Closing the gap between rhetoric and reality
How closely does your organisational behaviour resemble your organisational rhetoric? And does it really matter? I say that it does. After all, if an individual … Read more
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Employee engagement does not have to be difficult
It is hard enough to find a universal definition of employee engagement. Now new research identifies that there are 4 types of employee engagement. So … Read more
The Foundations of Trust
Is it serendipity? I cannot claim it as anything else but the debate raging about the big city bonuses certainly is convenient for me, following … Read more
Averting the disaster of Dystopia
With a luxury liner capsizing in the Mediterranean (of all places) this week nothing looks safe any more. Thus the 2012 World Economic Forum Global … Read more
Who cares?
Do you ever ask yourself if anyone really cares? Although I try to avoid being cynical and to give the benefit of the doubt a recent … Read more
The Importance of Employee Engagement: Why it REALLY matters
You know that people matter. Any business leader knows that. Unfortunately the pressure to constantly improve performance and deliver better results makes this one of … Read more
Innovation: Cause or Effect?
“Adapt or Die” It may be a popular expression but, in a world of constant change, innovation is essential to survival. And that applies just … Read more
A picture of employee engagement and how to create it.
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” How often have you heard that hoary old classic? Well, I experienced it first hand this past week. … Read more
Facing facts: why we need to move beyond redundancy and find a new solution
A relative recently sent me the following summary of the 2011 US budget to help me understand the situation. I cannot vouch for the veracity … Read more
Appreciation, Appreciative Inquiry and Employee Engagement
Like good music a good quote makes you think and is something you can enjoy over and over again. This is a good – even … Read more