Collaboration, Collective Intelligence & Employee Engagement
Do you ever give collaboration any conscious thought? I hope so, because it is integral to virtually everything you do, and certainly a key aspect … Read more
change management
Employee Engagement & the Holy Grail
What do happiness and employee engagement have in common? Actually it may be more than you think. In fact it is quite possible that they … Read more
Reap the Benefits of Employee Ownership
“There is clear and unambiguous evidence to show that employee ownership, particularly when combined with meaningful employee participation, brings tangible economic benefits for companies. But … Read more
The Semantics Say It All!
Are you perhaps guilty of saying or implying this and making your employees feel Bolshie, otherwise and disengaged?
The Tyranny of the Task!
A relative of rigid reliance on rules, the tyranny of the task is a result of employee disengagement and entails obsessive, fixated, unthinking behaviour that is counter-productive to almost everything you are trying to achieve. And the only way you can prevent it is to ensure you engage your employees.
Lies, damned lies, statistics … and accounts?
You see these accounts showed that operating profits had grown by 1.487 billion currency units over the 10 years. Pretty impressive, I am sure you will agree. However, during this time – the same 10 years – the accounts showed that the staff costs had decreased by 2.014 billion currency units. That means the staff cost savings were 136% of the increased profits, due largely to average employee numbers being reduced by 110,000 people.
Are you making the same mistake?
As a leader it is very easy to try to create a process or a system that will prevent something happening again in the future … Read more
Will RISES prevent a fall?
After writing about values for the past few weeks, it seems only appropriate to pause to consider the new values-based direction that Barclays Bank is … Read more
Consistent Values: Key to Community Building
If values define your vision and your vision shapes the behaviour that builds the community that drives your organisation, you would have to agree that … Read more
Values: The Power Behind Vision
“What is my vision for my organisation?” That’s the question I left you with last. So, how are you doing? Of course you are the … Read more