Why lack of employee engagement is a management problem
There is increasing evidence that suggests employee engagement is "this year's hot topic." But is it being driven by management or is the subject being … Read more
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Crowing Management
There is so much unauthenticated material on the internet today that it is hard to know what is true and what isn't. Whether or not … Read more
The Pledge for Better Management
Today I received a request from the Chartered Management Institute to pledge my support for their Manifesto for a Better Managed Britain. You may click … Read more
How is employee engagement a management issue?
There is so much discussion on employee engagement at the moment. David Zinger's Employee Engagement Network now has 1507 members, having just passed the 1000 … Read more
Cost vs. Value
On a course recently, the trainer repeatedly used the example of you giving him a pound or a dollar and receiving 5 back. He confirmed … Read more
Future Reward: The Future of Reward Programs
In case you haven't seen it, I thought I would share some highlights of the 2009 Hay Group and WorldatWork "Reward Next Practices" report, which … Read more
What’s the Customer Got To Do With It?
Yesterday I rediscovered the joys of travelling by train in the UK and spent over 5 hours travelling for a lunchtime meeting only 32 miles … Read more
Embedded Entrepreneurship
Isn't it funny, how ideas spread? I heard recently about how sheep in Yorkshire have learned to cross cattle grids by rolling over them. They … Read more
To go or not to go? A Work Dilemma
A key measure of employee engagement and focus of much HR attention is employee absenteeism – people taking unwarranted time off work. Of course, not … Read more
Seal the Deal with Your People!
Despite the gloomy statistics of the employee engagement surveys that indicate such high levels of employee disengagement, there are many companies out there that do … Read more