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  Managers as Developers of Others - Main Findings of an IES Research Study

  Hirsh W, Silverman M, Tamkin P, Jackson C | Aug 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper is based on a study by IES that investigated the behaviour of managers who are good at developing other people in the workplace. This paper contains: characteristics of good and bad development support; situations where good developers make a difference; what motivates good developers of others; enablers and barriers to developign others; the impact of good and bad development support; a framework for managers as developers; some practical suggestions for managers; and information about the research.

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  Promoting a Healthy Workforce

  Hayday S | Jul 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Workplace health promotion is a subject with which HR professionals are finding themselves involved more frequently these days. It has often been seen as the exclusive preserve of occupational health professionals, but with increasing concern over sickness absence and stress problems among employees, it is an area in which HR staff now need to have more than a passing knowledge.

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  Managers as Developers of Others

  Hirsh W, Silverman M, Tamkin P, Jackson C | Mar 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Organisations are now placing heavy emphasis on the role of the manager as coach, and on the workplace as a learning environment. This report contains a literature review of ideas about managers as developers of others, presents the IES research findings, including a framework for managers, and relates some of the narrative accounts collected.

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  The Drivers of Employee Engagement

  Robinson D, Perryman S, Hayday S | Mar 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Engagement is a frequently used and fashionable term. Research into engagement, however, is almost non-existent. It appears that 'engagement' is not a recognised academic construct, yet all of us feel intuitively that we understand what it means. The work in this report is built on in 'Engagement: The Continuing Story', an IES report which tests our enagement measure and drivers tool in different settings and sectors.

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  How Employers Manage Absence

  Bevan S, Dench S, Harper H, Hayday S | Feb 2004 | Department of Trade and Industry

  In the main, managing absence was not a major issue of concern for the employers in this 2001 survey. Indeed, in response to recruitment difficulties, there were instances of organisations introducing initiatives aimed at employees to improve their work-life balance.

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  Cognitive Factors' Influence on the Expression and Reporting of Work-Related Stress

  Daniels K, Jones D, Perryman S, Rick J, Fergusson E | Feb 2004 | Health and Safety Executive

  There is debate over the extent to which psychosocial hazards really influence occupational ill-health, or whether findings from research reflect individual differences, related to factors such as personality and attitudes. That is, whether work conditions, individual differences, or a combination of both influence stress-related illness. This debate has many implications: for our understanding of work related stress; for the extent to which changes in organisational practice can reasonably be expected to reduce stress-related illnesses; and for the means of assessing stress-related illness to gauge the success or otherwise of interventions. This research seeks to examine aspects of this debate and outline some of the implications for policy and organisational practice.

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  Managers as Developers of Others - Personal Experiences of Pleasure and Pain

  Hirsh W, Silverman M, Tamkin P, Jackson C | Feb 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper presents a small selection of a large volume of data collected in a study that investigated the behaviour of managers who are good at developing other people in the workplace. It was conducted in four major UK organisations.

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  Managers as Developers of Others - A Literature Review

  Silverman M | Feb 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  The paper covers: the growing role of the line manager in development; managers as career developers; managers as mentors and coaches for staff; the business importance of managers as developers; developing the competency to develop others; barriers to staff development; and relation to management theories and formal frameworks.

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  Understanding Employee Opinions

  Robinson D | Jan 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing aims to help you think about employee opinions, specifically: Why collect employee opinions in the first place. Is there are business benefit? What different methods are available for gathering employee opinions, and which is best for your organisation? How can your employee opinion survey really help you in understanding and managing your workforce?

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  Survivor Syndrome

  Key Considerations and Practical Steps

  Wolfe H | Jan 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Despite the relative lack of empirical work about survivor syndrome, there seems little doubt of its existence, and the challenges it poses not only to the HR function, but also the organisation as a whole. Strategies for tackling such an issue are highly organisation-specific, but there are several overriding themes and considerations that may help inform approaches to current, and future, organisational change.