People's Potential
10 June 2010 at 13:11
This blog is about unlocking people's potential at work and the measurable benefits of doing so for the individual, and the organization.
It is about retaining and building on the commitment, energy and desire to do a good job that characterises most people, that 'first day at work' feeling, to maximise individual and organisational performance.
Business and organisations function best when they make their employees' commitment, potential, creativity and capability central to their operation. Clearly, having enough cash, and a sensible strategy, are vital. But how people behave at work can make the crucial difference between business and operational success or failure.
Employee engagement strategies enable people to be the best they can at work, recognising that this can only happen if they feel respected, involved, heard, well led and valued by those they work for and with. As one employee put it: "employee engagement is when the business values the employee and the employee values the business"
Engaged employees have a sense of personal attachment to their work and organisation; they are motivated and able to give of their best to help it succeed - and from that flows a series of tangible benefits for organisation and individual alike.
"You sort of smell it, don't you, that engagement of people as people. What goes on in meetings, how people talk to each other. You get the sense of energy, engagement, commitment, belief in what the organisation stands for," is how Lord Currie, former Chair of the Office of Communications (Ofcom) and Dean of Cass Business School, puts it. As a number of business leaders say, "You know it when you see it."
"Engagement is about creating opportunities for employees to connect with their colleagues, managers and wider organisation. It is also about creating an environment where employees are motivated to want to connect with their work and really care about doing a good job...It is a concept that places flexibility, change and continuous improvement at the heart of what it means to be an employee and an employer in a twenty-first century workplace." (Professor Katie Truss)
"A positive attitude held by the employee towards the organisation and its values. An engaged employee is aware of the business context, and works with colleagues to improve performance within the job for the benefit of the organisation. The organisation must work to develop and nurture engagement, which requires a two-way relationship between employee and employer."
(Institute of Employment Studies)
"A set of positive attitudes and behaviours enabling high job performance of a kind which are in tune with the organisation's mission." (Professor John Storey)
Making the link have several unique approaches to developing employee engagement through training, leadership coaching and inspiring team development events
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