Practical tips on being a more sustainable business At our recent People Puzzles conference, we invited Green & Black’s founder Jo Fairley to talk to us about sustainable business and ESG – that is, how to improve the Environment, Social and Governance impact that we have on the world.

How good people practices drive strong values – and vice versa   When we invited Jo Fairley, founder of the hugely successful ethical chocolate brand Green & Black’s, to our recent conference, she spoke about how her company’s strong values drove staff engagement and loyalty.

Doing business better   At People Puzzles we believe that as a company, we have the opportunity to drive positive change through the way we do business. For this reason, we have been looking for ways to incorporate more ESG – Environment, Social and Governance – principles into our working practices.

Menopause in the workplace – time to take action? Until relatively recently, the menopause has been discussed very little in public, let alone in workplaces. Often seen as a strictly ‘women’s issue’, many men – and younger women – are simply oblivious to the often-debilitating symptoms of the menopause.

How do we maintain consistent behaviour that reflects our values when people are working remotely? With so many companies now adopting remote or hybrid working as a long-term prospect, there is an additional challenge for managing remote employee behaviour. There is a worry that remote employees will not maintain consistent behaviour or the company values

Why staff engagement is important to business growth   We’ve all encountered unengaged staff – perhaps in a shop where ‘no, we don’t stock that’ isn’t followed up with an offer to order it in or find an alternative product. The business loses a sale, and potentially a customer, for good.

Why team building is a leadership skill Some people think of team building exercises as a staff away day, building rafts across a river. But actually, team building is much more fundamental than that. It needs to be embedded into the everyday activities of your business.