The tail wagging the corporate dog: employee engagement studies

This article explores employee engagement studies and asks whether there are approaches that can deliver more - namely, the Organisation Culture Diagnostic.

The tail wagging the corporate dog: employee engagement studies

Libby Child

Are employee engagement studies capable of delivering all that is now being asked of them? And are there approaches that can deliver greater business value.

Companies, correctly sensitive to the need for 'people management', are placing greater emphasis on employee engagement surveys, using the findings as a management barometer about the wider internal health of their company. But instead of asking: "Are you happy?", why are leaders not asking: "What is it really like to work here?"

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