The Learning Cafe

April 2011

Employee engagement is fundamental. Yet, more and more employees are not happy at work.

We've seen data from a major engagement survey conducted last year in the UK showing only 27% of employees are 'actively engaged.' The remaining 73% is divided between 'ambivalent' (60 %) and 'actively disengaged' (13 %).

We would think that any organisation that has 73% of employees who are ambivalent or disengaged is an organisation that has limited life expectancy. This is a leadership problem, not a management one.

People's engagement with work is directly affected by their experience within their organisation. In other words, if you are the employee's leader - you are responsible for creating an engaging work climate.

What will you do next to make a difference to the level of employee engagement in your team?

So, please take a few minutes and join us for this month's virtual coffee at The Learning Cafe to:

Indulge in double shots - new insights and ideas about business and learning
Dine on some fine food - to fill you with new thoughts and ways to get better value
People-watch - see what others are doing
Pass comment or gossip - on current topics of interest
Browse the magazines - and learn some new tricks of the trade
Be inspired - by the thoughts and actions of others

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