Back to the office …

This montage of experiences was captured from conversation with a client who had just spent several days at a leadership development programme.  They felt totally reenergized and refreshed, “a new and more authentic me!”  Yet they were dreading going back into a “toxic culture” that would destroy their new found confidence and force them to don the armour of pretence and resume their “office persona”. Tweet This Post Read More →

What are the characteristics of an engaged employee?

Seeing yourself as a part of your organisation is a key characteristic of an engaged employee “What are the characteristics of an engaged employee?” is a question they’re asking over at David Zinger’s ‘The Employee Engagement Network’ There are many different ways to characterise an engaged employee but one stands out for me – seeing yourself as part of the organisation rather than apart from it. In my experience,... [Read More...]

What is engagement?

Engagement is Connection … The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has just published a new report by David MacLeod and Nita Clarke on employee engagement.  We wholeheartedly recommend this report – it makes some great points and is filled with useful case studies.  It’s very hard to get to the end and still avoid the conclusion that having an engaged workforce really does improve bottom line results. But what actually is engagement? ... [Read More...]