Introduction Job crafting is a bottom-up, employee driven approach to job design that can complement more traditional top-down, manager led approaches. In this short article, we’ll explore the basics of job crafting and share some examples of what it can look like in practice as well as the research evidence for why it matters. At […]
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Dr Nicola Murray of the PrOPEL Hub team and Strathclyde Business School shares key insights from Flexibility Works’ Flex for Life 2022 Report and highlights the benefits of embedding flexibility into organisational strategy. The pandemic has given rise to one of the biggest shake-ups to the world of work we have ever experienced and as
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In the below video, part of our ‘Building and Embedding Resilience’ miniseries, CIPD knowledge exchange manager for the PrOPEL Hub, Meryl Levington, sets out a framework to help businesses think about and plan for resilience. Would you like your organisation to be more resilient but don’t know where to start? Paying attention to resilience is not
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As part of our ‘Building and Embedding Resilience’ miniseries, PrOPEL Hub knowledge exchange fellows Dr Nicola Murray and Dr Helen Fitzhugh explore what is meant by resilience and why it matters. The concept of ‘resilience’ has been in the spotlight lately as organisations navigate the numerous challenges thrown up by the COVID pandemic. However, despite
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As part of our ‘Building and Embedding Resilience’ miniseries, PrOPEL Hub Knowledge Exchange Associate, Nicola Murray, speaks to founder of Wellbox, Justin Gilchrist. Wellbox creates health, wellbeing and food-based gifts, primarily targeted to companies with staff working from home or in remote locations. In the video, Justin shares the story of the creation of
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In episode three of the PrOPEL Hub’s ‘Thriving in Uncertainty’ podcast series, Professor Monder Ram welcomes Damini Sharma, Director of The OM Group, to share her insights and experiences of the importance of resilience in surviving and prospering in challenging times. Damini begins by telling the inspiring story of how her business overcame huge disruption
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PrOPEL Hub Knowledge Exchange Associate Nicola Murray explores what work engagement means and how it can support business recovery post COVID-19. Taking an Evidence-Based Approach In recent years, ‘employee engagement’ has become somewhat of a buzzword with an array of different definitions and an even wider range of associated claims and promises. This isn’t very
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Following our recent podcast ‘Fair Work in the Context of COVID-19’, PrOPEL Hub Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Nicola Murray reflects on key messages and takeaways from Part One of the discussion. The podcast explored the role of fair work in harnessing the capabilities of employees to come up with the innovative solutions needed by businesses to
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