Charissa King

Jun 5, 2024 | hrmagazine.co.uk | Charissa King

I found myself debating these questions after an engaging conversation with a CEO and HR tech leader, who suggested that for his business – and maybe for all of us? – the dream is to enable self-actualisation. It sounds idealistic and woo woo, but it also makes sense to me. I find it fitting that a profession focused on striving for excellence has a mountain-peak improvement level in mind: a ‘best self ’ for all.

Mar 13, 2024 | hrmagazine.co.uk | Dominic Bernard |Charissa King

In response to calling Health Assured’s helpline and reporting suicidal thoughts, one caller claimed that he was told to go on a date with his wife, the BBC has reported. BBC File on 4 journalists also heard reports of counsellors being urged to keep call times down, to limit referrals to therapists and to keep conversations solution-focused. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is due to investigate the claims made about Health Assured.

Mar 13, 2024 | hrmagazine.co.uk | Millicent Machell |Charissa King

Here’s what we learned on day one. Ask the right questionsWhen deciding how to spend on employee wellbeing, we tend to focus on the outcomes we want to achieve, said Dr Jo Yarker, an occupational psychology professor and managing partner for the research and consultancy organisation Affinity Health at Work. “But the outcome is only part of the story,” she argued. Speaking to a packed seminar theatre, Yarker explained that it is worth taking a broader view by conducting a mapping exercise.

Feb 1, 2024 | ggpmag.com | Charissa King

The team from the bi-fold hardware supplier AT Precision is celebrating the business’ fourth anniversary this month (February 2024). Staff at AT Precision have provided fabricators across the UK with high-quality products and services since 2020. In February 2020, AT Precision started off as a small company manufacturing the Everglide range of bi-fold hardware, such as rollers, guides, hinges and cleats. The team supplied products to around 100 aluminium bi-fold fabricators across the country.

Dec 7, 2023 | ggpmag.com | Charissa King

The Leads 2 Trade team has a new affiliate manager, Dale Saxton. Dale brings expertise from his tenure at Safestyle UK, and has a proven track record in affiliate management as well as experience in the home improvement industry. Dale is to lead and strengthen the affiliate network at Leads 2 Trade. “I am thrilled to be joining Leads 2 Trade, a company renowned for its excellence in providing top-tier sales leads and appointments and who I’ve worked with for several years,” he said.