Dilys Robinson
BA, MBA, FCIPD
Principal Associate
dilys.robinson@employment-studies.co.uk
+44(0)1273 763 448
Dilys was formerly employed by the NHS, where she held a variety of HR and project management posts at Regional, District and hospital level. Dilys's main areas of experience at IES are employee engagement, workforce planning and talent management, and evaluation.
Employee engagement
Dilys has conducted a variety of employee opinion surveys for employers in the private and public sectors, including managing a four year project to conduct annual surveys for a consortium of 55 London NHS trusts and health authorities, together with annual benchmarking reports. Examples of recent employee survey clients are the Housing Ombudsman Service, the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, the Architects Registration Board and the Institute of Cancer Research. In addition, she has conducted follow-up work in organisations (for example, the Health and Safety Executive) to delve deeper into their engagement survey results.
Dilys has also managed several surveys of professions, including a survey of senior HR professionals exploring HR career paths for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD); several surveys of the veterinary profession for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the latest being 2014; and for the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board, the first and second (2011 and 2013) biennial surveys of practising barristers.
Studies for the Ministry of Defence have examined a variety of topics under the broad headings of 'Personnel' and 'Training', for the UK Armed Forces. A Department of Health project involved the production of business case materials in support of the NHS staff survey. Dilys has also managed the production of an 'Engagement in HE' toolkit for UCEA and UHR, and a further activity to devise and test an engagement measure for use within the HE sector. Currently, she is running a series of two-day courses on engaging management for line managers in the NHS.
Dilys has led IES's research into employee engagement since 2002, and is currently developing a manager assessment tool based on her 'Engaging Manager' research which explored engaging and disengaging managerial behaviours. She is a member of CIPD Engagement Forum's steering group and advised the MacLeod Review in 2008 to 2009, after which she became a member of the steering group for the Engage for Success movement's guru group. She is co-facilitating a special interest group for Engage for Success, exploring the future direction of engagement (as both a concept and a practice), and is part of a team that carried out a systematic review of staff engagement in the NHS for the National Institute of Health Research.
Workforce planning and talent management
Dilys has run a number of workshops for different clients, including the NHS, Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Royal Navy, to introduce participants to workforce planning techniques. Recently, she co-facilitated an action learning set on strategic workforce planning for IES's HR Network members. She has participated in a study for a large accountancy company to examine the way that trainees move through the organisation.
A project for the Association of Chief Police Officers modelled promotions into the senior ranks of the police force, and a follow-up project examined the issue of how many new entrants should be recruited onto the police fast track graduate scheme each year. Two studies for HSBC produced forecasts of the future progression of members of various talent pools.
For the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), she carried out a study of veterinary career choices, and a further study of perceptions of veterinary careers was funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), as part of the 'Gateways to the Professions' initiative. A study for the Royal Navy explored flexible careers options, and for the Family Nurse Partnership National Unit, Dilys led a study into the Family Nurse workforce. Currently, Dilys is co-facilitating an IES HR Network interest group on talent management.
Evaluation
Examples of the evaluations Dilys has managed includes the NHS team pay pilot study, which examined the impact of introducing team pay bonuses and improvement funds in selected trusts in England. A collaborative project for the Department of Health evaluated Nurse Education Partnership learning at the demonstration sites. For the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement she has carried out several evaluations, including the pilot phase of the introduction of innovation and improvement learning modules, the No Delays Achiever spread and adoption pilot, and an OD programme at an NHS Foundation Trust. Dilys has conducted an evaluation of partnership working within the Sussex Dementia Partnership, and is about to begin a benefits realisation project for the Police Federation, and an evaluation of a leadership programme for the NHS Leadership Academy.
Education
2000 | Open University | MBA |
1997 | University of Brighton | Certificate in Research Methodology |
1977 | University of Durham | BA, Modern History |
Career
1990-1996 | PreMIS Project Manager, S.E. Thames Regional Health Authority | |
1988-1990 | Assistant Personnel Director, Brighton Health Authority | |
1987-1988 | Assistant Personnel Director, Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte's Special Health Authority | |
1986-1987 | Workforce Information and Planning Manager, Brighton Health Authority | |
1979-1986 | Personnel Trainee, then Workforce Information and Planning Officer, S.E. Thames Regional Health Authority | |
1977-1979 | Assistant Auditor, Exchequer and Audit Department |
Research publications
- Disability and Chronic Illness in Veterinary Work and Education, Plowden Roberts C, Robinson D, Rosolin B, , Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Jul 2024
- Female Service Leavers and Employment, Parry E, Battista V, Williams M, Robinson D, Takala H, , Forces in Mind Trust, Sep 2019
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - staff engagement in improving patient experience, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, Nov 2018
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - staff engagement in improving patient experience, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, Nov 2018
- Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - staff engagement in improving patient experience, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, Nov 2018
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - staff engagement in improving patient experience, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, Nov 2018
- Linking patient experience and staff experience - common themes from successful trusts, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, Nov 2018
- Optometrists' Futures 2018, Robinson D, Edwards M, Cockett J, Hey L, , Association of Optometrists, Oct 2018
- Slides: Job/work engagement: Understanding a different aspect of engagement, Robinson D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2018
- Supporting line managers to foster engagement, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, Jul 2018
- Workforce planning practice, Weeks A, Reilly P, Hirsh W, Robinson R, Martin A, , Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), May 2018
- Preparing for Brexit through workforce planning, Reilly P, Hirsh W, Robinson D, Martin A, , Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Mar 2018
- The future role of the veterinary nurse: 2017 Schedule 3 survey, Robinson D, Edwards M, Williams M, , Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Oct 2017
- Finding meaning at work, Fletcher L, Robinson D, HR Network Paper 137, Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2017
- European veterinary surgeons working in the UK: The impact of Brexit (baseline survey), Robinson D, Everett C, Williams M, , Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Jun 2017
- Workforce planning in uncertain times , Hirsh W, Reilly P, Robinson D, Martin A, , Institute for Employment Studies, May 2017
- Measuring employee engagement within the higher education sector, Fletcher L, Robinson D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Mar 2017
- Slides: Putting the research into practice: views of research participants, followed by group discussion, Robinson D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Dec 2016
- The relationship between total reward and employee engagement, Brown D, Callen A, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, May 2016
- What's the point? The importance of meaningful work, Fletcher L, Robinson D, HR Network Paper 118, Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2016
- Thoughts for the day: IES Perspectives on HR 2016, Report 508, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2016
- Evaluating the evidence on employee engagement and its potential benefits to NHS staff: a narrative synthesis of the literature, Bailey C, Madden A, Alfes K, Fletcher L, Robinson D, Holmes J, Buzzeo J, Currie G, , National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Jun 2015
- Guide to Engagement for Line Managers, Robinson D, Fletcher L, Truss C, Alfes K, Holmes J, Madden A, Buzzeo J, Currie G, , National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Oct 2014
- Measuring Employee Engagement and Interpreting Survey Results, Fletcher L, Robinson D, Truss C, Alfes A, Holmes J, Madden A, Buzzeo J, Currie G, , National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Oct 2014
- Guide to Engagement for HR, Robinson D, Buzzeo J, Fletcher L, Truss C, Holmes J, Madden A, Currie G, , National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Oct 2014
- Guide to Engagement for Senior Leaders, Robinson D, Fletcher L, Truss C, Alfes K, Holmes J, Madden A, Buzzeo J, Currie G, , National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Oct 2014
- NIHR Staff Engagement in the NHS, Holmes J, Fletcher L, Buzzeo J, Robinson D, Truss C, Madden A, Alfes K, , National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Oct 2014
- The 2014 RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Professions: Synthesis Report, Robinson D, Williams M, Buzzeo J, , Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2014
- The 2014 RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Nurse Profession, Williams M, Robinson D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2014
- The 2014 RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Profession, Buzzeo J, Robinson D, Williams M, , Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2014
- The engaging manager in development mode, Marvell R, Robinson D, Hirsh W , Engaging Manager Report Series 492, Institute for Employment Studies, Aug 2014
- HR Directors' Retreat 2014: Innovation, Robinson D, HR Network Paper , Institute for Employment Studies, Aug 2014
- Barristers’ Working Lives: A second biennial survey of the Bar 2013, Robinson D, Williams M, Pike G, , Bar Council and Bar Standards Board and Bar Council, May 2014
- The Future of Engagement, Robinson D and Gifford J (eds), Report 505, Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2014
- Establishing a culture of openness: IES Perspectives on HR 2014, Robinson D, HR Network Paper mp96, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2014
- The engaging manager and sticky situations, Robinson D, Engaging Manager Report Series 493, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2014
- IES Perspectives on HR 2014, Report 504, Institute for Employment Studies, Dec 2013
- Masterclass: Organisational Values, Robinson D, HR Network Paper , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2013
- Slides: Values Masterclass, Dilys Robinson, , Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2013
- The Family Nurse Workforce, Robinson D, Miller L, Rickard C, Report 500, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2013
- Images of engaging management, Robertson Smith G, Robinson D, Report 490, Institute for Employment Studies, Jun 2012
- Teams and the engaging manager, Tamkin P, Robinson D, Report 491, Institute for Employment Studies, Jun 2012
- Barristers’ Working Lives: A Biennial Survey of the Bar 2011, Pike G, Robinson D, , Bar Council and Bar Standards Board, Jan 2012
- Urban and Rural Issues for the Health Sector in Scotland, Miller L, Robinson D, Butler M, Chubb C, Oakley J, , Skills for Health, Oct 2011
- The 2010 RCVS Survey of the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Professions, Robertson-Smith G, Robinson D, Hicks B, Khambhaita P, Hayday S, , Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Oct 2010
- Workforce planning during bleak times, Robinson D, IES Paper , Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2010
- Workforce planning during recession, Robinson D, Opinion Paper OP22, Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2010
- Women in Leadership: Time to Intervene?, Robinson D, Hicks B, Opinion Paper OP20, Institute for Employment Studies, Aug 2010
- Review of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework, Brown D, Mercer M, Buchan J, Miller L, Chubb C, Cox A, Robinson D, , NHS Employers, Mar 2010
- The Engaging Manager, Robinson D, Hayday S, Report 470, Institute for Employment Studies, Oct 2009
- Business Case for the NHS Staff Survey, Robinson D, Hayday S, Mercer M, Report , Department of Health, Jul 2009
- Human Capital Measurement, Robinson D, Hooker H, Mercer M, Report 454, Institute for Employment Studies, Jul 2008
- The RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Nursing Profession 2008, Robinson D, Munro M, , Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Jul 2008
- Strategy Development and Implementation, Robinson D, Mercer M, , NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Jun 2008
- Workforce Planning Guide, Robinson D, Hirsh W, Report 451, Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2008
- Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Opinion Paper OP11, Institute for Employment Studies, Nov 2007
- Engagement: The Continuing Story, Robinson D, Hooker H, Hayday S, Report 447, Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2007
- Acas Helpline Survey 2007, Hooker H, Usher T, Robinson D, Report 41823, Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), Sep 2007
- Gateways to the Veterinary Profession, Robinson D, Munro M, Baldwin S, Pollard E, Report 443, Institute for Employment Studies, Jun 2007
- Motivating Key People, Dilys Robinson, Opinion Paper OP7, Institute for Employment Studies, Mar 2007
- The UK Veterinary Profession in 2006, Robinson D, Hooker H, , Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, May 2006
- Business Models and HR, Robinson D, Wolfe H, HR Network Paper MP57, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2006
- NHS Learning Accounts - the NHSU project, Aldridge F, Yanina Dutton, with Robinson D, Tackey N D, , National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, May 2005
- What Makes a Good Employer?, Rafferty AM, Maben J, West E, Robinson D, Issue Paper 3, International Council of Nurses, Feb 2005
- Pregnant Employees, Robinson D, Newton L, HR Network Paper MP41, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2005
- The Drivers of Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Perryman S, Hayday S, Report 408, Institute for Employment Studies, Mar 2004
- Understanding Employee Opinions, Robinson D, HR Network Paper MP27, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2004
- Healthy Attitudes, Robinson D, Perryman S (eds), Report 404, Institute for Employment Studies, Dec 2003
- Workforce Planning: The Wider Context, Sinclair A, Robinson D, , Employers' Organisation for Local Government, Jul 2003
- Defining and Creating Employee Commitment, Robinson D, HR Network Paper MP21, Institute for Employment Studies, Mar 2003
- Productivity: Where HR Fears to Tread?, Robinson D, HR Network Paper MP14, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2002
- Job Families and Other Taxonomies, Robinson D, HR Network Paper MP15, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2002
- Performance Review: Balancing Objectives and Content, Strebler M T, Bevan S, Robinson D, Report 370, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2001
- Employee Returns: Linking HR Performance Indicators to Business Strategy, Carter A, Robinson D, Report 365, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2000
- The Human Resource Information System Audit, Robinson D, Portfolio of Human Resource Audits , Cambridge Strategy Publications, Sep 1999
- The Human Resource Function Audit, Reilly P, Strebler M, Kettley P, Carter A, Tamkin P, Robinson D, Portfolio of Human Resource Audits , Cambridge Strategy Publications, Sep 1999
- On the Agenda: Changing Nurses’ Careers in 1999, Robinson D, Buchan J, Hayday S, Report 360, Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 1999
- On the Agenda: Changing Nurses’ Careers in 1999. A Summary, Robinson D, Buchan J, Hayday S, , Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 1999
- The IPD Guide on Choosing Your Computerised Personnel System, Robinson D, Edward A, , Institute of Personnel and Development, May 1999
- The IPD Guide on Using Your Computerised Personnel System, Robinson D, Edward A, , Institute of Personnel and Development, May 1999
- Keeping the Best: A Practical Guide to Retaining Key Employees, Bevan S, Barber L, Robinson D , Report 337, Institute for Employment Studies, Oct 1997
- The IPD Guide on Implementing Computerised Personnel Systems, Edward A, Robinson D, , Institute of Personnel and Development, May 1997
- Getting the Best out of your Competencies, Strebler M T, Robinson D, Heron P, Report 334, Institute for Employment Studies, May 1997
- HR Information Systems: Stand and Deliver, Robinson, D, Report 335, Institute for Employment Studies, May 1997
Articles and chapters
- Vital signs, Robinson D, Association of Optometrists, Association of Optometrists, [Online], October 2018
- Vital signs, Robinson D, Association of Optometrists, Association of Optometrists, [Online], October 2018
- Enhancing meaningfulness in the workplace: Testing the effect of a personal development initiative, Fletcher L, Robinson D, in Niven K, Lewis S, Kagan C (eds) Making a difference with psychology, Richard Benjamin Trust, July 2017
- The relationship between perceived training and development and employee retention: the mediating role of work attitudes, Fletcher L, Alfes K, Robinson D, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Taylor & Francis, [Online], December 2016
- Key issues in staff motivation, Robinson D, Employee Benefits, October 2015
- The future of employee engagement, Gifford J, Robinson D, The Edge, Institute of Leadership and Management, June 2014
- Measuring and understanding engagement, Fletcher L, Robinson D, Truss C, Alfes K, Delbridge R, Shantz A, Soane E (eds), Employee engagement in theory and practice, Routledge, London, October 2013
- The family nurse workforce study: Assessment of the FNP programme, Robinson D, Miller L, Journal of Health Visiting, Vol. 1, Issue 5, May 2013
- Engaging with teams, Robinson D, Tamkin P, Training Journal, January 2013
- Get the picture?, Robinson D, Training Journal, December 2012
- Team talk, Robinson D, Manager, Institute of Administrative Management, August 2012
- An analytical approach, Reilly P, Robinson D, HR & Training Journal, Issue 12, June 2012
- Problem Solver: The HR expert..., Robinson D, The Grapevine, May 2011
- It's because they care, Robinson D, Caritas, April 2011
- Recession brings problems that make workforce planning a must, Robinson D, Human Resources, March 2010
- Employee development: The role of the line manager, Robinson D, Hirsh W, HR Zone, January 2010
- Creating engaging managers: is it HR's job?, Robinson D, Human Resources, January 2010
- Human Capital Measurement: an approach that works, Robinson D, Strategic HR Review, Emerald, Vol. 8, No. 6, November 2009
- It's positively about people, Robinson D, The HR Director, Issue 61, October 2009
- The Engaging Manager, Robinson D, HR Review, Symposium Events, February 2009
- People metrics help HR show what it knows about business, Robinson D, HR Network Scotland, September 2008
- Onwards and upwards, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Today, July 2008
- Research topic: engagement, Robinson D, People Management, April 2008
- Engagement is marriage of various factors at work, Robinson D, Employee Benefits Magazine, March 2007
- How O2 built the business case for engagement, Robinson D, Lee D, Harley A, Strategic HR Review, Melcrum, Vol. 4, Issue 6, September 2005
- Management theorists: thinkers for the 21st century?, Robinson D, Training Journal, January 2005
- Who Cares? Midwives in the London NHS, Hayday S, Robinson D, Royal College of Midwives magazine, Royal College of Midwives, March 2004
- Employee Engagement: Fact or Fad?, Robinson D, Public Sector People Management - The Essential Guide 2004, February 2004
- Recruiting and developing an effective workforce in the British NHS, Pearson R, Reilly P, Robinson D, Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, Vol. 9, Supplement 1, January 2004
- Implementing HR systems: trials, tribulations and triumphs, Robinson D, Modernising Government Series: Human Resources, PSI Group, Vol. 1, Issue 2, September 2000
- ASP - As soon as possible?, Robinson D, People Management, April 2000
Conference appearances
- NHS Employers: Health and Wellbeing Conference , Robinson D, NHS Employers: Health and Wellbeing Conference, Leeds, March 2019
- Can we be happy at work?, Robinson D, Brighton Action for Happiness, Brighton Action for Happiness Group, Brighton, September 2015
- Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Lecture to International Masters students, Brighton Business School, Brighton, May 2015
- Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Lecture to Mid Sussex College CIPD students, Mid Sussex College , Horsham, April 2015
- Staff engagement in HE: A tricky path to navigate, Robinson D, ODHE Network conference, ODHE Network, Poole, March 2015
- Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Lecture to Brighton Business School Masters CIPD students, Brighton Business School , Brighton, March 2015
- Expert interviewee, Robinson D, Podcast: Analyzing the impact of staff engagement in the NHS - an overview, NHS Employers, July 2014
- Expert interviewee, Robinson D, Podcast: What are the drivers of staff engagement and what actions can be taken by line managers?, NHS Employers, July 2014
- Panel member: Future of engagement, Robinson D, From the future of engagement, to engagement in the future, Engage for Success, Birmingham, July 2014
- Panel member: Future of engagement, Robinson D, From the future of engagement, to engagement in the future, Engage for Success, Birmingham, July 2014.
- Employee Engagement: Future Gazing, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit, Symposium Events, London, April 2014
- Engaging and disengaging managerial behaviours: What to look out for, Robinson D, Health and Wellbeing at Work, Health and Wellbeing at Work Network, Birmingham, March 2014
- Behaviours of engaging managers, Robinson D, Managers Conference, Lambeth Living, London, February 2014
- Insights and ideas - Engage for Success Thought Pieces, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Special Interest Group meeting, Lancaster University Management School, London, December 2013
- New roles in the health sector: drivers, deployment, development, Miller L, Robinson D, Innovation and developments in the role of healthcare support workers, M&K Conferences, London, November 2013
- New roles in the health sector: drivers, deployment, development, Miller L, Robinson D, Innovation and Developments in the Role of Health Care Support Workers, London, November 2013
- NIHR Evidence Review: Staff Engagement in the NHS, Robinson D, Workforce Leaders Summit, NHS Employers, London, November 2013
- The importance of engagement - the line manager's role, Robinson D, Shine Recognition of Excellence Awards Dinner, NHS Blood and Transplant, Birmingham, November 2013
- Expert panel member, Robinson D, Engaging Leadership, Engage for Success and Chartered Institute of Management, Huddersfield, June 2013
- Engagement in a unionised environment workshop, Robinson D, Universities HR Annual conference, Universities HR, York, May 2013
- Chair, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit 2013, London, April 2013
- Building Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Employee Engagement in HE, Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), London, June 2012
- The Engaging Manager workshop, Robinson D, Universities Human Resources (UHR) Annual Conference, Universities Human Resources, Ashford, Kent, May 2012
- Chair, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit 2012, Canary Wharf, London, March 2012
- Leadership and Engagement session, Robinson, D, Engaging Public Sector Talent 2011, GovNet, London, September 2011
- The Engaging Manager, Robinson D, Employee Engagement and the Individual: The Psychology and Experience of Engaging, LSE/ESRC, London, June 2011
- Ensuring line managers effectively engage employees, Robinson D, Employee Engagament Conference, XPert HR, London, May 2011
- NHS Employers Webinar: The Engaging Manager, Robinson D, NHS Employers Webinar, NHS EWin, online, March 2011
- Employee engagement, Robinson, D, HR Strategy: Reward and Motivation Systems, LVA Europe Ltd, London, March 2011
- Successful staff engagement, Robinson D, Staff Engagement seminar, NHS Employers, London, March 2011
- Measuring Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit 2011, Symposium, London, March 2011
- Successful staff engagement, Robinson D, Working through change: developing a productive and engaged workforce, National Institute for Health Research, London, January 2011
- Staff engagement and success, Robinson D, NHS Employers Leading Workforce Thinking conference, London, November 2010
- Engagement: Involving and Enabling Managers, Robinson D, Enabling Employee Engagement, Manchester Metropolitan Business School/Manchester CIPD, Manchester, July 2010
- The Engaging Manager, Robinson D, 2010 Engagement Summit, Symposium Events, London, April 2010
- Employee Engagement: Definitions, Drivers and Behaviours, Robinson D, CIPD Brighton/University of Brighton evening seminar, CIPD Brighton/University of Brighton, Brighton, April 2010
- Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Human Resources Masters lecture, Brighton University, Brighton University, March 2010
- Engagement: Benefits, Drivers and Behaviours, Robinson D, Clinical Leadership, Colchester Hospitals University Foundation Trust, February 2010
- Managing Absence, Robinson D, Fit for work: reducing and preventing absence, Eversheds, London, May 2009
- Preventing future absence, Robinson D, Fit for work: reducing and preventing absence, Eversheds, London, May 2009
- Employee financial well-being: what should employers know and do about it?, Robinson D, Fit for work: reducing and preventing absence, Eversheds, London, May 2009
- Chair, Robinson D, Measuring the Climate and Culture of your Organisation for an Engaged Workforce, Improved Business Performance and Competitive Advantage, Symposium Events, London, December 2008
- Participant, Robinson D, Technology Roundtable, The HR Director, London, September 2008
- The evidence base – why staff engagement matters, Robinson D, Engage, involve, improve: making NHS staff engagement a reality, NHS Employers, London, July 2008
- Engaging line management, Robinson D, People Development Board Conference, West Midlands Police, Birmingham, July 2008
- Moving Forward with Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Conference, IRS, London, May 2008
- The critical role of the line manager, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Conference, IRS, London, May 2008
- Chair, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit 2008, Symposium Events, CBI, London, April 2008
- Improving Business Performance, Creating a Positive Working Environment and Maintaining High Standards, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit 2008, Symposium Events, CBI, London, April 2008
- Keynote, Robinson D, Employee Engagement: The Continuing Story, Symposium, London, October 2007
- Motivation, round table discussion, Robinson D, Getfeedback/Personnel Today seminar, Getfeedback/Personnel Today, London, January 2007
- Engaging and disengaging: HR and employee engagement, Robinson D, Sussex CIPD branch programme, Sussex CIPD branch, Brighton, January 2007
- Engagement Drivers, Robinson D, eReward Update Conference 2006, eReward, London, June 2006
- Drivers of Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Manchester Metropolitan University/Sussex CIPD Annual HR Conference, Manchester CIPD, Manchester, March 2006
- Drivers of Employee Engagement, Robinson D, University of Brighton/Sussex CIPD annual HR Conference, University of Brighton Business School, Brighton, November 2005
- Introduction to the guidance and resource pack for the NHSU Learning Accounts, Robinson D, NHSU: The guidance and resource pack, NHSU, Aston, June 2005
- A project overview, Robinson D, Evaluation of the NHSU Learning Accounts pilot, NHSU, Birmingham, March 2005
- What makes a good employer? The links between effective human resource practice, staffing levels, staff involvement and care outcomes, Robinson D, Rafferty A, Maben J, West E, The global workforce initiative, International Council of Nursing (ICN), Geneva, March 2005
- Gearing up to cope: a professional HR function, Robinson D, HR Practitioners’ Forum, The Chief Fire Officers Association, Warwick University, February 2005
- Employee Engagement, Robinson D, Hayday S, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, Sheffield, October 2004
- Motivation, morale and retention - how to reward, motivate, retain, recruit and keep staff morale, Robinson D, Managing the Remodelled Workforce, Optimus Publishing, NEC, Birmingham, June 2004
- IES and policy issues, Pearson R, Hillage J, Tamkin P, Robinson D, Tyers C, Connor H, DfES seminar, DfES, London, March 2004
- Healthy Attitudes: staff attitudes in the London NHS, 2000-2002, Robinson D, Perryman S, Improving Working Lives, Kings Fund/SHRINE/London NHS Confederation, Kings Fund, London, January 2004
- Flexible Benefits, Robinson D, National Housing Federation HR and IT, Telford International Centre, July 2003
- Public sector application, Robinson D, Using scorecards to align people and business strategies, IRS/William M Mercer Ltd, London, March 2001
- ASP - worth biting?, Robinson D, e-HR 2000, IQPC, London, September 2000
- Using Personnel Systems Effectively, Robinson D, CIP 99, IPD/IES, London, June 1999
- Retaining Key People, Robinson D, Barber L, IPD Recruitment Forum, IPD, London, March 1998
- Steering Committee Member, Robinson D, new IPD interest group - HR Systems Forum, IPD, London, March 1998
Advisory roles and affiliations
- Member of the steering group of CIPD's Engagement Forum (2012 - 2014)
- Member of the Engage for Success Guru Group's steering committee (2012 - 2013)
- Member of the Engage for Success Guru Group (2011 - 2014)
- Member of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills continuing advisory panel for the MacLeod Review into employee engagement (2010 - 2011)
- Member of Department of Health policy group for the NHS: Staff Engagement Policy Group (2008 - 2012)
- Member of expert panel for the MacLeod Review of Employee Engagement (2008 - 2009)
- Member of Next Stage Review Nursing Outcomes Measures, review task and finish group (2008 - 2008)
Projects
- OIAHE Employee Engagement Survey
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons - Sum of the Parts analysis
- RCVS BVCIS Disability and Chronic Illness Survey
- Female Service Leavers and Employment
- Survey of the optometric workforce 2018
- Supporting line managers to foster employee engagement
- Case studies on the impact of selected interventions on organisational performance and patient experience
- The impact of Brexit on European veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses practising in the UK
- Surveys of veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons on the future role of the veterinary nurse
- Awareness, attraction and retention of the Reserve Forces
- Getting the most out of human resource management: How can HR practices lead to better employee performance and wellbeing?
- Enhancing everyday working life through meaningfulness initiatives in the workplace
- Evaluation of the Nye Bevan Programme
- Development of a benchmark engagement indicator for the HE sector
- Barristers' Working Lives 2013
- Survey of recently-qualified veterinary surgeons
- Enhancing and Embedding Staff Engagement in the NHS: Putting Theory into Practice
- 2014 survey of the vet surgeon and vet nurse professions
- Family Nurse workforce survey
- Staff survey and pay benchmarking
- Employee engagement in Higher Education Institutions - a toolkit
- Strengths and engaging manager Knowledge Knibbles for Lewisham/Greenwich
- Employee Survey for the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
- Support given to families with young children
- Employee Engagement Plan for the Health and Safety Executive
- Learning from the Career Experiences of Women in Senior Accountancy Positions
- Unlocking Discretionary Behaviour at the Housing Ombudsman Service
- Getting to Grips with Workforce Planning in Local Government
- Attitudes and Rewards: finding out with IES
- Working Lives and Patterns of Veterinary Surgeons and Nurses
- Care Quality Commission
- Using the Flexible Nursing Workforce in the NHS
- Engaging for Quality with NHS London
- Involving Children and Young People in Improving Local Health Services
- Workforce Planning Support for DCSF
- Advice on HEFCE's HE Workforce Framework
- NICE Management of Long-term Sickness
- Flexible Careers for the Royal Navy
- Encouraging Veterinary Careers
- Health Workforce Migration