In the current economic downturn, organisations face the challenge of how to reduce employment costs, but at the same time ensure that their employees remain productive and motivated and that they retain the capacity to capitalise on new opportunities when the economy begins to recover. As a result there has been an increased focus in recent times on the role of line managers, with a range of research highlighting both the cost and performance benefits of devolving greater people management responsibilities to line managers. This white paper considers the benefits that greater empowerment of managers can bring to organisations and suggests 10 steps that organisations should take to achieve these benefits.
Business Transformation or ‘Change Management’ comes in many forms. It is not a new concept as organisations have always had to change to some degree, whether this is through small incremental steps or through step changes as part of an organisation-wide transformation programme.
Increasing labour shortages, the fierce competition for talent and specialist skills, an ageing workforce and the Generation Y dynamic are well documented factors that could have a profound effect on organisational performance over the next 10 to 20 years...
UK organisations are struggling to retain their employees, claims a new survey which finds that three out of four have no explicit strategy or budget for employee retention and they don’t understand the real reasons why employees leave...
