Our commitment and passion for Good Work is inherent in everything we do. We translate this into practical interventions that will inspire your organisation and deliver business results.
Strategic alignment
In a Good Work organisation, strategic alignment is essential. People must grasp what the organisation is about and understand its objectives, mission, future direction and line of sight. We work with organisations to enable them to create this shared sense of purpose and strategy across the business.
Top team development
Our experience shows that an effective leadership team is the foundation of future success. Leaders must be able to deliver results. We work with decision makers to help them engage and motivate their people, inspiring their trust and commitment.
Top team development (pdf 78kb)
Employee engagement
An organisation’s effectiveness is strongly linked to its level of employee engagement. However, getting it right often requires a major cultural shift. Our approach to employee engagement, will help you harness the productivity and talent of your employees.
Employee engagement (pdf 74kb)
Multi-agency collaboration
Organisational boundaries are becoming increasingly porous. We work within and between organisations to strengthen collaboration and help to build robust relationships that can withstand changing circumstances.
Talent management
Businesses need a clear view of the capability and potential of all their people. We help clients develop strategies for growing future leaders and help business leaders devise systems to retain, motivate and get the best out of talent wherever it resides in the organisation.
Talent management (pdf 76kb)
Organisation development
It is essential that businesses cultivate their own organisational development (OD) skills. We carry out climate surveys to help clients understand the barriers to change in their organisations and use the information to help devise systems and practices for breaking them down.
Managing change
So often change is handled as a stand-alone project with little understanding for the knock-on effects elsewhere in the business. Through our strong research base we help leaders understand the vital interconnections they must take into account to achieve successful change.
Employee relations
Meaningful employee relations are essential if an organisation is to create a climate that allows workers to understand and embrace the Good Work agenda. We have an unrivalled reputation in helping business leaders and can help enhance communication, consultation and negotiation practices in a way that will boost business performance.
Employee relations (pdf 74kb)
HR strategy
In a Good Work organisation, high-impact HR needs to be both resilient and adaptive. We work with HR leaders to help them develop a confident HR function that has the capacity to pursue a futures agenda, whilst meeting the current needs of the organisation.
Surveys
Surveys are one of the most effective ways of measuring your employee’s opinions and attitudes, and demonstrating that their views count. Given the importance of this information in strategic decision-making - it is imperative that you get it right. The Work Foundation’s survey team is a recognised leader in organisational research with a commitment to research, evidence and analysis as the key to unlocking strategy, delivery and engaging your staff in shaping the future. We offer a variety of services such as:
- Employee opinion surveys
- Customer satisfaction surveys
- Stakeholder analysis
- Communication audits
- Exit surveys
- Benchmarking
- Work and well being audits
- Positive work environments
- Focus groups
- Workshops.
What’s different about The Work Foundation’s approach to surveys (pdf 72kb)
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