watch on YouTube - 052:29
Your team is stretched and everything is a priority. What do you work on this year?
Onboarding for twenty, a survey to close, a managers' workshop, a payroll issue, and three of you. A little of everything means nothing done well.
Watch on YouTube - 062:19
The team-building day is over. What did we gain?
A 7am bus, games, lunch, group photos. On Sunday everything is back as it was, and management asks what it bought.
Watch on YouTube - 072:14
Values on the wall: how do they become behaviour?
Innovation, collaboration, integrity on the lobby wall. Beneath it, an employee waiting two weeks for a reply from another team.
Watch on YouTube - 082:14
Why do your people leave? Find out before the exit interview
The third resignation from one team in four months, and all the exit form says is "a better opportunity". An exit interview is a post-mortem.
Watch on YouTube - 092:12
How do you get managers to talk to their teams?
You sent managers two pages of talking points. A week later an employee asked: told us about what? A manager is not a postman.
Watch on YouTube - 102:03
AI in HR: where do you start?
A new tool every week, and the CEO sends you a link asking whether you should use it. Start with the tool and you end up hunting for a problem it can solve.
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