People Engagement

' An online survey conducted among 12,500 people in 24 countries by research firm Ipsos reveals that 66 per cent of workers feel senior managers who run the organisation should always be more ‘dressed up' than their employees. More Indians, than their counterparts across the world, want their senior management to dress ‘smart' or formal, and not casual. The sample included 1,000 Indian respondents...Indians, in particular, do not see casual dressers rising up the ranks, with 64 per cent saying they would not make senior management, and 58 per cent describing casual dressers as ‘slackers'... Only 27 per cent of respondents from Europe claimed the same...' No wonder we are still developing country... Read an excellent column by T.C.A. Srinivasa-Raghavan that appeared in Business Line few months back. Here it goes: Formal's sake? T.C.A. Srinivasa-Raghavan When I was 13 years old, I spilt something down the front of my school uniform shirt. The school was ...

The Employee Engagement Report 2011 by Blessing White is out. The research reflects interviews with HR and line leaders as well as online survey responses of nearly 11,000 individuals from North America, India, Europe, Southeast, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and China. Key findings  Fewer than 1 in 3 employees worldwide (31%) are Engaged. Nearly 1 in 5 (17%) are actually Disengaged. Engagement levels vary by region from 37% in India to 17% in China.  Despite the rough and tumble of the economic recession, engagement levels around the world remained roughly stable when comparing early 2008 and mid-2010.  Yet more employees are looking for new opportunities outside their organization than they were in 2008, suggesting that 2011 will be a challenging year for retention (and a hot market for firms looking to attract top talent).  Consistent with the 2008 findings, there is a strong correlation between engagement levels and age, role/level, and tenure in the organization. ...