While reading the Gallup Poll, a venerable treasure chest of information and statistics on employee engagement, I came across the following findings: 'higher levels of employee engagement are strongly related to higher levels of innovation. 59% of engaged employees say that their job brings out their most creative ideas, against only 3% of disengaged employees'. 23 Apr 2012 Read more >>

Employee retention is a complicated subject, and one that I was motivated to revisit after a recent discussion with a friend who works for a very big and impressive blue chip company. Following some brief chitchat, F began telling me how unhappy she is at work. Suffice to say, my friend had a very long list of reasons why she's just not happy and, to be fair, most of them seemed valid. This begs the question: why stick around? If you're feeling unhappy, unmotivated and unstimulated, why stick it out - surely it's unproductive on both a personal and professional level? 24 Feb 2012 Read more >>

At Actuate, we are continuously exploring both new and established theories relating to motivation and organisational culture in order to enhance our approach to employee engagement. And by applying certain theories and ways of thinking to our daily work with clients, we can ascertain whether they are in fact relevant and useful in today's business environments. 5 Oct 2011 Read more >>

One of the biggest challenges faced by business leaders/CEOs is effecting change amongst staff. Every employee responds to change differently, which makes it very difficult to approach the task of change management with a simple strategy. The starting point is to understand the nature of the challenge, ie. to understand the human behaviour that causes resistance to change. 16 Sep 2011 Read more >>

How much are you spending on your internal marketing, communications and learning and development? Is the way you allocate budget scattered, ineffective, expensive and confusing? For many business leaders, this is sadly the case. But if resources can be pulled together and spent as an internal, strategic war chest, it is possible to significantly increase ROI in terms of employee engagement spend, while helping to create greater clarity in the minds of your employees. 26 Aug 2011 Read more >>

Anyone who has ever tried to change a person's mind will know that it is a tough task. A seemingly logical debate often ends up as an emotional fistfight, leaving both parties bruised and exhausted - to say the least. The workplace is no different; as the rapid pace of change in society and business globally requires people to change the way they think and feel about longstanding practices and beliefs. 11 Apr 2011 Read more >>