Four year ago David Macleod and Nita Clarke published their ground-breaking study into employee engagement. The report, called Engaging for Success, commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, shared real-life case studies …
2 Leadership Questions
Two very interesting questions raised into today’s BQF Leadership Conference by the Leadership Trust;”What leader will you be in this world?”And”What difference will you make?”Values based leadership is the route to authentic leadership – so it is…
Employee Engagement Surveys – Why they are a good thing.
Here’s a quick post about surveys to measure employee engagement. In recent years there has been a bandwagon that numerous people (consultants mainly) have been jumping on to denounce the value of Engagement Surveys. Often, the argument is that ‘e…
Reluctant Leaders
I’ve had the pleasure of working with some great people over the years, and there’s none better than David Tomkinson, a Director with the andpartnership. David has over 25 years experience in the retail sector, working with blue-chip organisations…
Leadership: don’t promote people who are good at their job
In your organisation, do you promote people who are good at their job? What happens when they are promoted? I’d wager that in a few cases, they thrive – the extra responsibility is something they grasp and they deliver great results, the right way…
The Tale of the Buddhist King and the Happiness Business Model #E4S
In another serendipitous moment, I found this video of hotelier Chip Conley (@ChipConley) talking at TED about how he went in search of a business model based on happiness. Find out how an old employee and a buddhist king helped him learn that suc…
Director General of Workforce, NHS talks engagement #e4s
Another interesting and quick video – this time by edelman london with Clare Chapman talking about the relationship between engagement, empowerment and intrapreneurialism.
The first #e4s practitioners video
Thanks to Raffaela Goodby for the link – this is the first of many (I’m hoping) videos from the Engaging for Success Practitioners Group. By the way, if you’re intending on sharing I’m suggesting we use the hastag #e4s. Thanks!
How to get the most from employees
Another good employee engagement video, this time from the Birmingham Post, with David McLeod talking with business leaders. He makes some great observations and points about how to engage employees, with in my opinion, the most important; You can…
David McLeod -Why employee engagement scores over pay
An interview with David McLeod first broadcast in 2010 on bnet.com. Very useful if you are new to employee engagement or would like to benefit from David’s simple, clear summaries of what it really means to how we work. Want to know more? Follow m…