A lack of engagement

I recently heard an HR director talk about her struggle to get the board to understand that the HR strategy – and engagement in particular – are the keys to driving performance, and that the ‘people agenda’ should fit coherently with the business strategy. Her view was that HR is not taken seriously enough, being seen instead as “pink and fluffy”; the ‘soft stuff’.  That’s something we hear a lot in our work. Clients often... [Read More...]

CIPD Employee Engagement Conference – Jan 2010

The question on everyone’s lips at the CIPD Conference – “What does a successful employee engagement strategy look like?” I was at a conference last month, organised by  CIPD on Employee Engagement. In a discussion around some of the Kingston Consortium research findings I heard someone say “What is the key to unlocking potential?” So what does a successful employee engagement strategy look like?  What’s... [Read More...]