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15/05/2023

Let's delve into the importance of employee feedback in creating a thriving company culture. Employee feedback is like a cornerstone that supports the foundation of a successful organisation. It plays a crucial role in shaping the workplace environment, fostering employee engagement, and driving overall growth and improvement. Here's why it's so significant:

Engagement and Empowerment:

When employees feel heard and valued, they become more engaged and empowered. By actively seeking feedback, organisations show that they value their employees' opinions, ideas, and experiences. This creates a sense of ownership and motivates individuals to contribute their best work.

Collaboration and Innovation:

Feedback opens up avenues for collaboration and innovation within the company. Employees from various departments and levels can share insights, perspectives, and suggestions, which can lead to improved processes, enhanced products/services, and increased creativity. Encouraging feedback cultivates a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Problem Identification and Resolution:

Employee feedback acts as a powerful tool for identifying underlying issues, challenges, and bottlenecks within the organisation, and your people. By listening to your peoples concerns, leaders gain valuable insights that can help address problems at their root.

Trust and Transparency:

Building trust and fostering transparency are fundamental to a healthy company culture. By actively seeking employee feedback and acting upon it, organisations demonstrate their commitment to openness and inclusivity. This, in turn, strengthens trust between employees and management, creating a positive work environment built on mutual respect.

05/05/2023

We're thrilled to announce two upcoming events for this month. Here's what's on:

1. Harkn Academy - The perils of not listening to your employees. Thursday 11th May at 12pm BST on zoom.

History is littered with examples of organisational wrongdoing and toxic corporate behaviours that result in serious harm to employees, shareholders, and customers. In this session, we'll share some of the most famous examples of companies that didn't or wouldn't listen to their employees, with significant consequences, and offer a clear path to avoiding these mistakes in your company.

2. Hot Topics with Harkn - The Cost of Exclusion. Wednesday 31st May at 4pm BST on zoom.

Join us for May's Hot Topics with Harkn where we are joined by our good friend Deborah Hartung as our guest host for an interactive session about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

We hope to see you at one or more of our events this month!

Register to attend and save your seat at https://harkn.com/events/

04/05/2023

Join us for Hot Topics with Harkn on Wednesday 31st May from 4-5pm BST with renowned HR thought leader, Deborah Hartung, as she delves into the true cost of exclusion in the workplace.

You may already know the human toll of excluding neurodivergent employees, but have you considered the financial impact on your organisation? Deborah will reveal the startling figures and explore why embracing cognitive and neurodiversity is key to driving innovation and creativity within your team.

We'll also be discussing practical steps you can take to foster a culture of inclusion where all employees, regardless of their cognitive or neurodivergent status, can bring their best ideas and approaches to the table. Don't miss this highly interactive session that will leave you with actionable insights to create a more inclusive and successful organisation.

As a globally recognised speaker, author, and consultant, Deborah has an infectious passion for leadership development and culture transformation.

Please register for this session using the event link
https://harkn.com/events/

04/05/2023

We’ve got a new events page! Whether you're a seasoned professional or just getting started, our events offer something for everyone. From webinars and product tours to networking and training, our events are designed to help you make the most of your employees’ voices and, of course, the Harkn platform.

Join us as we explore the latest trends in employee voice, employee experience, workplace culture, psychological safety, and more. Our events provide an excellent opportunity to learn from experts and connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion.

Visit https://harkn.com/events/ to see a full listing of our upcoming events, including details of each event and how to register.

Don't miss out on this chance to learn and grow with Harkn!

17/04/2023

Valuing the voices of your employees involves creating a culture of inclusion and respect, where all employees feel heard and appreciated. This Thursday at 4pm BST we will be hosting our first Harkn Academy Session based on employee voice and how to value them within the workplace.

We're looking forward to having you with us. View our event details here https://www.linkedin.com/events/harknacademysessionno-17052298609127518208/comments/

12/04/2023

Join us for April's Hot Topics with Harkn on Tuesday 25th from 4-5pm BST, where we are joined by guest host, Geoff Marlow for an interactive session on Organisational Culture.

Geoff will be discussing how we live in increasingly uncertain and unpredictable times – as the recent pandemic starkly illustrated. If organisations are to thrive in these times, they must create entrepreneurial cultures of innovation, agility, and adaptiveness where sense making, decision making, and action taking are well joined-up, iterated, embedded, and distributed throughout the organisation.

This has profound implications for the understanding of culture and practice of leadership - come along to the session to find out more.

View this event https://www.linkedin.com/events/hottopicswithharkn-organisation7047218349230948352/about/

17/05/2022

One of the consequences of not listening to your people is that they will leave... eventually. Before they do that, they'll give up trying and just do what you tell them and pay them for. Listening is easy, and you can do it really well with www.Harkn.com

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One of the consequences of not listening to your people is that they will leave... eventually. Before they do that, they'll give up trying and just do what…

07/05/2022

“Weekends are about replenishment and rejuvenation.” – Neil Morrissey

03/05/2022

What are your thoughts on this? Times have changed and remote working is here to stay, surely employees shouldn’t be penalised?

Home working is popular with employees according to research from job listings site Indeed, and the national workforce has proved that it can be more effective with a large number of people working from home, as productivity was higher in the last quarter of 2021 than the pre-pandemic average.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/law-firm-home-working-pay-cut-b2070101.html?amp

Firm says flexibility expected to remain the choice for most

30/04/2022

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Give your employees a voice.

Connect your people.

Listen at all levels and find out how your employees are feeling on a daily basis with Harkn.

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