Employee empowerment pulse surveys
We have been asked by a consulting client to undertake a survey on behalf of one of their client organisations looking into Employee Empowerment. Our consulting client is working with the organisation...
View ArticleThe role of employee empowerment within employee engagement
You may have read the recent Harvard Business Review Blog from Adrian C. Ott regarding Delta and their US Army passengers and the connection with employee engagement. Adrian makes a clear case of...
View ArticleBenefits of conducting employee research and employee surveys
Welcome to the second in our summer series of blogs about how to get the most from your employee survey. You can read the first blog here. In our experience, the main benefits of employee research and...
View Article‘People join companies, but leave managers.’ How to help managers better...
Gallup’s insight that ‘people join companies, but leave managers’ is as true today as it has ever been. Recent research underlines the fact that a person’s immediate line manager is the single biggest...
View Article3 simple ways to boost employee engagement
These days, most organisations have wised up to the fact that an engaged workforce leads to greater productivity and less staff turnover — and creates a happier, healthier place to work. And while it...
View ArticleThe key to building trust with your staff … trust them
Gaining trust in any relationship is always difficult. But, forgive me if I sound a little trite, surely the key to building trust with your staff is simple, once you have the basics right, you need...
View ArticleThe banking industry as a model for high employee engagement
OK, so the title may have grabbed your attention as you might be thinking (given the recent economic problems we have had) ‘No way!’, so forgive me for the rather leading headline. However, there is a...
View ArticleEmpowered engaged employees your biggest advocate
I have recently been the recipient of some fantastic customer service. One of our recent blogs talked about taking the time to say thank you to those within your organisation, taking this one step...
View ArticleCan You Benefit From Having Empowered Employees?
By definition, employee empowerment means to give or delegate power or authority to an individual or individuals. The benefits of having an empowered workforce works for both the employer and the...
View ArticleDo What You Love, Love What You Do
One of my favourite past-times is searching for fossilised sharks teeth along a very special bit of the coast near to where I live. My partner and I have spent many a day scouring the beach for them...
View ArticleConsult, Involve, Participate and Empower
Our research has shown that quite often, for employees to have higher levels of employee engagement, employees want to be consulted, involved and participate in organisational decisions and change,...
View ArticleKeep Up To Speed – Part Two
Yesterday we looked at the benefits to organisations of providing training and development opportunities to their employees. Today we look at what needs to be done to achieve those benefits. To achieve...
View ArticleMeasurement of the Mind
Selecting the right person for the job has never been more important than it is today. Mistakes are costly and has long been a problem that many employers have struggled to address. Poor selection may...
View ArticleThe shopping list of staff surveys…Part Two
Gary Cattermole is a Director at leading staff survey provider and employee engagement specialists, The Survey Initiative. Here he offers advice on the most effective and value-for-money solutions to...
View ArticleSaying NO!
It’s fair to say that many organisations are expecting their people to do more work, in less time and in some instances, for less pay. Whilst a certain amount of workplace stress can be a positive...
View ArticleLeaders At The Coal Face
We at The Survey Initiative create tailored employee surveys designed to meet the specific needs and outcomes for our clients. One aspect of our design, is to include free text questions to allow...
View ArticleWork Is What You Do, It’s Not A Place
The ability to work flexibly and have the empowerment and autonomy to carry out your work is a desirable work ethic that can benefit both employees and employers. So, why is it that there are still...
View ArticleSometimes it’s the simple things…
When building a team of engaged and motivated employees this phrase stands true. You hear and read about the importance of engagement and all its benefits to the organisation’s bottom line, but you...
View ArticleGet Drastic With Plastic
Very much in the news these days is the devastating effect that plastic has on our precious wildlife if left to blow and float around our landscapes. Most of us have seen video footage of animals and...
View ArticleCan You Benefit From Having Empowered Employees?
By definition, employee empowerment means to give or delegate power or authority to an individual or individuals. The benefits of having an empowered workforce works for both the employer and the...
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