Employee experience isn’t always about having flashy extras and benefits that may sustain you briefly but in the long term doesn’t end up fulfilling your needs as an employee as a whole. Materialistic benefits such as expensive gym memberships, gift vouchers, all paid for dinners and drinks etc, these benefits are seen to be less…
The world of work is constantly changing and evolving. For leaders to keep up with this, they need to adapt and stay ahead of changes. To be successful in the future, they need to be open to doing this in the present, here are some strategies to help: Constant learning Leaders can’t keep their…
In this ever changing world future employees are having to learn and adapt at an increasing rate. The last decade has shown a dramatic change in employees with the last few turbulent years pushing that change even further. Employees and organisations need to stay relevant and up to date with their skills and mindset to…
‘NO ACT OF KINDNESS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, IS EVER WASTED’ – AESOP Today, February 17th, is Random Acts of Kindness Day. The day was started by The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, a non-profit organisation that began in the 1990s in Colorado, USA. Kindness Kindness has been scientifically proven to have positive benefits to…
Before the global pandemic, social media was being labelled as an addiction to millennials. The media was filled with ‘social media detox’ tips, telling consumers it is bad for their mental and physical health and is to blame for the depression rates rising. However, in 2020 everything changed for social media (just one of the…
In 2019 we need to create a world diverse in leaders, and although women have made great strides in the business world, gender bias in the workplace is still an issue. That’s why for International Women’s Day 2019 we would like to demonstrate how you can create your own work culture, supportive of every gender…
A few weeks ago, we celebrated our brilliant women here at Brighter Directions, but as this week was #InternationalMensDay we think it’s time for our male colleagues to shine (for once, we do have to feel sorry for them in an open office full to the brim of ‘passionate’ women)! Our men may be small in numbers,…
Out of our thirteen-strong (small, but perfectly formed) team, 77% are women! We are passionate about helping and empowering women to thrive in the workplace – and, at a deeper level, diversity at large within our business: over the years we have recruited people from all walks of life, from different nationalities, through to a…
Our M.D. Claire Curzon had the absolute pleasure for yet another year judging in last weeks Women In Sales Awards #WomenInSales forum in London – as always the judges and finalists made the day an absolute dream! The feedback across social media has mirrored this sentiment, with all finalists and judges commenting on what an…
In our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we are looking at providing a closer look at the fabulous people behind the smiles (and amazing services of course), at Brighter Directions – so each month there will be a ‘spotlight’ shone on each and every one of our wonderful team members – if you would like to…