As organisations evolve, merge and strive to thrive in a dynamic business environment, their success will depend upon their ability to engage their employees in the issues, opportunities and challenges faced by the business.

The MacLeod Review (published July 2009) of employee engagement has recommended government support and more cooperation by UK businesses both large and small, to make sure the relationship between employees and employers is at the centre of successful business plans. "This is about unleashing the potential of people at work and enabling them to be the best they can be. Whether we are in a downturn or in better economic times, engagement is a key to innovation and competitiveness." said David MacLeod, he continues “By respecting the contribution employees can make and ensuring they are fully involved in developing their organisation’s future, employers can help unlock their full potential. If workplaces up and down the UK learn from the best standards that are already in place, the whole country will benefit." To read the full report click here:

Engaging for success: enhancing performance through employee engagement [MacLeod review]

Setting Direction, gaining ownership, winning hearts and minds and building commitment along the way are steps that all businesses can take towards engaging their workforce in order to unleash the talent, energy, commitment and capability of people at every level. To both enlighten and to engage the workforce in isssues that affect the business requires not such much a significant financial investment as a cultural change.

facilitate this! can work with you to design, discover and deliver engagement ideas for your business including:

	Open space/world cafe events to get the whole business in the room, to kick start your efforts and to help you get to know your workforce and build engagement ideas and opportunities together
	Training key workers within your organisation to develop their skills to facilitate engagement events and day-to-day involvement of the workforce in decisions and opportunities that affect them and the business
	Gaining the voice of the workforce as part of a monthly/quarterly or annual consultation or review of employee engagement, with creative and innovative engagement ideas themed for your business and built around your objectives.

If engagement has been hovering on your agenda and you are contemplating making a commitment then why not contact us and explore and develop the possibilities and opportunities that are available to you to make clear and confident steps towards a highly engaged workforce.