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Tips for creating an engaged workforce

Recognise that you can’t buy employee engagement – you have to create the conditions in which staff choose to give it Be prepared to commit the necessary time, effort and resources in order to build and maintain employee engagement Discover … Continue reading

Why does employee engagement make good business sense?

Marks and Spencer’s HR Director needs no convincing about the benefits of employee engagement. Speaking at the end of last year, she said: “If the 25% of M&S stores with the lowest engagement scores performed as well in sales terms … Continue reading

Rewarding Tips for Performance Pay

DO Start out with clear objectives for what you want to achieve. Design a scheme that is aligned to your organisational values and goals Establish effective performance management processes and goal setting. Involve line managers and other key stakeholders in … Continue reading

Performance pay: why is the jury still out?

Performance pay is not a ‘neutral’ topic – most people have a view on whether it genuinely contributes to higher levels of performance or not. As we know, the reality is not that simple and may explain why the jury … Continue reading

Getting the Right Reward Strategy

Getting the right reward strategy can help deliver significant organisational advantages. But getting it wrong will lead to greater turnover and disengaged employees.  Reward programmes can carry strong messages which need to be understood and aligned with the broader people … Continue reading