Employee Engagement Blogs

Read our employee engagement blog to get useful management tips, articles and thought leadership ideas for you and your managers.

Every suicide is a tragedy: do businesses have a role to play in suicide prevention?

Tomorrow, World Mental Health Day will focus on suicide prevention. The World Health Organisation (WHO) report that close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year, which is one…

A human side to enterprise – at last

Almost sixty years ago Douglas McGregor published what should have been a ground-breaking book called The Human Side of Enterprise. It contains pretty well everything you need to know about…

Exclusive interview: If you don’t do it, you’re going to get left behind – my business and our four day week

Last week I caught up with David Stone, Chief Exec of recruitment company, MRL Consulting Group. MRL have been operating since 1997 with their head office in Brighton and additional…

Why an inclusive organisation is more agile

When a business outlines its mission statement and company ethos, the words ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusive’ will often figure prominently. A stated commitment to diversity and inclusivity is now not just…

What does bringing your whole self to work actually mean, and why does it matter?

Is holding back vulnerability a good thing in the workplace or not? Some business leaders implore employees to hang up any personal problems at the door when they come to…

What can you do to avoid employee burn out?

What is employee burn out?  Have you been faced with a deadline so important that it simply must be done, but find yourself sitting at your desk in the afternoon…

Is the 4-day working week the future?

The idea of introducing a 4-day week may horrify some business owners. Surely if staff work for less hours that would translate to a reduction in productivity and profit? Well…

Join the employee engagement revolution

We are delighted to be exhibiting at the forthcoming CIPD Festival of Work at Olympia, London on 12 and 13th June 2019. The conference and exhibition bring together the Learning…

Five sure signs you are overworking your employees

As a business owner it’s very easy to get tied up with making improvements in productivity at the expense of your employees. If your corporate strategy ignores employee wellbeing you…

How connected do your employees feel to your organisation?

How connected your employees feel to your organisation matters. Connected, engaged employees are happier and outperform those who don’t feel connected to the aims of the business they are working…

Signs your employees are unhappy at work

Most employees take pride in what they do and respond positively to supportive leadership. But toxic work environments filled with unhappy employees don’t happen overnight. Dissatisfaction in the workplace is…

How your business can become the employer of choice

Want to attract and retain the best talent? Then you need to create a working culture and environment that makes people want to work for you. Sounds simple, but it…