Employee Engagement Blogs

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

Five steps to developing a learning culture at work

A learning culture in the workplace is now more important than ever. Why? Technology and jobs are changing at such a rapid pace, effective learning is essential for business success.…

Why is a learning culture important?

A learning culture is important in business and is increasingly acknowledged as essential for innovation and success. Embracing effective learning isn’t only good for business per se, it’s a key…

Improve line manager leadership skills

  Want to regain your focus and build a highly effective team? Keen to retain key staff for longer and deliver better results? People leave managers, not companies. It’s a…

Spotlight on Patagonia: key to employee engagement

Best known in the US for its colourful fleeces and wardrobe-staple backpacks, Outdoor apparel maker, Patagonia, has also been making waves in the world of business ethics and employee engagement.…

WeThrive – Employee Wellbeing Awards!

We are delighted to announce the shortlisting of one of our valued clients, Expand Executive Search, for not one, but two categories at the Employee Wellbeing Awards 2019. The prestigious…

Carnival UK reveal their employee communication strategy

We were delighted to hear that one of our valued clients, Carnival UK – the operating company for renowned cruise lines P&O Cruises and Cunard was recently shortlisted as a…

Is culture fit hiring a good or bad thing?

Hiring the right people is an important aspect of building a successful business. The big question is how do you ensure the people you hire are right? With company culture being…

What do employee ratings say about your business culture?

Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest recruitment sites, has just announced the winners of its annual Employees’ Choice Awards honouring the 50 best places to work in the UK in…

Why AI and robotics in service of our bio-psycho-social needs

Just recently the Head of People Analytics at the National Australia Bank pointed out on LinkedIn how much value people analytics will add when it ‘grows up’. In this view the analytics team…

Maintain a positive culture while your business grows

Many companies have an impressive reputation as being a great place to work, but culture, values and the personal touch can easily become lost as a business forges ahead with…

people swimming fast

Employee Experience vs Employee Engagement: Why they don’t need to compete

Employee engagement needs no introduction. It’s been a core HR objective for decades and, despite a growing feeling that it is reaching the end of its time, over 44% of…

Google walkout – inevitable and avoidable

Last week Staff at Google offices around the world staged an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company’s treatment of women. In this blog we explore why you should be…