“Our next challenge is retaining new talent.”
DHL Express HR leader Regine Buettner discusses the company’s biggest talent challenge: retaining new employees after hiring. While finding skilled workers across 220 countries is difficult, keeping them engaged during onboarding is critical to building emotionally invested staff and customers.
“We are really big on continuous improvement,” says Las Iguanas’ Angela Da Silva
Las Iguanas’ HR Manager Angela Da Silva shares how the restaurant chain integrates reward and recognition strategy with business goals through continuous improvement. The company gathers employee feedback via Voice Teams and an anonymous intranet forum, using insights to drive engagement and business performance.
The world’s happiest jobs and what they tell us
Research reveals the world’s happiest jobs—including engineers, teachers, and medical practitioners—share common traits beyond salary. Autonomy, the ability to see tangible results, and work aligned with personal expertise emerge as key factors in job satisfaction.
Germanwings crash: we must keep up our progress on talking about mental health at work
The Germanwings tragedy highlighted mental health but also fueled harmful misconceptions linking mental illness with danger. Workplace stigma remains a major barrier, with most employees reluctant to disclose mental health problems to employers due to fears of being perceived as incompetent or dangerous.
When yawning costs you money
Poor sleep affects 25% of the UK population and costs businesses significantly through reduced productivity and health issues. Research shows sleep deprivation impairs cognitive function, decision-making, and memory while increasing risks of serious health conditions like heart disease and diabetes.
A personal perspective on life without managers
Working without managers can be liberating but demands self-discipline. At Effectory International, a company with 160+ employees operating in a completely flat structure, staff enjoy faster decision-making and creative freedom, though they must manage their own workload and take full responsibility for their output.
Interview: Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer, Metro Bank
Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer at Metro Bank, prioritizes culture and employee engagement as the foundation of the bank’s customer service approach. She focuses on hiring “zesty” people—those who bring positive energy—and uses cultural training to align diverse teams around the bank’s core vision.
How to implement a volunteering strategy
A successful employee volunteering strategy requires stakeholder buy-in from leadership, middle management, and employees, combined with choosing causes that balance business relevance and staff interests. This approach builds brand reputation, develops workforce skills, and creates meaningful community impact.
HRZone relaunch: Registration & user profiles
HRZone has relaunched with a streamlined registration process, simplified user profiles, and enhanced community features. New members can sign up using social media or traditional registration, while existing members’ content and settings migrate to the updated platform during the scheduled maintenance window on February 22-23.
HRZone relaunch: A sneak peek at your new homepage
HRZone is relaunching its website on February 23rd with an improved homepage featuring infinite scroll, trending article recommendations, and expanded quality content including new blog series and easier access to reports and whitepapers.
Employee Engagement Excellence programme to launch in US and UK
HRZone launches the Employee Engagement Excellence programme in the US and UK, combining awards and conferences to recognize and celebrate top examples of employee engagement across North America and the United Kingdom throughout 2015.
It’s time to get grown up about empowerment
While organizational leaders embrace empowerment in theory, only 59% of employees experience it effectively in practice. Successful empowerment requires deeper understanding of organizational dynamics, interpersonal complexity, and the anxiety that arises when authority becomes dispersed rather than hierarchical.
HRZone relaunch: The transformation begins!
HRZone is relaunching with a redesigned navigation structure starting February 11th, reorganizing content into four key areas: Talent, Business, People, and Lead. The full site launch with new features is scheduled for February 23rd.
Employee Engagement Awards 2015 – announcing the inaugural winners
The inaugural Employee Engagement Awards recognised UK companies excelling in employee engagement strategy, with hundreds of entries from start-ups to multinationals. Winners were announced at a January 2015 ceremony in London, with The Dorchester Collection taking the top honour for their innovative approach to measuring and promoting employee engagement.
The essential role of HR in employees’ engagement and commitment
Human Resources plays a critical role in driving employee engagement and commitment by fostering cultural fit during hiring, maintaining organizational alignment, and ensuring employee performance is recognized and rewarded. Research shows global engagement stands at just 25.3%, highlighting the need for HR to leverage their unique position as mediators between leadership and employees.
Facebook at Work: A tool to improve employee engagement?
Facebook has launched a pilot program for “Facebook at Work,” a separate enterprise communication tool designed to help employees collaborate and engage using familiar Facebook features. Industry experts predict it could compete with existing workplace platforms like Yammer and Salesforce Chatter by enabling cross-departmental innovation and collaboration.
HRZone announces US employee engagement awards
HRZone has launched US employee engagement awards in partnership with the EE Awards, opening entries January 22, 2015. The program recognizes innovative North American companies excelling in employee engagement, with winners announced at a New York gala and conference in June 2015.
Finalists announced for Employee Engagement Awards
The inaugural Employee Engagement Awards has announced its finalists, recognizing companies of all sizes—including Lidl, EDF, and Sony Music—for their workforce engagement strategies. The awards ceremony takes place in January 2015, followed by an employee engagement conference in March.
HRZone are the exclusive media partner to the EE Awards
HRZone is the exclusive media partner to the inaugural Employee Engagement Awards, recognizing UK organizations and professionals excelling in employee engagement. The deadline for early bird entries is August 4th, with awards presented at a black-tie ceremony in London on January 28th, 2015.
Interview: Cathy Brown, Executive Director, Engage for Success
Cathy Brown, Executive Director of government taskforce Engage for Success, shares insights on building genuine employee engagement cultures. She emphasizes that effective engagement happens through daily actions and listening to employees, not through isolated initiatives or programs.
