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But what exactly is engagement? Not surprisingly there are a number of definitions. The CIPD makes sense of it in the following statement. “Employers want employees who will do their best work, or ‘go the extra mile’. Employees want good work: jobs that are worthwhile and turn them on. More and more organisations are looking [...]

What needs to happen if leaders want to have more engagement in their organisations? One part of the answer here is that almost everyone needs to recognise that engagement is their priority – from the CEO down to the latest office recruit.  This doesn’t mean that everyone has to engage in the same way, but [...]

Given the clear association between employee engagement, job satisfaction and performance, it is clear that there is a big incentive for managers to seek to drive up levels of engagement in their workforce. But in difficult economic times there are some specific obstacles that organisational leaders need to be aware of. Many managers and leaders will tend [...]