At the Association of Business Psychologist Conference in May 2011 John Turner from the University of Hertfordshire led a session on open dialogue ‘ a simple methodology for initiating and facilitating a free flowing dialogue.
During his session he introduced ‘A collaborative method for defining the dialogue focus’. Once we had decided on a broad topic, he asked us to get into small groups and come up with 10 questions relevant to the topic.
At the Association of Business Psychology conference recently, Jo Hennessy and Dilip Boury from Roffey Park shared their recent research into employee engagement.
A three-part model
Their research suggests three key components to employee engagement: my job, my organization, my value. Their report ‘The human voice of employee engagement: understanding what lies beneath the surveys’ gives a full and readable account of the factors that make a difference. A key finding is that pride is at the heart of employee engagement.