23 June 2020

Returning to work after being furloughed

Last week we shared what it was like for one person to be furloughed, of course the experience will be different for everyone as we all have our own circumstances, thoughts, and feelings. We hope sharing it would remind us not everyone will feel the same way as we feel, and therefore the importance of […]

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19 June 2020

How it feels to be Furloughed

One of our core values at Pro-development is Honesty and we would like to share an honest account of how being furloughed feels for a member of the Pro-Development Team. Our intention is to provide some insight for employers of furloughed people for consideration. Of course, everyone is different, and we have all been affected […]

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3 June 2020

Exciting News – Regional Ambassador for Engage for Success

We are pleased to announce that our Managing Director, Michelle Mook has been appointed as the Regional Ambassador for ‘Engage for Success’ – Yorkshire and Humber Region. Engage for Success is a growing, voluntary movement promoting employee engagement as a better way to work that benefits individual employees, teams and whole organisations. Commissioned by the […]

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26 May 2020

The ABC’s of keeping our people and teams engaged – Embrace health and wellbeing

This is the final blog on our series where we have been sharing our ABC’s of keeping people and teams engaged. Remember, whether people are working from home or furloughed, they are still part of your team and it is key to continue to support them. We know from research, being part of a team […]

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21 May 2020

PLANNING YOUR ROUTE TO RECOVERY – A TIME TO CHANGE

It has been quite a journey! Everything we know has been tested; our relationships, our resolve, our resilience to name but a few. We had to quickly transition, from crisis management to establish stability and are now starting to move into recovery where we will all be looking to find our new “normal”. Through conversations […]

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12 May 2020

The ABC’s of keeping our people and teams engaged – Develop a strong and valued team

Authentic and Inspiring leadership Be prepared – have a plan Communicate and keep connected Develop a strong and valued team Embrace health and wellbeing This week we are looking at developing a strong and valued team. Solid teams have been fragmented through this situation. We are finding that resentment is building in some teams as […]

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7 May 2020

The ABC’s of keeping our people and teams engaged – Communicate and keep connected

The ABC’s of keeping our people and teams engaged – Communicate and keep connected Authentic and Inspiring leadership Be prepared – have a plan Communicate and keep connected Develop a strong and valued team Embrace health and wellbeing This week we are looking at communication. Time and time again in our Employee Engagement surveys, communication […]

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29 April 2020

Are you on the right path ready for recovery?

It has been quite a journey to get to the point we are all at now. Everything we know has been tested; our relationships, our resolve, our resilience to name but a few. We have very quickly had to transition, first into crisis management, then into a new ‘normal’ which provides a temporary state of […]

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29 April 2020

The ABC’s of keeping our people and teams engaged – Be Prepared and Have a Plan

Whether people are working from home or furloughed, they are still part of your team and it is key to continue to support them. We know from research, being part of a team is a key element to feeling engaged and motivated at work. Your main aim now is to ensure, when you come out […]

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