How to drive culture change when your boss doesn’t want to

Written by Pecan’s Director Ella Overshott, for HRZone As Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, ex-CEO of LEGO said, “culture is the execution mechanism by which we deliver strategy”. When he arrived in the organisation in 2001, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. With a relentless re-focus on their customers and the deliberate crafting of a purpose-driven […]

The Fairness Trap – Equality vs Equity

Fairness is what we all aim for, right? But fairness, as it’s often practiced, can quietly become a gatekeeper of progress. The notion that ‘everyone gets the same’ preserves imbalance rather than addressing it and is deeply unequal, perpetuating the barriers that already exist. This is because people are not the same. They don’t arrive […]

Workplace Conflict: Why It Happens, the Impact on Organisations and How to Resolve It

Conflict is an inevitable part of organisational life. From personality clashes to communication breakdowns, disagreements can arise in many forms. Some differences are minor and short-lived, while others escalate, impacting productivity, morale, and employee retention. Organisations play a critical role in recognising when fleeting disagreements have grown into entrenched conflict and taking steps to address […]

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, […]