Autumnal Activities
We don’t know about you but here at A&I we can’t believe it’s October already! With Halloween and Bonfire Night just around the corner we are getting the cosy jumpers out and spending many an evening watching Netflix (We’d recommend The Fall and Selling Sunset). If you’re in need of a bit of inspiration for alternative autumn activities, so you don’t burn through all of your tv series in one weekend, look no further…
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Staycations: Our Top 5 UK Destinations!
Whilst the lure of an exotic beach holiday might be tempting, particularly after months of lockdown – the UK is bursting with gorgeous getaway options that are right on our doorstep!
Check out our top 5 UK destinations in this blog post!
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Engagement Management: Why it works?
Ever thought of going into engagement management? If not, then you might want to reconsider! According to LinkedIn’s annual report on the nation’s fastest growing jobs, engagement management was ranked at number 7 on the list.
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Is Gamification effective?
This week our blog is focusing on gamification and if it would be effective for your business. The simple answer is yes, read on to find out more...
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New Year’s Resolutions in Work
It’s not long to go until Christmas and then before we know it it’ll be 2019! Which is followed by the old saying “New Year, New Me” but let’s be honest, we’ll still eat as much, drink as much and the only machine used at the gym will be the vending machine! So how about you make some resolutions that you can actually keep? If you incorporate it into your working life, then you will feel good when you hit your goals.
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Out of the ordinary marketing
Marketing, it’s hard to think outside the box sometimes to create something that people will remember and see every day. We’re not saying you must copy an FHM-type stunt of projecting a naked Gail Porter onto the house of commons, but we are saying use the tools given to you to circulate what you want to market.
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Feeling Festive? Top Christmas Incentives
Yes, we know we haven’t even got Bonfire Night out of the way with but it’s only 53 days until Christmas and we like to think in advance! It’s a great time now to implement a Christmassy incentive to get people in the mood and to keep them engaged and inspired in order to drive sales and keep motivation up!
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Virtual Meetings: Future or Failure?
Technology is forever advancing, and this means it is making it easier to connect and communicate with each other. Virtual meetings involve people interacting through the web on platforms. There are advantages and disadvantages to this, but to help you make your mind up we’ve weighed up the pros and cons for this.
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Millennial Motivation: What's needed?
Let's put all if these stereotypes to bed! Do millennial's need more motivation than others? Maybe the only motivation they need is to set aside the prejudices and treat them as fairly as any other employee.
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Is Teambuilding Important?
Some love it and some hate it, but team building is important and can factor many changes in your company. Even small, silly events such as a work sports day ca...
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Wellbeing in the Workplace
The Governments Department of Health advises that 1 in 4 of us will experience ill mental health at some point in our lives. It is therefore important that empl...
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Women Who Mean Business
Forget ‘behind every successful man is a woman’ – behind every successful woman there’s a tribe of more women who have her back. There are so many influential w...
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Bringing Inspiration Back!
Yes, you read that right! When he's not bringing Sexy Back, he's showcasing his event planning skills. If you haven't seen Justin Timberlake's new music video to the song Filthy, you should!
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What’s Different with Millennials?
We need to talk about Millennials! After all, Millennials will reportedly make up 75% of the global workforce by 2025 and, according to research by Gallup, it turns out Millennials are the least engaged generation!
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Ensure They Rise
According to a Gallup poll, getting employee communication right can increase staff retention, increase productivity and increase profitability. Conversely, ineffective communications can deliver completely the opposite: higher staff turnover, reduced customer satisfaction and falling productivity.
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The Do's and Don'ts: Dilbert Says
A magazine recently ran a "Dilbert Quotes" contest. They were looking for people to submit quotes from their real life Dilbert-type Managers. It might be an idea to think about these in your next communication. That’s to check our logic or as a bit of comedy, not as a core message.
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Employee Engagement: Peddling Success?
It would seem that the “holy grail” in the business world has become the achievement of high employee engagement. But is this just a passing phase or have we stumbled upon a means of improving business performance which benefits all parties?
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