Daily Archives: March 5, 2013

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    Employee engagement – what’s the missing link? Employee engagement – what’s the missing link?

    Employee engagement – what’s the missing link?

Employee engagement – what’s the missing link?

Despite Employee Engagement having been a key concern of HR Directors for several years the recent CIPD headline “Deterioration in Employee Voice and Employee Engagement at record low” suggests it has yet to be addressed properly.  So what’s the problem? A clue may be the fact that I have yet to see a single article or presentation from any CEO […]

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    Humour in training – a help or a distraction? Humour in training – a help or a distraction?

    Humour in training – a help or a distraction?

Humour in training – a help or a distraction?

I ran a very successful and enjoyable workshop last week but, as is often the case, one or two people commented – not in a negative way – about some of the lighter moments I’d introduced. Fortunately the general tenor was how a touch of humour had made the learning experience more effective. Nevertheless I still feel slightly anxious about […]

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    Measuring the impact of L&D Measuring the impact of L&D

    Measuring the impact of L&D

Measuring the impact of L&D

If the flickers of optimism in UK boardrooms are to be believed then now is the time for businesses to be investing in their assets and that includes their people.  However when one considers that recent CIPD research showed that over 40% of businesses don’t believe that their people development projects even work so it will doubtlessly remain an uphill […]