The traditional hiring process is far from perfect. It is difficult to obtain everything you need to know about a potential hire just from a CV. Even the interview process can be flawed in some cases. As more people are turning to the gig economy and making their own income,…
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How does the healthcare industry make use of instant messaging?
At Guild, we often touch on the implications of instant messaging applications in the workplace – from 21 reasons why we hate using WhatsApp for work, to issues with messaging apps and GDPR compliance. The specific use of messaging between healthcare professionals comes with its own practical and legal complications that…
List of the best business-related quotes
75 business quotes to inspire your professional life. From authors, academics and business leaders through history.…
Six ways to improve internal communication
An organisation’s internal communication is something that has to be nailed down as quickly as possible. If not, employees and managers alike will soon find their emails and messages lost in the echo of a deep inbox. According to Towers Watson, companies that manage to implement effective communication practices…
Julia Hobsbawm on social health and the 'Age of Overload'
By identifying 'overload' as the word of the day, Julia Hobsbawm, an advisor to Guild, brings light to the dark underbelly of how today's workplaces function. We're connected and enabled by technology, we're flexible, we have data at our disposal. We're also distracted, dispersed, and overflowing with data. We spoke…
The rise of WeChat and its role in the workplace
WeChat is the communication and social app that rules the roost in China. Since its inception in 2011, it has been funded by the Chinese government with the generally accepted proviso that it can monitor all user activity. According to Ben Thompson, analyst and founder of the blog Stratechery, “there…