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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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.
Listen to PodcastMarch 6th 2019
AI in HR: What, Why, Where, When, How
What is AI and how can it be applied in HR practice? Explore the answers in this presentation from Nigel Guenole, Director of Research at Goldsmiths, University of London.
View PresentationFebruary 21st 2019
Post Meeting Review Notes - Trusted Advisor: HR Business Partnering, Relationship Building & Influencing
These Post Meeting Review Notes summarise the outcomes and key messages from CRF's latest event, Trusted Advisor. They include an exploration of what it takes to build trust and the variables of trustworthiness and, also delve into limitations and constraints around the topic. At the end of the notes, there is a feedback form for members who attended the event to complete and send back to CRF, as we very much value your opinions.
Read Post Meeting ReviewFebruary 18th 2019
Trusted Advisor: HR Business Partnering, Relationship Building and Influencing - Slide Deck
Have you missed our event Trusted Advisor: HR Business Partnering, Relationship Building and Influencing? Download the slide deck to access information from the masterclass.
Read Event DocumentFebruary 4th 2019
Case Notes Compendium – Strategic Workforce Analytics
How can the HR function build analytics capability to help deliver the business strategy and improve organisation performance? How are other organisations approaching this and what success are they having with HR analytics in areas of leadership, compensation and benefits, talent management, and recruitment? Find out from this compendium of case studies.
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