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Investors in People Our work is work, which means we’re focused on the three billion people who are employed globally (not much to keep us busy then).

Picture an employee in a team meeting as a new decision is announced.The organisation has been talking about openness. L...
09/09/2026

Picture an employee in a team meeting as a new decision is announced.

The organisation has been talking about openness. Leaders have said they want challenge and fresh thinking. But the employee has also learnt, over time, that their manager does not respond well to awkward questions.

So they stay quiet.

This is how trust breaks down in practice. Not through a headline event, but through a pattern of small moments that teaches people what is actually safe to say and who should hear it.

Our research found that 1 in 5 employees say trust in their organisation depends heavily on who their manager happens to be. That is not a trust culture. That is uneven pockets of trust, shaped by the habits and emotional discipline of individual managers.

The second article in our Trust Paradox series looks at why managers can become an organisation's biggest trust risk, and what HR leaders can do to make trust a daily management discipline rather than a personal trait.

https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0y9yHZ0

A lot of HR leaders quietly worry about this long before the first conversation. The accreditation process is designed s...
09/09/2026

A lot of HR leaders quietly worry about this long before the first conversation. The accreditation process is designed so your practitioner handles the data gathering, documentation and coordination. Your team’s role is simply to give access where needed and engage with the feedback that comes back. We handle the operational side so you don’t have to.

Curious what the process actually looks like day to day?
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0y9Lk90

That's a wrap on the Make Work Better Conference 2026. What a day!Jason Fox on fairness and voice. Veronica Hope Hailey ...
08/09/2026

That's a wrap on the Make Work Better Conference 2026. What a day!

Jason Fox on fairness and voice. Veronica Hope Hailey on rebuilding credibility. Charlie Cannon on psychological safety. Petra Velzeboer on leading through change. And an honest, unforgettable fireside conversation with Jake Humphrey, Katherine Chapman and Anna Richardson on the ultimate high-performance advantage and trust to close.

But more than the speakers, it was the room. 400 people who care deeply about the quality of working life, all in one place, having the conversations that matter.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, to our speakers, and to our brilliant host Anna Richardson.

Today’s the day, 400 HR and People leaders will gather at Kings Place for our annual Make Work Better Conference 2026.On...
08/09/2026

Today’s the day, 400 HR and People leaders will gather at Kings Place for our annual Make Work Better Conference 2026.

One day. Five speakers. One question at the heart of it all: how do organisations build and sustain trust when the pressure is on?

To everyone joining us today, we can’t wait to welcome you.

To everyone following along, keep an eye on our Instagram stories and feed. We’ll be sharing the day as it happens.

Let’s make work better together.

07/09/2026

Tomorrow 400 HR and People leaders will be in one room at King's Place, having the conversations most organisations only wish they were having.

Jake Humphrey on what really builds high-performing cultures.
Jason Fox on trust under pressure. Veronica Hope Hailey on rebuilding credibility. Charlie Cannon on psychological safety. Petra Velzeboer on leading through change.

Some of the best thinking on trust, leadership and culture. All in one day.

Make Work Better Conference 2026
King's Place, London

We're excited, are you?
https://bit.ly/4r0TJVY
See you there.

The UK's productivity problem has been blamed on technology, capital investment, infrastructure, and skills.But our rese...
04/09/2026

The UK's productivity problem has been blamed on technology, capital investment, infrastructure, and skills.

But our research suggests a different culprit: poorly managed change.

56% of HR leaders report productivity challenges linked to ongoing organisational change. 45% have noticed a drop in morale. 38% report rising turnover. And 86% are worried about change-related fatigue or burnout in their workforce.

Only 22% of employees say they feel energised and ready for change. When energy drains, so does productivity. And a tired organisation simply cannot perform at the level its strategy demands.

The evidence is consistent across multiple bodies of research: management quality is the strongest driver of productivity. Not technology. Not targets. The quality of how people are led, supported and involved in what is changing around them.

We have written about why productivity is fundamentally a people problem and what leaders can do about it.

Read the full piece at https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0xQYB40

Download Finding the Frequency free at https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0xQZ190

Good news.Due to popular demand, we're extending the entry deadline for the Investors in People Awards 2026.You now have...
04/09/2026

Good news.
Due to popular demand, we're extending the entry deadline for the Investors in People Awards 2026.
You now have until 5pm on Thursday 11th September to get your entry in.
If you've been working on your submission, or haven't quite started yet then you've got a little longer. Don't let this one pass you by.

Enter now → https://investorsinpeople.awardstage.com/

There is a useful way to think about wellbeing at work.You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. And y...
03/09/2026

There is a useful way to think about wellbeing at work.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. And you can support someone back to good health, but if the conditions that made them unwell in the first place have not changed, you risk the same thing happening again.

EAPs, occupational health support and wellbeing apps all have their place. But if your wellbeing approach is entirely reactive, the cycle is hard to break.

What makes the lasting difference is culture. The structural things: how leaders show up, how workloads are designed, how psychologically safe people feel, how much agency they have over their own development.

We have pulled together seven practical ways to build a culture of wellbeing that actually holds, covering everything from leadership role modelling and psychological safety to involving employees in co-creating your strategy.

Read the full piece at https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0xWcdd0

One week to go.This time next week, 400 HR and People leaders will be at Kings Place for the Make Work Better Conference...
02/09/2026

One week to go.
This time next week, 400 HR and People leaders will be at Kings Place for the Make Work Better Conference 2026.

A full day on the one thing sitting at the heart of almost every organisation right now: trust. How it's built, how it breaks, and what it takes to rebuild it when the pressure is on.

Jake Humphrey. Jason Fox. Veronica Hope Hailey. Charlie Cannon. Petra Velzeboer. Hosted by Anna Richardson.

If you've got your ticket, we can't wait to welcome you.
If you haven't, there's still time, but not much. The final few tickets are going quickly.

8 September 2026 | King's Place, London
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0xVWtt0

01/09/2026

This is your week.

Entries for the Investors in People Awards 2026 close this Friday, and we want to see as many brilliant organisations and individuals in the running as possible.

If you've been meaning to enter, this is the moment. Friday is the deadline and it's coming fast.

Whether you're celebrating your culture, recognising an outstanding leader, putting forward your people team, or nominating someone who truly deserves the spotlight - there's a category for your story.

Don't let Friday come and go with a "we should have entered."

Start your entry now → https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0xVWVL0

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