#Staff Engagement
The importance of professional compliments & recognition in the workplace
When did you last feel appreciated in the workplace? In time for World Compliment Day, here’s how you can provide genuine recognition…
Securing staff buy-in for process improvements
Have you started 2017 struggling to get your staff involved in process improvement initiatives? If so, you’re not alone. Businesses in virtually every industry wrestle with how to engage teams in efforts to improve business processes and then, once they do get them involved, how to sustain the momentum. The good news is that employees […]
Offshoring isn’t a ‘set and forget’ process: to transform your SME, keep it people-focused
Maintaining staff engagement and being aware of cultural sensitivities are crucial to success when an Australian SME opts for offshoring. People are the difference between success and failure in any business, never more so than if you are planning to use offshoring strategies. In today’s borderless marketplace, small businesses have an opportunity to sell their products […]
Using social media for staff engagement
Social Media is not just a communication tool to talk to customers, it is ideal to talk to your internal teams & staff. This video shares some tips on how to do this.
‘Culture of blame’ poisoning Australian workplaces
A ‘culture of blame’ permeates Australian organisations, and is quite distinct from other Western countries.
The secrets of Best Employer winners
If the stereotype is to be believed, Gen Ys are lazy and apathetic – but new research has found that engagement among young workers mirrors that of their older counterparts.
How to keep employees engaged
The key to developing employees with oomph is communication.
Why employee engagement is good for business
The cost to the Australian Economy of employees who are not engaged by their work is estimated to be $42.1 billion a year. This is pretty staggering isn’t it? What it goes to show is that staff are the linchpin to most, if not all, businesses.
Is career progression important to my staff?
Career progression is vital in producing a well-rounded job offer that appeals to your desired candidate, and as a key to retention. A lack of this is the main reason people decide to change jobs, so here are four ways to deliver outstanding career progression to your staff.
Seven simple steps to a harmonious workplace
There’s no quick-fix to creating a harmonious workplace, no one size fits all approach, but these seven steps could get you pretty darn close.
Three non-negotiables for improving employee engagement
Businesses need to embed engagement into business practices, share accountability for change and focus on the basics in order to improve their employee engagement levels.
Staff indifference kills productivity
More than half of the Australasian workforce hates their job or have an indifferent attitude to it, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Leadership Management Australasia (LMA). LMA’s L.E.A.D. (Leadership Employment & Direction) Survey for 2011 found the almost 60 percent of staff that gain no real satisfaction from their job was a contributing to factor to Australasia’s languishing productivity.
How to gain an employees’ trust
Staff often have a healthy distrust of managers who pay a lot of lip service but don’t commit words to action. A simple way to gain your employees’ trust is to do what you say you will do. Too often, managers make announcements to maintain the facade of keeping everyone up to date when the […]