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Employee engagement
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For your employees to be productive, motivated and loyal, it is vital that the line manager is engaged and knows how to lead a team. Doug Shaw shares his top [...]
This video was featured recently on Doug Shaw’s blog in which he poses the question, “What are we going to do differently to motivate our people?”
Great question, Doug. We should be asking it at every level of the organisation. While, ideally, these sorts of changes should filter down from the top of an organisation, we [...]
We all know that reward and recognition are important elements of job satisfaction. Its important to feel that we’re making a contribution, but not everyone has the ability to maintain a vision of what their contribution might be without some sort of external recognition. But time and again, we read research that proves money is [...]
“Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.”
– Tom Robbins
We should remember this when working on engaging our people. If we want to attract and retain the best talent, we should foster laughter, playfulness and the courage [...]
I love this thought. There’s a touch of cognitive dissonance in it. Why would you even think of success in terms of its reversibility?
Well, here’s why:
How many companies thought they were untouchable two years ago?
How many thought they had sales figures to beat all sales figures?
How many were convinced they were so successful that they [...]
Research conducted by the CIPD and the Trades Union Congress reveals that only about one third of UK employees are actively engaged at work.
A recent article on Training Journal reports that the CBI estimates the annual cost of sickness absence in the UK is £13bn. We are also reminded that Gallup’s 2008 assessment of the [...]
Alchemy for Managers Weekly Tip
One of the things everyone looks for in their work is meaning. Sadly, many don’t find it, and this leads to disengagement, so how can you turn this around?
People find a sense of meaning when they feel that what they are doing is worthwhile. By this I mean that it has [...]
On Friday, John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing discussed the pros and cons of companies developing entrepreneurial thinking in their staff.
Its clear that some business owners and managers are going to feel threatened by this idea. How often have you heard the fear expressed that if you train your staff, you’re simply spending money on [...]
We’re thrilled to announce that earlier this month, we officially became the Employee Engagement topic authors for People Alchemy, an online learning resource for line managers.
People Alchemy provides practical, ‘hands-on’ advice and guidelines to help managers manage their staff better. Founder, Paul Matthews has sought out authors who are leaders in their particular fields, all [...]