Insights.

This page is regularly updated with our thinking and insights into the talent industry, as well as a snapshot view of life inside Elements. We invite our people and our partners to collaborate and interrogate each other to keep our thinking fresh.

Insights 31st August 2022

How Companies Can Achieve a Commercial Advantage Through Building an Inclusive Workplace

A leading study has found that company profits and share performance can be close to 50% higher when women are well-represented at the top of the hierarchy. Having an inclusive workplace should therefore be on every business leader’s agenda. However,

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Insights 17th August 2022

How to Remove Gender Bias From Your Recruitment Process

Business leaders everywhere should be looking to recruit diverse workforces, given the overwhelmingly-positive impact, they bring to a company. However, putting this into practice can be more difficult than it may seem, and it’s often down to gender bias –

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Insights 27th July 2022

The Importance of Removing Gender Bias From the Workplace

As anyone who’s been working for a decade or more will testify, there are signs of progress when it comes to reducing levels of gender bias in the workplace. You’re hopefully less likely to hear openly-expressed views of prejudice towards

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Insights 17th May 2022

Talent Management: How to Find, Develop and Retain the Best Employees

Finding, developing and retaining the best employees usually isn’t a recruitment or salary issue these days. The most successful companies are adopting talent management as part of a wider business strategy. Dedicated tactics should be employed across all stages of

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Insights 22nd April 2022

Why a Neurodiverse Talent Acquisition Strategy Can Help Accelerate Business Growth

By opening up their hiring programs to neurodivergent individuals, businesses are increasing their chances of securing the best skill-sets available. Given the intended aim of talent acquisition is to hire the elite, introducing a neurodiversity strategy can be vital to

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Insights 1st April 2022

Managing Autistic Employees: Tips, Understanding and Benefits

Many people on the autistic spectrum have skill-sets that make them an asset to any business. Furthermore, hiring autistic people can help cement a more open workplace culture that can be enriching for all parties involved. Managing autistic employees may

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Insights 29th March 2022

Managing ADHD in the Workplace: Strategies for Success

Those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can face challenges when it comes to concentration, making deadlines and compulsive decision-making. They can also demonstrate amazing creativity, out-of-the-box thinking and great attention to detail. More and more companies are realising the

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Insights 23rd March 2022

What Are the Benefits of Neurodiversity for Employers?

The benefits of neurodiversity have helped all of us over time. Most of us will have neurodiverse friends or colleagues, even if we’re unaware of it. Some of the greatest inventions the world has seen have come from the minds

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Insights 17th March 2022

Neurodivergent Communication: How to Improve your Interpersonal Skills

It’s estimated that over 15% of people in the UK are neurodivergent. Working with such employees usually comes with a specific set of challenges, especially if your current workforce is dominated by neurotypical people. Neurodivergent communication is one area that

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Insights 1st March 2022

Managing Neurodiverse Employees: How to Offer Support in the Workplace

Given the skill-sets available, it’s becoming increasingly well-known that hiring talent from the neurodiverse community can significantly benefit a business. Neurodiverse employers such as Microsoft, Ernst & Young and SAP have all introduced dedicated hiring programs. JP Morgan has found

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Insights 10th February 2022

Neurodiversity Recruitment: Adapting your Hiring Program

Many companies have opened their doors to neurodiversity recruitment, then bemoaned their lack of success in finding candidates. One study found that 88% of neuroatypical candidates felt discouraged from applying for a position. Out of those who did apply, 52%

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Insights 29th April 2021

Talent Acquisition & HR Trends for 2021

We recently hosted a webinar to discuss how the most innovative HR and Talent Acquisition professionals are pioneering new initiatives to capitalise on the opportunities available in 2021. Who could have predicted 2020? This tumultuous year forced change everywhere, including

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