Fail to Prepare…and, well, we all know the rest of the adage!

What we don’t seem to all know is whether it is a relevant adage to be using at the moment. Aside from ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’ being a clichéd phrase, preparation is not the mode companies are in; we’re all just reacting, coping and focusing on immediate-term decision making, right?

This month we want to help shine a light on the work that Pregnant Then Screwed (PTS) have been doing to lobby government & fight for flexible working.

Post-COVID, we saw momentum building around reform to childcare and flexible working practices, but with economic doom lurking, the campaign is significantly under threat as business & gov’t default to the past narrative of childcare reform being cost-prohibitive and flexible working being unproductive…

The first skill I learnt in my HR career was ‘empathy’.

Having just joined the HR department of a large retailer, my first week was a real baptism of fire. I had to help prepare the consultation paperwork for three store closures (as part of a massive restructure) and handle all the enquiries coming into the team.

Some people had questions about the process, and others were understandably upset about their situation – they didn't hold back with their frustration, resentment and anger. We were the front line for it, and it was totally understandable.

The first skill I learnt in my HR career was ‘empathy’.

Having just joined the HR department of a large retailer, my first week was a real baptism of fire. I had to help prepare the consultation paperwork for three store closures (as part of a massive restructure) and handle all the enquiries coming into the team.

Some people had questions about the process, and others were understandably upset about their situation – they didn't hold back with their frustration, resentment and anger. We were the front line for it, and it was totally understandable.