There has been an abundance of topics that have been touched upon in our Business Performance division this year including data quality, establishing more specific business strategies, measuring your results, and transforming behaviour change. This blog looks at the winning themes and topics that captured the attention of the professionals within the industry. However, it’s [...]

The ‘Age of Leadership Heroes’ is over. In the wake of recent economic and political upheavals, the relentless advance of technology and trend towards globalisation there is a need for a new kind of leader. Themes like collaboration, engagement and empowerment are increasingly dominating the leadership agenda. Leaders also need to be able to read [...]

Employers have ‘misconception’ of what drives talent retention, report finds

The UK scores ‘significantly lower’ than other countries when it comes to employee engagement and job security, according to a new report

The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism (MEWT) on Friday held its Wellness Day in Gaborone with the theme “My Health, Key to Performance”. The main objective of the Wellness Day was to raise awareness on the various contemporary wellness topics, including HIV/AIDS, diet-related conditions, stress management and other health and lifestyle issues. Botswana National [...]

UK employee engagement remains critically low because employers are “barking up the wrong tree” and focusing on the wrong things, according to new research published today.

As I sit here at my desk nearing the end of the day pondering what mass absenteeism is costing companies across the globe, a thought dawns on me… Am I also guilty of the crime… wasting time at work, am I present but not present???? Regardless of whether your employee is actually absent from work at your [...]

Engaging employees is always a challenge, never more so than during a recession. HR services firm Ceridian and benefits and reward services provider Vebnet recently produced a report on the subject. They brought together a group of HR and reward specialists to discuss the issues it raises, including how to manage employee expectations post-recession.

HR urgently needs to refocus its efforts to remain relevant in today’s business environment.

One of the things that continues to surprise me is that when times are bad, organizations still spend money on employee engagement surveys. What are they expecting these surveys to tell them? You only need to walk around the office or factory and listen into some tea room discussions to find out that employees are not engaged because they are worried about their jobs.