Encouraging creativity within workplace culture

Editor’s note

Dear readers,

Today’s organisations require a level of originality and responsiveness to help tackle pressing challenges and opportunities. In what ways can workplace culture, particularly in hybrid conditions, encourage creativity?

Charlotte Sword FCIPD, senior partner and global HR director at Foster + Partners, explains how her HR team helps to engage and inspire highly inventive employees.

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All the best,

Fin Murphy – Commissioning and Production Editor, HRD Connect

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