Productivity & Performance
3 reasons why organisations struggle with underperformance in the workplace
Your workforce acts as the driving force propelling your organisation forward – so it's unsurprising that the daily performance of your team significantly shapes the overall success of your organisation.
Employee Engagement
6 outcomes and benefits of having a comprehensive employee engagement strategy
Senior leadership intrinsically knows and understands that employee engagement is important, but what they need to recognise is how to make sense of the information that an employee programme delivers. It's not just about presenting the data; it's about articulating what it means and formulating a coherent action plan. This plan should be intricately linked to critical business outcomes or broader strategic objectives, aligning employee engagement efforts with the organisational vision.
Employee Engagement
How to reach and engage deskless employees in the manufacturing industry
There are unique employee engagement challenges for the manufacturing industry, not least due to the large number of difficult-to-reach, deskless employees. Organizations in this sector must use innovative strategies to ensure their workforce is engaged, motivated, and productive.
Employee Engagement
The power of full workforce engagement
Engaged employees aren't just better at their jobs; they really care about what they do and the company they work for. Their motivation comes from inside, not just from things like pay. And they don't just do the bare minimum—they're genuinely enthusiastic and work well with others. According to Gallup, companies with more engaged employees see a 21% boost in productivity, showing just how important it is to keep employees engaged.
Employee Engagement
6 things you need to have in your business case for employee engagement
A well-structured business case is the blueprint for understanding the 'why' behind our initiatives. It's the compass guiding us toward the envisioned outcomes and solutions. To create a robust business case, you need to understand the strategic imperatives of your business, aligning your efforts with the right departments and priorities. This alignment ensures a nuanced and comprehensive approach, making your strategic recommendations understandable across various functions.
Employee Engagement
5 ways to improve employee engagement in the manufacturing industry
Employee engagement is essential for any successful organisation, and the manufacturing industry is no different. It helps create a positive working environment and aligns employees’ goals with those of the organisation, amongst other benefits:
Employee Engagement
How to secure internal buy-in for engagement solutions from your key stakeholders
If you've clicked on this article, it's probably because you're trying to figure out how to get your key stakeholders on board with investing in an employee engagement solution, right?
Employee Engagement
Why you shouldn’t underestimate the importance of employee engagement
Employee engagement is a powerful tool, but it’s often undervalued. Demonstrating how it helps reach business goals and communicating this to stakeholders is key in order to strengthen its importance. This will not only bring attention to employee engagement but also spotlight the importance of how it can drive company success, leading it to move from being an afterthought to a main strategy, helping to change perspectives and channel resources to support engagement strategies.
Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is important – but why has it been declining?
Retention, employee wellbeing, recruitment and performance and productivity are ranked in the top five priorities for HR leaders this year, according to our most recent survey , and the key strategy for achieving these goals is listening to employees.
Employee Engagement
WorkBuzz’s Steven Frost is Crowned the Region’s Entrepreneur of the Year
Winning in The Dealmakers Awards 2023, Steven has brought greater investment and innovation to Milton Keynes and is championing its thriving tech sector
Employee Engagement
Is employee listening the missing link to improving your cybersecurity?
The world today is more interconnected than ever, thanks to the internet and digital technologies. Yet, as technology advances, it opens more doors for cybercrime. Regardless of an organization’s size, no business is safe from cyber-attacks.
News
WorkBuzz launches 2022 five-star employee experience award programme
WorkBuzz launches 2022 five-star employee experience award programme - WorkBuzz
What should an ideal, 'engaging' workplace and company culture look like?
Workplace culture is all about how an organisation brings together its people to interact and work with one another. Leveraging a strong culture is important to help advance employee engagement as it increases morale amongst staff. Additionally, everyone tends to work better together, and staff are more likely to be productive and high performing. Having a positive impact on your organisation as a whole, building a strong culture in the workplace is therefore crucial, where 47% of people looking
4 tips for building better employee engagement
The past few years have been a heck of a ride. A global pandemic, governments in disarray, and now soaring prices for household bills and everyday essentials – who knows what will come next.
Retention
Employee retention is becoming more important – and more difficult
Our recent research found that retention has grown to become HR professionals’ top priority, as discussed in our State of Employee Engagement 2023 report . And, while the industry clearly understands the importance of keeping hold of your best people, it’s not getting any easier.
Employee Engagement
See the world as your CEO sees it if you want HR to have more influence
By Neil Hayward, WorkBuzz Customer Advisory Board Chair
AI
Navigating the future: The evolution of HR in the age of AI
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technological advancements, the spotlight has shifted towards the rise of AI and machine learning – especially since the emergence of tools like Chat GPT , which has been at the forefront of discussions and headlines over the past year.
Employee Engagement
Is your organization neglecting the voice of their employees?
In recent years, we’ve reported on the gradual decline in companies relying on an annual survey to listen to their people. This year however, this figure has remained static at 32%, which was the same as in 2020.
Employee Engagement
Attracting and retaining talent: 7 ways to bring your EVP to life
Looking back, the pandemic acted as an accelerator of changes we were already seeing in the world of work. Talent shortages already existed, companies were already struggling to offer an employee experience that matched employees’ heightened expectations, and there was already a gulf emerging between the old and new sectors of the economy – both as places to work, and between different workforce generations.
Employee Engagement
What are the moments that matter across the employee lifecycle?
Dramatically shifting employee wants and needs have previously led to a big war for talent. However, even now, the Office of National Statistics reports that job vacancies in the UK are 188,000 above their pre-coronavirus January to March 2020 levels – showing that companies are still struggling to attract, engage, and retain good people.
Employee Engagement
Tackling severe labour shortages with active listening
By Ian Barrow, Senior Employee Experience Consultant from WorkBuzz – this article first appeared in Today’s Hotelier .
Recruitment
Genuine inclusivity: How to build a workplace culture that attracts new recruits
By Neil Hayward, WorkBuzz Customer Advisory Board Chair
Productivity & Performance
How senior leaders can really boost company productivity and performance
By Neil Hayward, WorkBuzz Customer Advisory Board Chair
Employee Engagement
How to enhance business performance with employee engagement surveys
Did you know that organisations with highly engaged employees are more likely to outperform their peers? And that they can do so by as much as 147% ?
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