Happy Workplaces 2018, Henry's Blog
The above is the title for Sarah Gillard’s talk about how the renowned company has refocused itself on the state of mind of their staff. For Sarah, she feels that to understand John Lewis you have to go back to its founder, Spedan Lewis, and why he created the company...
Happy Workplaces 2018, Henry's Blog
“Appraisals don’t really work,” argues Sophie Bryan. But is there a better way? “Working in HR you get lots of negative feedback. People complain that they don’t agree with their manager’s rating [of them]. They especially resent getting feedback on something...
Happy Workplaces 2018, Henry's Blog
The above was the challenge that Donna Reeves explored with two store managers when she was the Director of Group Internal Communications and Engagement Development at Kingfisher PLC. Instead of managing and making all the decisions, she instead wanted them to explore...
Happy Workplaces 2018, Henry's Blog
What would life be like if your employees were so engaged that work didn’t feel like work? That concept, SUPERENGAGEMENT, is the title of Nikki Gatenby’s book (due out in September) and also the subject of her presentation to the Happy Workplaces conference in June....