Direct sourcing – as simple as it seems?

By John Storer, Client Director
Posted: 25 March 2013

John talks us through what underlines the idea of Direct Sourcing and what organisations need to do to make it work for them.

Creating the right conditions for social enterprise to thrive

By Jason Frank, Director
Posted: 27 February 2013

At a time of increasing demand for greater collaboration, how should organisations go about encouraging their employees to change the way they work?

“Culture” enters the blame lexicon

By Louisa Moreton, Client Partner
Posted: 19 July 2012

As the blame for corporate scandal begins to point to the CEO, Louisa Moreton discusses how nurturing the right culture and engaging with employees is vital to deliver new strategies.

Employee engagement and sustainability: Two worlds coming together

By Louisa Moreton, Client Partner
Posted: 21 March 2012

SAS recently partnered with environmental advisory and sustainability practice WSP to host an event looking into the relationship between employee engagement and sustainability. The key objective was to explore the benefits of making employee engagement an integral part of sustainability programmes, from planning to implementation.

How the world’s top CEOs are focusing on employees to outperform their peers

By Jason Frank, Director
Posted: 26 September 2011

Jason discusses the trend towards putting talent issues ahead of external branding activity.

Savvy CEOs are prioritising Employer Branding over 'customer branding'

By Jason Frank, Director
Posted: 12 August 2011

Jason discusses the trend towards putting talent issues ahead of external branding activity.

Getting engagement right takes more than employee surveys and Town Hall meetings

By Kevin Keohane, Client Partner
Posted: 12 June 2011

Kevin gives his top tips from the front line on what drives employee engagement success.

The journey from greenwash to employee engagement

By Louisa Moreton, Client Partner
Posted: 27 April 2011

Corporate Responsibility (CR), or simply Sustainability, started life as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a woolly concept that was often seen as a weapon in the PR team's arsenal with many corporations accused of 'greenwashing'. CSR has hardened since then. With the emergence of green investment, and evidence linking reputation to bottom line, the business case for CSR is clearer.

Employees or brand ambassadors?

By David Stocks, Executive Creative Director
Posted: 05 January 2011

David talks about the importance of employees in the marketing and branding of your organisation, asking the question 'How much of your marketing budget did you spend on your employees?'

HR — the glue that holds business together

By Kevin Keohane, Client Partner
Posted: 06 July 2010

Kevin discusses why now is the most exciting time to work in HR.

How to keep your star talent

By Kevin Keohane, Client Partner
Posted: 21 May 2010

Kevin responds to an article feature in the Harvard Business Review on the Talent agenda — a subject close to his heart.