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Are your staff constantly stressed and feeling high-strung? Well, that’s not good for them or your business.
Take it from us, you don’t have to spend a fortune or a considerable amount of time to tackle work-related stress company-wide. Here are a few easy measures to help relax staff, so they can concentrate better on doing their jobs.
Record for the world’s heaviest choccy Easter Egg is held in Argentina. (Over 8m high and using 8,000 kilos of chocolate!) If you’re hoping to take delivery of some big chocolate eggs yourself this weekend, brush up with our heavy lifting guide 😉 (and courses always available – throughout the year
Having the ability to work well as part of a team, to take charge of a situation and be able to delegate work are all desirable characteristics for employers. Plus, a happy team is also a productive team, so team communication training can be a worthwhile investment.
If you’re just looking for a fun away day for the an office annual get together then our choice of outdoor team building activities could be of interest. Here at Call of the Wild, we do things a little differently. Here are a few of the adventurous activities that you can choose between when booking team communication training with us:
Do you have lofty goals and aim high when it comes to career success? Well, sometimes you have to make mistakes along the way in order to learn, but what if you could start your journey with a step up?
There are a number of personal development gurus out there who have revealed their stories in order to help others.
Here is a selection of some of their best advice:
Want to improve the health, happiness and motivation of your staff or colleagues? Then why not introduce a company wellness program?
A wellness program is a set of actions put in place by a company to improve its employees’ health and happiness. This is an ongoing system which is continually developed to ensure the company is the best employer it can be.
It’s only a few weeks until the new apprenticeship levy kicks in so we’ve come up with a quick reference guide in infographic form which might help you navigate the new system.
Back in January we suggested the idea of a fresh start for the New Year in our post ‘5 Self Improvement New Year’s Resolution Ideas’. But, of those of you who made a promise to yourself, how many people have kept these resolutions?
Here we do the math and take a look at the percentage of people who are likely to have kept their resolution, as well as providing top tips for maintaining your progress to meet your annual goal.
These are our thoughts on the 5 main challenges facing Housing Associations in 2017. These have been collated from our experience of working with a large number of Housing Associations over the last 12 months and discussing with them what they feel their biggest challenges will be this year and what can be done to address them.
Unravelling the Jargon – What Does it Mean For YouOn the 6th April 2017 the apprenticeship levy will be introduced by the UK Government. This will change the way the Government funds apprenticeships in England. So what will this mean to you and what actions are required of you if you wish to benefit from the funding. Read our summary and quick reference guide.
Even if you’re pretty awesome, nobody is perfect and everyone has room to grow, develop and become a better person.
With the New Year having just begun, now is the ideal time to set yourself goals and objectives for the year ahead. No we don’t mean stop smoking or reduce the amount you drink (although this is a good resolution to make), but to make achievable aims that will benefit your professional life.
Research shows that being in work is generally good for people’s health and wellbeing. Case studies indicate that helping employees to improve or manage their health can result in increased attendance and performance. The CIPD’s Absence Management Annual Survey report 2010 estimates that, on average, UK employees are absent from work 7.7 days per year.  Corporate wellbeing therefore cannot be underestimated.
We are proud to announce our sponsorship of Alice Reynolds, a talented 17 years old archery champion from Swansea in Wales. In 2016 Alice won a gold medal in the European Archery Championship in Valencia.
Not only did Alice Reynolds of Pontardawe win a gold medal but she set a new record in the Young Adult category.
A move which could limit new affordable homes being built by Housing Associations in Wales will be opposed by the Welsh Government.
In September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced housing associations should be considered part of the public, not private, sector.
But the Welsh Government promised to take “whatever steps are necessary” to reverse the change, following concerns reports BBC News.
Everyone knows motivation is important, but how do you ensure staff have it?
We previously wrote about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how good leaders recognise people are motivated by different things (you can read it here). Here are a few examples of the many ways you can give your employees the boost they need:
Do Not ‘Turn A Blind Eye’ To The New Health And Safety Sentencing GuidelinesOn a daily basis we are seeing a clear shift in punishment apportioned for breaches of health and safety legislation as a direct result of the new sentencing guidelines.
On 1 February 2016, the new sentencing guidelines were launched in the United Kingdom for those who commit health and safety offences. They direct the courts to follow a structured approach, examining culpability, the seriousness of harm imposed and the likelihood of harm. There are various levels which reflect the scale within each category.
Of great significance to employers is that the process thereafter matches the results against turnover.
The Chimp Paradox  is a theory put forward by Dr.Steve Peters and sets out a  powerful mind management model that can help you become a happy, confident, healthier and more successful person
An article in HR Magazine draws attention to the results of a recent survey carried out by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the EY Foundation . It identified that just one in four (24%) believe an apprenticeship offers a better chance of getting a good job than a university degree
Less than half (48%) of 16- to 21-year-olds received information on apprenticeships from their schools, according to research.
We are delighted to announce that Call of the Wild’s Business Development Manager, Sue Snowball, has been elected as a Board Member on the new South Wales HR Forum. The purpose of the newly formed Forum is to provide a voice for the HR Community in South Wales. It is an inclusive network of HR practitioners, students, academics and spectators.
In their recent research the CIPD have found that when asked how they plan to offset the 0.5 per cent charge on payrolls above £3million nearly one third of employers said they plan to do so by adapting existing training programmes so they can be accredited as apprenticeships.
This seems topical in the light of the Brexit vote. A clip from the outstanding BBC comedy series Yes Minister with Sir Humphrey explaining why Britain joined the EU in the first place.
Very funny.
Here’s a great Ted Talk from Simon Sinek on ‘How Leaders Inspire Us’ and create employee engagement.
Another stimulating video and talk from Simon Sinek.
There is some confusion between the two so here are some top tips on distinguishing between a manager and a leader:-
Managing is about:-
Team Building As Oppose to Team DevelopmentWe get many enquiries asking us for team building programmes and events. However after questioning and gaining an understanding of what they exactly require it becomes clear that often people are not after a team building programme at all. What they need is team development with the outcome of improved team working and productivity.
