The Sunday Telegraph Business Reporter – Power to the People
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The Sunday Telegraph Business Reporter – Power to the People
Posted: 12 June 2011
An article by Kevin Keohane, Client Partner at SAS and Head of Brand and Talent for the MSLGROUP has been included in this week's Sunday Times Business Reporter supplement on Employee Engagement.
The report entitled 'Power to the People', highlights the impact of employee engagement on business performance with opinions from the UK's leading CEO's on what engagement means to them. Other topics discussed include:
- the huge success experience by John Lewis, despite being in one of the toughest sectors during the recession achieved due to the partnership model the business is built on
- why encouraging a workforce to be positive about their jobs and themselves makes sound business sense- including comment around the Employee Engagement Task Force chaired by David MacLeod
- comment from the CEO's of leading organisations say what engagement means to them
- how effective line managers are essential to boosting the performance of the workforce but they need to be good communicators to do it
- how social media is proving to be a powerful way for bosses to tap into the hidden expertise of employees.