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If you want to end the year on a high, wish your staff well for the holidays and leave it at that, says engagement expert Omer Soker.

Encouraging employees to use social media is complex and full of risks, but the rewards - in terms of collaboration and engagement - are "unbelievable", according to the CEO of a Big Four professional services firm.

A bad gift is something an employee never forgets, but research shows that year after year, employers make mistakes with this important process.

To avoid cynicism about an employee engagement survey, employers should nominate "champions" at work to drive the importance of it, say two ORC International managers.

Lack of job enrichment is the leading cause of staff turnover, new research shows, but five key actions can help employers retain their highly valued employees.

An IT company's commitment to teaching its consultants soft skills as well as technical skills has helped it to retain clients - and staff.

In this podcast, hear Right Management senior consultant Colin Couzin-Wood share six key findings from a 2012 employee engagement benchmarking study, along with calls to action for HR professionals.

HR professionals should provide oversight and advice about position descriptions, but managers should ultimately "own" them, says HR consultant Michael Sleap.

HR professionals should play a "quality control" role in overseeing position descriptions, providing advice and support to managers and their employees.



In this webcast Right Management principal consultant Michael Sleap outlines:

• the characteristics of great position descriptions;
• the benefits of using position descriptions;
• the costs and risks of not having position descriptions;
• effective management of PDs;
• who should write the PD; and
• the future of PDs.

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Organisations that leave employee recognition in the hands of managers, without providing them with any tools or support, risk disengaging their staff, according to a new report.