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Each month we will discuss a chapter out of our new book entitled 'Achieving Excellence with your Employees: Insight into your performance from an employee perspective'. Each chapter discusses a different HR driver. This month the second subject will be discussed: Employee Motivation. More …
Each month we will discuss a chapter out of our new book entitled 'Achieving Excellence with your Employees: Insight into your performance from an employee perspective'. Each chapter discusses a different HR driver. This month the second subject will be discussed: Employee Commitment. More …
What's going on in the world of HR? Every month we will compile a selection of the most interesting HR news articles. This month's subjects include term-time working, the role of HR in the City reform and why 25% of workers are too scared to go on holiday. More …
Each month we will discuss a chapter out of our new book entitled 'Achieving Excellence with your Employees: Insight into your performance from an employee perspective'. Each chapter discusses a different HR driver, the first one being Employee Satisfaction. More …
On the 20th May 2009 at the Institute of Directors in London, 65 employee engagement experts from leading European organisations including CIPD, Virgin, HSBC, Accenture, Brita, Kodak, Air France, Sony, EDF, BP and Sodexo came together to take part in a ‘best practice’ brainstorm and exchange session. More …
In the past few weeks Effectory has completed numerous research projects which have resulted in a selection of new, market leading products and analyses. These include an all new 'credit crunch' benchmark, a leadership survey and a survival syndrome survey. More …
Inconsistency in sending messages about the future of the company or about the future of employees could result in miscommunication and misinterpretation. Great leadership is crucial, especially when an organisation is changing. When companies show good leadership (so that it is clear in which direction the company is heading) and make sure that employees show enough energy to perform, it makes the difference in either being just good or great. More …
A new report by the CIPD has shown that organisations training staff to be leaders using traditional methods are failing to improve overall performance. This needs to be replaced by a more three dimensional leadership program which allows leaders to actively learn and adapt rather than approaching situations with prepared answers. More …
Having made the necessary workforce cuts, there is one final hurdle facing employers: survival syndrome. This silent threat has the potential to destroy organisations already struggling in the recession. The syndrome refers to employees who, having survived a period of redundancies, struggle to adjust to a change in workload and atmosphere. This pressure generates anxiety over job security, eventually leading to employees leaving the organisation for no real reason other than paranoia. More …
The only thing which is predictable about the weather is that it is unpredictable – a saying which was proven to be all too true over the past few weeks. However for many there was one life saver which kept life relatively normal – the internet. It is rare for such a large number of people to depend on this one resource to keep up with their work, remain in contact with family and friends, order their groceries and check on the latest weather forecasts. More …