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Freedom Within a Framework: Rethinking Global Employer Brand Activation
Piecing it together, all over the world Global employer brands often aim for consistency—but in a world of cultural nuance, shifting...
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6 days ago6 min read


EVPs: The Fallacy of Complete Knowledge
Enyclopedia Data is everywhere. Anyone can gather insights. Knowledge has been democratised. And let me be clear, all of those go into...
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Jun 275 min read


Agile EVP, enhanced by Events and Insights
Agile EVP process I found the EB Space EB Uncut Unconference really refreshing and inspiring. There was a lot of honesty in the room, and...
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May 166 min read
The moving definition of Employer Value Proposition
Does a change in langue equal less ambition? Language evolves. Take the word “terrific”. It’s meaning has changed from “inspiring...
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May 24 min read


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Apr 10 min read
An Agile EVP can allow you to stand out
How EVPs have tended to be created A traditional Employer Value Proposition (EVP) has been built on the premise that it will last,...
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Apr 15 min read
Why Agile EVPs?
I started thinking about agile EVPs, because I started to become a bit frustrated with some of the messaging and ideas I was hearing...
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Mar 145 min read
Agile EVP: 95% Right ... and not wrong
This stuck with me from working on an EVP for a central Government department. They had early entrants into the workplace, and they...
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Mar 71 min read
How do you improve employee engagement?
First of all, a little on why I care about employee engagement. Above all, it’s because it’s the best way to constantly refine your...
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Feb 285 min read
Why DEI comes under attack - and what you can do about it
State of Society You don’t come here for politics, and I’m not going to give my politics to you. But the current state of society is...
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Jan 316 min read
Reflection - on EVP, culture, brand and comms
New year is a time for reflection isn’t it? I’ve reflected a long way back! One of the things I did when I first started Reason Why in...
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Jan 175 min read
Testing your employer brand with your target audience
They couldn’t afford to not get this right. The results were positive, but confusing. Testing your employer branding is crucial,...
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Dec 16, 20242 min read
What is an EVP and why is it important?
It can be hard to make a claim for the full worth of an EVP. A panel discussion I watched from EB Stars (link at the bottom) put it...
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Dec 13, 20245 min read
How to Build an Irresistible Employer Brand That Attracts (and Keeps) Top Talent
We've all experienced that feeling - you start a new job excited, but a few months in, the thrill is gone. The company culture isn't what...
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Dec 11, 20242 min read
Is your team struggling with high turnover and low engagement?
We get it - in today's competitive talent market, it's harder than ever to attract and retain top performers. You pour resources into...
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Dec 5, 20241 min read
Employer value proposition example
...and why that is hard to find! My post about EVPs not being a strapline generated more interest than I’ve had for a while, so I thought...
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Nov 29, 20244 min read
Measuring the effectiveness of change and change communication
Organisations make a lot of change. Not all of it is successful change. You’ll have read many times that the failure rate is 70%. (Got a...
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Nov 15, 20245 min read
Is a Model Approach the Right Fit for Your Employer Value Proposition (EVP)?
Over the years, I've crafted countless EVPs, each one unique and tailored to its specific context. Recently, though, I've found myself...
sam19977
Nov 1, 20245 min read
How to drive employee engagement: Accuracy of understanding
Last time I talked about the mis-application of engagement survey results. Specifically, if you treat them as a target rather than a...
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Oct 18, 20246 min read
How to drive employee engagement: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure
This is Goodhart’s Law. We see this all the time in our everyday life. Probably the most obvious example to us all is in the world of...
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Oct 4, 20247 min read
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