Engagement & Employee Relations
Does higher employee engagement lead to better business performance? If so, what is the underlying evidence, and what actions can HR take to enhance employee engagement? This category seeks to answer these questions, as well as reviewing the latest thinking and practice in how companies manage the relationship between employer and employee. It looks at how companies foster employee loyalty, productivity and retention.
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What is employee engagement & does it matter?
Written by Professor Rob Briner, from the University of Bath's School of Management, the purpose of this paper is to stimulate deeper and more critical thinking about employee engagement from an evidence-based practice perspective.
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Coronavirus: What Should HR Be Doing?
In a time of crisis, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is having huge implications on business. How can HR respond and what should HR be doing? How can HR be preparing for the future in times of uncertainty? The document explores these in terms of productivity, remotivating, communication, planning and learning.
Read ArticleMarch 30th 2020
Post Meeting Notes - Navigating the All-Remote Workforce: Zoom Interactive Event
Following our CRF Zoom Interactive event on Navigating the All-Remote Workforce during the Coronavirus pandemic, these post meeting notes summarise the key findings. Carmen von Rohr, Content and Digital Manager at CRF was joined by Caroline Arora, People Director, and Adrianne Sale MD for HR, Hoxby, to discuss experiences and good practice on remote working.
Read Post Meeting ReviewMarch 27th 2020
Navigating the All-Remote Workforce: Zoom Interactive Event
On 27th March 2020, CRF hosted members in a virtual peer-sharing event. In conversation with special guests Caroline Arora, People Director, and Adrianne Sale, MD for HR, Hoxby, and each other, we shared experiences and good practice on Remote Working. This video is the footage captured during the Zoom call.
Watch VideoMarch 25th 2020
Post Meeting Notes - Coronavirus Pandemic: HR Directors and Experts Discussion Forum
After two Zoom events hosted by CRF with various HR Directors and Experts, we discussed which HR policy actions are being taken during the Coronavirus crisis, how to support a workforce during the crisis, and issues we may be facing around remote working. These post meeting notes give an overview of the discussions.
Read Post Meeting ReviewMarch 5th 2020
Aligning your Employee Experience with your Brand
This presentation was given by Amy Sawbridge at the CRF event, HR Leaders' Forum: Building Purposeful Organisations in Stockholm. She discusses what a brand stands for and why it matters. How important is brand consistency and how well aligned is your employee experience with your brand?
View PresentationMarch 5th 2020
HR Leaders' Forum: Building Purposeful Organisations - Ericsson Case Study
These slides are from the CRF event, HR Leaders' Forum: Building Purposeful Organisations in Stockholm. The case study on Ericsson was presented by Lourdes Pantaleon and Sameer Khanna. They discuss the journey of Ericsson, how they have improved cooperation and collaboration, and what you can do to "get on the move".
View PresentationFebruary 19th 2020
Better Conversations: Why they Matter and How to Have Them
This presentation from Wanda Wallace is from the CRF Residential Workshop: Better Conversations: Why they Matter and How to Have Them. She explores how much time we should spend preparing for difficult or important conversations and the purpose of our conversations at work. How can we adapt to different styles and best deal with others? What types of defensiveness are there? How do we increase other people's levels of trust in ourselves?
View PresentationMay 17th 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World with Nick Morgan
Face-to-face communication is becoming rarer in the modern workplace, with ever more interactions taking place virtually. However, research shows that virtual communication is much less effective, and it’s hard to build trust that’s essential to effective relationships at work. In conversation with Nick Morgan, author of Can You Hear Me? How to Connect with People in a Virtual World, we discuss the pitfalls, how to improve communication in remote and/or virtual working environments, and the role HR policies can play.
Listen to PodcastApril 30th 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: Developing Talent Acquisition Strategies to Win the War for Talent with Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Finding and hiring talent is a key business priority, but competition for top talent is fiercer than ever. To succeed, organisations have to develop robust resourcing strategies, using reliable assessment tools and sourcing methods to attract, select and retain the best candidates. In conversation with Professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, we discuss the latest technology and trends in resourcing and explore how organisations can make better hiring decisions.
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