Tag Archives: Employee Engagement

Suarez: Talent vs Values

Posted on April 25, 2013 by GhostPartnership

Luis Suarez the Liverpool striker bit an opponent on the arm in Sunday’s encounter with Chelsea. He apologized immediately afterwards, Liverpool FC has fined him and the FA has banned him for ten games. On Monday the Club’s Managing Director, … Continue reading »

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Human capital number 1 in the top 10

Posted on February 25, 2013 by GhostPartnership

CEO Challenge 2013, a survey of CEOs globally by The Conference Board identifies what Chief executives see as their top challenges this year. At number 1, up from 2 last year is Human Capital (hopefully used in the correct context). … Continue reading »

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WARNING: Some employee engagement rhetoric may contain horse-sh*t

Posted on February 19, 2013 by GhostPartnership

I guess it was inevitable. As the employee engagement movement gathers momentum and more jump on the band-wagon without fully appreciating the implications, we start to see all kinds of nonsense in the name of engagement. Games, events, fun activities … Continue reading »

Engagement in the news

Posted on January 17, 2013 by GhostPartnership

HR Network Magazine this month features an interview with Alan Crozier talking about employee engagement. In it he describes ‘engagement’ as a philosophy rather than a strategy; and significantly that it is a systemic issue rather than a tactical intervention. … Continue reading »

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Why would employees buy in to this Mr Osborne?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by GhostPartnership

Is the Chancellor really that far out of touch? The Government has opened a consultation on its proposed "employee-owner" status, designed to "give businesses greater choice about the contracts they can offer individuals", while ensuring that "appropriate levels of protection" … Continue reading »

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5 ways to improve performance management – Part 5

Posted on November 2, 2012 by GhostPartnership

Over the last week or so, I’ve highlighted some key ways in which companies can improve performance management. I hope they’ve made you pause and think about how effective or otherwise your own arrangements are. My final tip in my … Continue reading »

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The General

Posted on October 22, 2012 by GhostPartnership

‘Good morning; good morning!’ the General said When we met him last week on our way to the line. Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of ‘em dead, And we’re cursing his staff for incompetent swine. ‘He’s … Continue reading »

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Influence – in search of those that say YES!

Posted on October 18, 2012 by GhostPartnership

Look around you…is there anything you can see that does not have influence? I stress thing. Over the years delivering Leadership and Management development programmes I have picked up quite a few definitions for various subjects. The best definition for … Continue reading »

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Engaged employees perform, Inspired employees excel (continued)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by GhostPartnership

At the end of a two-year period the organisation decided to conduct an employee engagement survey. This examined the main dimensions of the employer: employee relationship providing context and the drivers for Alignment, Commitment, and the resultant Engagement measures. It … Continue reading »

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Engaged employees perform, Inspired employees excel

Posted on September 7, 2012 by GhostPartnership

It is now accepted that if you have an Engaged workforce your business will perform better than those with less engaged workforces – particularly in times of austerity. Followers of this blog series will know that we have a robust … Continue reading »