As we embark on 2010 it's worth considering some of the trends that will increasingly effect us in HR world next year and subsequently. Some are obvious, some not so.
We need an employment model that acknowledges the reality of risk, uncertainty and change.
The National Health Service (NHS) has launched an initiative to bolster staff engagement at its 500 hospital trusts.
Engagement is a bit like exercise. You know you should do it, you know it's good for you but you never seem to get round to doing it properly. It's often forgotten among all the other things you have...
Government resources must be aligned and HR practitioners must work together to create fully engaged workforces, according to David MacLeod and Nita Clarke,authors of the MacLeod Review.
O.C. Tanner has reduced staff turnover from 75% to 1% over the past two and a half years through a focused engagement and recognition policy, according to its HR director.
Barclaycard has increased staff engagement levels despite the economic downturn, with 92% becoming aware of the company's vision and 76% understanding exactly what it means to them in their everyday...
The main cause of a bad day at work is not a nightmare boss or the boredom of the job, but a negative atmosphere in the workplace.
If only we had more leaders and line managers who 'get' employee engagement. This is one of the main messages from the recent MacLeod report, Engaging for Success. But are leaders and line managers...
Employers at small businesses can now find out how happy and engaged their staff are, thanks to a free online survey.
I strongly support the findings of the MacLeod Review on staff engagement.
To maintain a productive culture in the current business climate, the balance sheet has to include not only financial and intellectual capital but emotional capital too.
