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Join our exclusive learning and benchmarking networks, focused on the identification of workplace practices that enhance organisational versatility, employee engagement and sustainable ways of working.

• In partnership with the Institute for Business Ethics, UKWON is pleased to announce its new Employee Engagement and Ethics Network, a membership-based learning and benchmarking network limited to a maximum of 20 senior managers. The 2010-2011 programme, with its focus on organisational practices that lead to mutual gains for all stakeholders, comprises four afternoon meetings led by leading practitioners and researchers from across Europe. The London-based meetings enable participants to take part in intensive discussions with speakers, as well as sharing ideas and experiences with each other. Download the Brochure for more information.

• In the East Midlands, up to 20 senior managers and business leaders will explore how leading European organisations are building the capacity to adapt to continuous change through employee engagement. Over a series of four meetings, experts and practitioners from different countries will share their knowledge and experience with members of the Network. Network members will also have the opportunity to share ideas and good practice amongst themselves, as well as building relationships within the region's business community. Download the Brochure for more information. 

Further Networks will be launched in the South West during 2011. Contact us for more information.

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Two unmissable events in October 2010!

Employee Engagement - the to key sustainable success

An engaged workforce is no longer just nice to have: it’s about survival. Evidence from across the world shows that organisations with engaged workforces perform signifi-cantly better than those without - and that they are much more resilient against the challenges posed by the state of the global economy. Employee engagement is not just about HR: it’s about productivity, innovation and quality as well as about looking after your workforce.

The problem is how to achieve it.

Employee engagement is not just another fad or initiative. High levels of engagement happen when every aspect of the organisation’s practices are aligned. Learn about how you can make this happen. Listen to those who are achieving it - from Jersey Post or BT to a small wholesaler. Share your ideas and experiences. 

Two highly interactive Symposia exploring leading-edge employee engagement

Join us in Kingston on 15th October 2010

• An overview of future directions in employee engagement and workplace innovation led by Professor Peter Totterdill
• Special keynote address by Sharon Darwent, Head of Employee Engagement at BT
• An interactive panel discussion featuring examples of innovative change.
• Forum Theatre—an exciting resource for engagement and innovation

Download the Brochure for more information. 

Join us in Nottingham on 20th October 2010

• An overview of future directions in employee engagement and workplace innovation led by Professor Peter Totterdill.
• Special keynote address by Julie Crabtree, Director of the Jersey Postal Service.
• An interactive panel discussion featuring examples of innovative change.
• Forum Theatre—an exciting resource for engagement and innovation.

Download the Brochure for more information. 

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Health Sector research by UKWON and Workplace Innovation

Changing healthcare through employee engagement

There is a growing body of evidence linking employee involvement to performance and productivity. However research into the impact of employee involvement on performance in health care organisations remains fragmented. Specific empirical studies can be found which link organisational practices to clinical or organisational outcomes in healthcare institutions. Best known is that of West et al which links multi-disciplinary team working and Strategic HRM to reduced patient mortality. Our own research in the Irish Health Sector demonstrates a statistical relationship between direct staff involvement practices in hospitals and performance indicators relating to such factors as hygiene standards and infection rates. Moreover UKWON’s own practical experience of working on quality improvement and change in healthcare brings to the fore the importance of engaging the practical knowledge and experience of staff at all levels.

It is clear that NHS Trusts should adopt a more systemic approach to employee engagement, seeing it as a core element of their approach to quality improvement at a time when more will have to be done with less. More specifically we need to break down the organisational silos that separate quality and governance as drivers for innovation from the people-based strands, including workplace partnership, that are often largely confined within the HR sphere.

For a synopsis of our Healthcare research see ukwon.net/event.php?event_id=17

For further information http://www.workplaceinnovation.eu/nhs

Current news

Employee Engagement and Ethics

The Institute for Business Ethics & UKWON announce a new Network on employee engagement and business ethics. MORE...

Employee engagement symposium

Kingston: 15th October 2010. A highly interactive symposium exploring leading-edge employee engagement. MORE...

JOIN THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT NETWORK

Networking and Learning for Senior Managers in the East Midlands. UKWON announces a new East Midlands Network on employee engagement. MORE...

CHANGING HEALTHCARE WITH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

We are currently improving our webpages and will soon be including details of our Health Sector research and evidence together with our People Centred Change experience and evidence. For a synopsis of our Healthcare research see ukwon.net/event.php?event_id=17 For further information workplaceinnovation.eu/nhs MORE...

Launching Workplace Innovation

UKWON is delighted to announce the launch of its sister organisation Workplace Innovation, an ethical research and consulting company creating sustainable organisational change through employee engagement. The new not-for-profit company will bring UKWON's extensive knowledge, experience and expertise to everyone seeking sustainable change in public and private sector organisations.  MORE...