How involved are your staff?

Are they proud of working with your organisation? Do they speak positively about your services and products? Will they go the extra mile for you and your customers? In Involved Employees we look at what gets in the way of people thriving on their work and how to fix this. Get involved at involved employees.com or contact us at involved@ergoclear.com

Monday, 26 November 2007

Best mates at work make financial sense

Having a best friend at work means staff are “seven times more likely to be engaged in their job” according to Tom Raith’s new book Vital Friends. So does it makes sense for business to encourage friendships in the workplace? When things are fine it’s a great idea, but the moment someone is promoted over their friend, or has to pull up a friend on performance grounds life could get a whole lot trickier for managers and HR teams. More here
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Chris Markham is Communications Partner with Ergo Consulting fighting the employee ‘involvement gap’ going beyond the ‘once a year, tick in the box’ staff survey. Get involved: visit involved employees.com