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What is employee engagement?

What is employee engagement and why is it important? OpenBlend looks at the benefits of prioritising employee engagement as part of your performance...

OpenBlend Feb 2, 2023

Wellbeing

Time to Talk Day: powering great conversations at work

At OpenBlend, we’re big believers in the power of conversation so it’s no surprise that we’re excited to mark Time to Talk Day this week (2nd...

OpenBlend Feb 2, 2023

Motivation

The high performance game-changer: human connection

Discover the power of human connection in driving high performance, as Olympic rower Frances Houghton MBE shares insights on coaching-led...

OpenBlend Jan 24, 2023

Coaching

Four things every employee wants this Christmas

OpenBlend takes a look at four key themes which will make a genuine difference to how your people feel about work - and how they’ll perform as a...

OpenBlend Dec 16, 2022

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Systems and structure: The tools managers rely on to boost performance

OpenBlend explores some of the more formal topics of performance management and enablement and the vital role of the manager.

OpenBlend Oct 4, 2022

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Supporting ‘indiversity’ at work

We summarise the key learnings from our event with Asif Sadiq MBE, Head of D&I for Warner Brothers Discovery.

Anna Rasmussen Jul 18, 2022

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Retail research: performance-centric conversations missing the mark

What is the current state of play when it comes to retail employee experience at work? OpenBlend polled 500 UK-based retail employees to find out.

Anna Rasmussen Jul 7, 2022

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Inclusive company culture going beyond policies & HR driven practices

Interested in moving from the top down to the grassroots to bring about inclusion in the workplace? OpenBlend explores 3 key themes to unlocking the...

Anna Rasmussen Jun 10, 2022

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In the quest for performance, inclusion is the goal

Inclusivity manifests itself in the way your people perform. OpenBlend explores how 1:1s can be used to address inclusivity concerns across the...

Anna Rasmussen Jun 8, 2022

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Lacoste: How better conversations created a better employee experience

Employee experience is essential to Lacoste Footwear’s success. Lacoste's Head of HR, Deborah Mowbray tells us how OpenBlend has helped them to...

OpenBlend Apr 22, 2022

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A guideline for effective 1:1 conversations in the retail sector

How are retailers using manager/employee conversation to motivate, manage and inspire performance in their teams? OpenBlend shares their data and...

OpenBlend Mar 2, 2022

Motivation

How Retailers Can Overcome Employee Experience Challenges

If you want to deliver a better retail customer experience, you need to improve your employee experience first, starting with holistic one-to-ones.

Anna Rasmussen Feb 8, 2022

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GUIDE

A guide to people-centric performance management

Uncover the secrets to a people-centric approach to performance management and understand why and how this approach has the potential to shape employee performance and drive better business results.

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PRODUCT GUIDE

How to have performance-transforming conversations

Introducing Lightbulb: a new feature embedded directly into OpenBlend that provides coaching pathways and tips to empower managers and employees to have better 1:1 conversations – with instant impact.

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WORKSHEET

Learn how to set SMART performance goals with our downloadable worksheet

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Articles and insights

What is employee engagement?

Time to Talk Day: powering great conversations at work

The high performance game-changer: human connection

Four things every employee wants this Christmas

Systems and structure: The tools managers rely on to boost performance

Supporting ‘indiversity’ at work

Retail research: performance-centric conversations missing the mark

Inclusive company culture going beyond policies & HR driven practices

In the quest for performance, inclusion is the goal

Lacoste: How better conversations created a better employee experience

A guideline for effective 1:1 conversations in the retail sector

How Retailers Can Overcome Employee Experience Challenges

Featured resources

A guide to people-centric performance management

How to have performance-transforming conversations

Learn how to set SMART performance goals with our downloadable worksheet

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