HDA
runs regular thought leadership briefings for senior HR decision makers around
broad talent management, business and career transition, leadership and
personal and HR commercial development themes.
On 12 November, HDA facilitated a
session on ‘Engaging Your
Employees…Strategies that Really Work!’ in central London for professionals
working in HR, learning and development, talent management, recruitment,
marketing and internal communications. This interactive session focused on reviewing
what is currently happening in the market place and how this is impacting
attraction; retention and engagement.
Key
theme covered:
To provide insights into what successful
organisations are doing to engage their staff and how the delegates can apply
these strategies within their organisations. Potential areas of focus
included – innovative training solutions on minimum budgets; building your
coaching skills; effective decision-making; survivor syndrome; and promoting
career ownership.
Speaker
Kate
Turner, a Senior HDA Consultant, has a natural, results-focused
coaching approach. Her command of a range of management and leadership tools
enables her to provide helpful frameworks which act as a back-drop to discussions.
According to Melissa Gallagher, Client
Partner & Project Manager - HDA,
One of the key areas of focus for our clients is currently around
engaging and retaining their staff.
In the current climate where budgets remain tight, identifying innovative
strategies that really work is becoming increasingly important. With this in mind, HDA are committed to
supporting the UK HR community by providing complimentary, short sessions where
facilitated, interactive learning enables attendees to gain practical tools and
techniques for achieving success within their own organisations.”
Comments received from those attending
this session, include:
A good opportunity to reflect on
and compare approaches to this area and consider the impacts
A good understanding of engagement
motivators which will assist me in understanding our engagement survey results.
Kate is a remarkable presenter
HDA will be running further Engagement Events
in 2010.
For discuss any of the above, please
contact Sweta Patel, Campaign Manager – HDA at sxp@hda.co.uk
/ 020 7484 5065
