The awkward culture conversations we avoided in 2025 (and how to confront them in 2026)
Written for HR Zone by Pecan’s Director Ella Overshott Running with a friend to kick off our New Year, we slipped into conversations about work and how we were feeling about coming back to 2026. My friend started, “I’m not looking forward to it, I’ve got to have a number of difficult conversations that I […]
Pecan’s Newsletter – January 2026
Welcome to the winter copy of our newsletter As we reflect on the past year, one theme stood out clearly: more CEOs than ever recognise that culture really matters. We’ve seen a clear shift in attitudes – deliberate work on culture is no longer seen as a “nice to have”, but as a fundamental part enabling […]
10 Ways to Keep Your Workplace Healthy
Written for HRZone by Pecan’s Co-Director, Andrew Loveless. Recently the BBC is back in the news for all the wrong reasons, recently commented on by HRZone. It seems every other week we read about high-profile organisations doing yet another culture review or being exposed for some flavour of toxic culture, be it sexist, racist, ageist, […]
Governing Culture from the Boardroom: A Strategic Imperative for Organisational Success
In today’s complex business environment, culture isn’t just a ‘soft’ topic, it’s a critical driver of organisational success and risk management. Research indicates that companies with strong cultures outperform their peers in several key areas: Revenue Growth: Companies with a strong culture experience up to 2.5 times higher revenue growth compared to those with weaker […]
Pecan Update – Mediation
It’s been a while since we shared a Pecan update — and we’re reconnecting with a bit of news that we think could really help if you’re navigating conflict or unproductive relationships in your workplace. First, the news. Ella Overshott, our brilliant Co-Director here at Pecan, is now officially an accredited mediator with UK Mediation. […]
Are organisational values a waste of time?
By Andrew Loveless, Co-Director of Pecan Partnership There’s a lot of cynicism about when it comes to workplace values and understandably so. We have all had shoddy experiences as a customer or an employee, with values on a poster that are clearly not lived in the day-to-day. That’s one of the tricky things about organisational […]
The Hidden Cost of Disengagement: Why Culture and Leadership Must Change Now
Each year, Gallup publishes its State of the Global Workplace report — one of the most widely recognised and respected reports of its kind. Drawing on data from over 160 countries, the report offers powerful and in depth insights into how people are feeling at work and what this means for organisational performance, productivity, and […]
Pecan’s Newsletter – Spring 2024
Welcome to the Spring edition of our newsletter We’re pleased to say we’ve hit the ground running this year. From forming new partnerships to continuing our work with fantastic organisations, 2025 is already shaping up to be another year of growth, innovation, and—above all—helping organisations shape their culture. A major highlight is the launch of our […]
The Meta whistleblower fallout: How companies can avoid the same fate
By Andrew Loveless Could your organisation be next to make scandalous headlines? Here, Andrew Loveless of Pecan Partnership shares four preventative measures to help you steer clear of a PR crisis. “A cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism”. This may sound like the trailer for a Netflix series but it is actually the sub-title […]
The lost art of team building
Have we forgotten the importance of team-building in our haste to ‘get things done’? By Ella Overshott Tuckman’s forming, storming, norming, performing model of group development was first developed in 1965 and formed the backbone of team-building for decades. Indeed, when I first entered the world of full-time work on Marks and Spencer’s graduate scheme nearly […]