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 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 […]
What is ‘everyday experimentation’ and why is it important at work?
By Ella Overshott, Pecan Partnership, written for HRZone According to a study by McKinsey, crisis-fuelled experimentation was the main driver of organic growth for companies during the pandemic. Companies that refocused quickly, invested more resources, and experimented with new technologies accelerated faster than others. The trend continues as the economic and political climate remain volatile and organisations […]
Pecan’s Newsletter – Winter 2024
Welcome to the Winter edition of our newsletter This past quarter marked a major milestone for us as we proudly published the findings of our Culture Fit for the Future research. As culture experts, we took our passion and expertise in workplace culture to new heights by conducting research into the culture needed for organisations to […]
How to create a winning culture at Man Utd
By Andrew Loveless, written for HRZone. Over the last 11 years, Man Utd football club has seriously underperformed against its peers and its own expectation. As its about to appoint a new manager, Andrew Loveless outlines how the club might finally create a winning culture (and why the same principles apply to organisational culture). “The […]