2010 Survey on Employee Absence Levels
Employers and workers alike have been hit hard by the Global Financial Crisis. CIPD's latest Absence Management survey reports high levels of employee absenteeism and a significant decrease in employee...
View ArticleRestrict Employee Use of Work Emails?
Should your company restrict internet and email usage for employees? What impact do internet and email policies have on employee motivation and engagement? This blog post offers helpful guidelines for...
View ArticleEmployee Engagement Remains Low – BlessingWhite 2011 Report
BlessingWhite's 2011 global employee engagement report reveals employee engagement remains at a low level across the various regions. Some countries hold a surprise. Read Leslie Allan's review to find...
View ArticleTrust In Managers – BlessingWhite Survey Results
BlessingWhite's 2010 survey on employee engagement reveals that employees are more likely to trust their immediate manager than senior leaders in their organization. What are the implications for how...
View ArticleStop Turning Rewards into an April Fools Prank
Does your rewards and recognition program encourage employees to game the system? Is it focusing on recognizing and rewarding the right behaviors? If not, your program could be doing your organization...
View ArticleEmployee Engagement Taskforce
The UK Government has launched a new taskforce on employee engagement. The taskforce is to investigate how best to assist both public and private sector organizations raise employee motivation and...
View ArticleMore How and Why; Less What
Employees usually know the “what” aspect of their goals. Their understanding is much less for the “how” and the “why” it’s important that they achieve their goals. Focusing on these aspects of the...
View ArticleFear or Excitement: Employee Attitude Closely Tied to Company Success
For your company to succeed, drive out fear of failure in employees. Recognize and praise workers when they show the right behavior in your organization.
View ArticleStudy Reveals Workplace Bullying Is Alive and Well
A recent study reveals that workplace bullying continues to be a major problem in organizations. How can employers develop a culture of zero-tolerance of bullying in order to increase morale,...
View ArticleHR Under Attack Over Phone Hacking Scandal
Business ethicist blames HR for the poor ethical standards that have led to the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Is HR responsible for the ethics within an organization? Or are company values...
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