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Driving Reward And Recognition In The Workplace
There are many aspects which make up the happiness of a person in the workplace including career opportunities, salary/ earning potential and reward and recognition.

Workplace: Positive Vibes Only
It has been proven that positive people in the workplace are more productive, they work smarter, meet deadlines and are more successful whilst also having fun at work.

Expert Insights: LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2023
We’ve asked Oakstone’s Divisional Directors what the competition for these roles is really like and how crucial they are for our SaaS and FinTech clients.

Why Is C-Level Hiring So Difficult?
With such high requirements, it’s easy to see why companies lean on executive search firms for assistance, however, the main challenges still remain.

How Can Great Employees Help SaaS Companies With Their Low Lifetime Value?
This can be difficult due to SaaS products often being highly competitive and many options being available to potential customers.

Who Should Decide Your Remote, Hybrid or Office Work Arrangements?
46% of employees reported being engaged when their team determines their own policy of when to come into the office.

The Signs You’re Being Quietly Fired
Employers are considering rather than simply firing people or paying the expenses of redundancies.

The Biggest Challenge in SaaS
21% of the European tech community thinks hiring talent is the greatest challenge in the next 12 months.

FinTech Growth in the APAC Region
Better digital connectivity in the region is also helping to create numerous opportunities for innovation.

The Well-being of Your C-Suite and Their Team
While the shift in well-being is changing, not all companies are adapting and adopting preventative measures to keep well-being a priority.

5 Key Things Managers Should Avoid
Great managers are hard to come by. A recent report from Gallup explains that great managers possess a rare combination of five talents.

What Is Culture Washing?
Culture washing is a marketing or public relations process used by organisations to create a vibrant, attractive but misleading culture.

Quiet Quitting: Who is to blame?
‘Quiet quitting’ has been at the forefront of most workplace news stories and linked topics over the past few weeks.

Role Friction: Causes and Resolution
A recent article published in Forbes describes exactly how role friction is a major factor in organisational conflict.

Create The Ultimate Experience For The Candidate
A great candidate will know that they have options to turn down an opportunity that possibly a few years ago would have been their ideal next step.

Questions You Should Be Including In Your Onboarding Survey
When people think about employee onboarding they think about HR, employee handbooks, compliance and orientation.

Diversity On Its Own Is Not Enough
The words diversity and inclusion may seem like they go hand in hand, however they mean very different things.

Positive Behaviours Every Organisation Should Celebrate
Building a culture of appreciation should be the core elements of any ‘people strategy’, as most workforces have become more global and dispersed.

The 80/20 Principle: Achieving More with Less
By using the Pareto 80/20 principle, Brian explains that it’s only 20% of what you do that accounts for 80% of your results

How To Encourage Productivity When You’re Tired
Productivity is something that we should be constantly trying to improve, not only for business purposes but for our mental health too.