Hannah Squire

Hannah was a content marketing specialist at JOIN. During her time with us, she mostly wrote about improving company culture and building stronger teams.

Hannah’s articles

Timesavers for Slack
Organisation & processes Timesavers for Slack

Using polls, emoji reactions, and statuses gives you an in-real-time picture of how your team feels about everything. It’s almost like a live stream of feedback that you get daily. Find out how to use them effectively.

Hannah Squire Jan 10, 2022
Organising your Organisation – Groups and channels in Slack
Organisation & processes Organising your Organisation – Groups and channels in Slack

In this guide on Slack groups and channels, we share some of our favourite tips on how to use Slack to organise your organisation. These seven easy-yet-effective Slack hacks have helped us work smarter here at JOIN. It might do the same for your business, too!

Hannah Squire Jan 10, 2022
When to use Slack most effectively
Organisation & processes When to use Slack most effectively

Slack isn't always the best way to communicate. Sometimes emails and meetings are more effective. But, when?

Hannah Squire Jan 10, 2022
Writing and structuring messages with Slack
Organisation & processes Writing and structuring messages with Slack

We’ve been using Slack for a long time here at JOIN, and feel confident that we’ve built up some great guidelines and best practices. Especially since more and more people are working from remote locations, instant messaging tools are essential to the smooth running of teams.

Hannah Squire Jan 10, 2022
Using Slack – Effective Communication Techniques
Organisation & processes Using Slack – Effective Communication Techniques

Communication techniques, tone, and language all change depending on who you’re speaking to. In a workplace there are usually four different communication strategies that you should be aware of.

Hannah Squire Jan 10, 2022
Bringing your talent acquisition to the next level
Talent acquisition Bringing your talent acquisition to the next level

Improve your talent acquisition processes and get to know what's important to your team in terms of benefits and company culture.

Hannah Squire Nov 05, 2021
How to encourage mindfulness in the workplace
Company culture How to encourage mindfulness in the workplace

‘Mindfulness’ has become a buzzword in the past few years, with more companies and organisations popping up to try and help us all become more intentionally present in the moments we are in. How can you encourage mindfulness within your organisation?

Hannah Squire Oct 27, 2021
A complete guide to workforce planning
Organisation & processes A complete guide to workforce planning

In very simple terms, workforce planning is a process to ensure your organisation has the right talent to achieve long term goals. What's the best way to plan this and what are the advantages?

Hannah Squire Oct 20, 2021
Improving your onboarding experience
Company culture Improving your onboarding experience

Good onboarding ensures a positive start for new employees. With our 8 helpful tips, you can skilfully improve your company's onboarding experience.

Hannah Squire Sep 10, 2021
The importance of team building and company culture
Company culture The importance of team building and company culture

Working on your team building activities can work wonders for your communications, relationships and productivity within your organization. It goes without saying that having high performing teams are much more successful and bring much better results. An easy way to work towards this is to give your employees a sense of community.

Hannah Squire Sep 08, 2021
Organisational structures – the lateral approach
Company culture Organisational structures – the lateral approach

Sharing is caring, so why not enable your team members to learn from each other and share their knowledge? Learn more about Lateral organisational structures and their advantages with this article.

Hannah Squire Sep 08, 2021
Improving productivity in the new working environment
Remote Improving productivity in the new working environment

Being productive in the home office is a matter of concentration! With a bunch of useful tips, we show you how to make your team's ability to focus their best tool and how that can affect improving productivity in remote work.

Hannah Squire Sep 08, 2021
The art of employee onboarding
Organisation & processes The art of employee onboarding

First impressions aren’t the only thing that counts when it comes to new hires, employee onboarding is much more important and goes on for a much longer time than we used to assume.

Hannah Squire Sep 08, 2021