Leadership Opportunities

Leadership Opportunities—Increased Bottom Line Results Through Improved Staff Engagement Improving Staff Engagement is a Business and Leadership.
Opportunity:

• To attract, motivate and retain talented staff
• To build and sustain business performance through people

Challenge:

• To understand how to measure and build Engagement
• To provide the leadership and perseverance required to engage staff

Imperative:

• Because of the changing dynamics of the labor markets
• Because people are increasingly the source of competitive advantage (especially in knowledge worker sectors)
• Defining Employee Engagement
• Engagement is the energy, passion, or ‘fire in the belly’ employees have for their employer.

Defining Engagement

• ‘Stay’—Desire to be a member of the organization
• ‘Say’—Speak positively about the organization
• ‘Strive’—Go beyond what is minimally required

The 21st Century Workforce:

• The New Dynamics;
• Globalization
• Movement of workers across national boundaries
• Working virtually (place and time less relevant)
• Different attitudes; generation X/Y verses baby boomers
• Strong desire for autonomy and empowerment
• Shift to knowledge economy/workplace

The New Demographics:

• The workforce is aging.
• The number of younger workers overall is declining
• The overall size of the workforce is shrinking
• The workforce is more educated

The workforce is more diverse:

• More ethnic groups
• More migrant workers
• More females