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February 2026 – Insights you can’t miss

ceriphadmin — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:26:44 +0000

February is flying by, the evenings are getting lighter, and those extra few minutes of daylight are giving us plenty of reasons to smile! Just in time for the weekend, grab your favourite drink and dive into this edition of The Reputation. This month we’re exploring the use cases on how ERin can help to measure and strengthen your Employer Reputation, looking into “job hugging” and sharing the latest stats on the cost of workplace silence. And if that’s not enough, we’re celebrating visionary retail awards in Europe and bringing you further inspiration from the Winter Olympics in the form of our favourite ad.

So sit back, enjoy and get inspired!

The Reputation – January 2026 – How are your resolutions going?

ceriphadmin — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:22:38 +0000

We’re almost at the end of the first month of 2026, so for those of you who have attempted ‘Dry January’, or ‘Veganuary’ – congratulations on making it this far! How are your other resolutions holding up? ‘Quitter Friday’ (the second Friday of the month) has long gone – so keep with it. According to the latest Forbes Health survey, just under one in 10 (8%) say their resolutions have lasted a month, 21.9% report two months. So don’t become just another number! Our New Year’s resolution? To deliver on Employer Reputation every month. This month, we’re talking about trust, Service Recovery Paradox, and how hiking is good for human connections.

Got coffee? Then enjoy the read.

2025 wrapped up

ceriphadmin — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:21:05 +0000

As the year winds down and the festive season arrives, we wanted to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you for being part of our journey. Your support, trust, and collaboration have made 2025 a standout year for us.

We’ve loved working with you and being part of your projects, it’s the kind of work that reminds us why we started this business in the first place. Looking ahead, we’re excited for everything 2026 has in store. We’ve got new ideas on the way, plans we can’t wait to roll out, and plenty of energy to make the coming year even better. For now, we hope you enjoy a well-deserved break filled with good company, good rest, and just the right amount of festive chaos.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at CERIPH!

Reputation first: Your CEO’s favourite metric

ceriphadmin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:08:46 +0000

Most people involved in talent strategy would agree that an EVP and Employer Brand are both important tools for attracting talent. But when it comes to what really matters to your CEO, it’s an organisation’s reputation that can impact performance. In this edition, we explore why Employer Reputation should be front and centre of your people strategy. We’re also going to be discussing the subject on our webinar, on 11th December where we’ll cover the key differences between employer brand and reputation, what drives reputation, and the simple ways to measure and manage it, with key insights to inform your talent strategy – sign-up is below. We’ve also wrapped up the news and stories that have got us talking this month, including our favourite Christmas ad of 2025 so far… and it’s not John Lewis!

Enjoy the read…

Trust: When actions meet words

ceriphadmin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:38:39 +0000

In today’s competitive market, a company’s reputation isn’t built on perks or slogans, it’s built on trust. Employees, candidates and stakeholders notice quickly when words don’t match actions. People need to believe what organisations say, and more importantly, see it reflected in how they operate every day. Trust drives engagement, retention, and advocacy and, ultimately, business performance. It shapes how your people talk about your organisation, both inside the office and across social networks. Without it, even the most polished brand can feel hollow.

In this edition, we bring you our latest stories and insights: a tech giant that lost trust, an advertisement with direct implications for reputation and performance, a stylish collaboration between Claude × Air Mail, a deep dive into decoding the youth of today, and the question on everyone’s mind…“why can’t we just ask AI to write this?”

Enjoy the read…

Look after your reputation or someone else will

ceriphadmin — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:02:53 +0000

As an employer, there are so many factors that can either build your reputation, or ruin it. The best brands make you love them. They make you trust them. They share a purpose. They also stir an emotion in you. The challenge is to ensure that feeling is a positive one.

In this month’s newsletter, Simon Thomas delves into the potential risks to corporate and employer reputation that come hand in hand with downsizing initiatives. We touch on the UK Government’s drive to engage a broader skillset into the Defence industry and the need to hold onto brand integrity no matter what size an organisation becomes.

Enjoy the read…

Remember: Human beings have emotions

ceriphadmin — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:40:27 +0000

In the workplace, it’s all too easy to laser focus on deadlines, performance metrics, and bottom lines, while overlooking the very thing that drives them all…people.

Employees aren’t just workers, they’re human beings with emotions that influence how they show up each day. When those emotions are acknowledged, supported, and cared for, then productivity rises, collaboration strengthens and loyalty deepens. But when they’re ignored, even the most talented team members can feel disengaged, burnt out, or undervalued. Taking care of employees’ emotional well-being isn’t just a “nice-to-have” it’s fundamental to a healthy, thriving and sustainable workplace culture.

Enjoy the read…

Wisdom and expertise. Can AI replace yours?

ceriphadmin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:00:36 +0000

We often talk about artificial intelligence as if it learns the way humans do. But the truth is, AI doesn’t experience the world like humans at all. While both humans and AI improve over time, how we gain experience is fundamentally different. Humans learn from mistakes, adjust behaviour based on feedback and develop wisdom and expertise over time. By contrast, AI learns by processing vast amounts of data, recognising patterns and being trained on specific tasks or goals. There’s no emotion, no sense of self, no lived experience.

So this month, we’re diving into the Employer Reputation driver of Expertise. With AI rapidly reshaping job roles, we’re asking the big question – Are employees really ready for AI? Plus, we’re sharing a few of our favourite insights from across the month on managing Sunday scaries, show-stopping serves at Wimbledon and the benefits for teenage girls to get involved in football.

Enjoy the read…

Get yourself connected

ceriphadmin — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:10:56 +0000

Building strong, long-lasting connections with customers, suppliers, investors, partners, and communities is essential for any business to establish trust and develop a positive reputation. But creating an emotional connection with employees is equally crucial. Whether it’s through shared purpose, a strong culture, or motivating factors that drive discretionary effort, employees who feel connected to an organisation are more likely to champion it, promote it, and stand up for it, even in tough times.

So this month, along with recent stories from Lego, Dr. Martens and Penguin, we take a deep dive into Connection as a driver of Employer Reputation and look at how your organisation can connect with colleagues, candidates and Gen Z and explore what role the CEO plays in Employer Reputation.

Enjoy the read…

Time to get physical?

ceriphadmin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:41:25 +0000

This month we explore the topic of Physical Environment in the context of the workplace. Whether working from home, in the office, or from a shared workspace there are several factors that will have an impact on the employee experience.

Simon Thomas outlines the top 10 key criteria for what makes a ‘good’ shared workspace, we ask “Does an innovative workplace design improve employee performance?”, and we share insights from our recent survey of Gen Zs in the UK creative industries and what this population thinks about RTO. As always, we also bring you some of our favourite stories from the month, including a collaboration between Bupa and the All Blacks, Black Ferns and Sevens and why storytelling is good for your health.

Enjoy the read