Employee Engagement

What Does Effective Employee Engagement Look Like to Gen Z?

In an era when the extractives industry has struggled to attract the next generation of talent, companies that focus on providing one-of-a-kind growth experiences, innovation and a place for individuality can set themselves apart.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
01 February 2024

What the New Joint-Employer Standard Interpretation Means for Business

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on October 26 published a rule that significantly expands the “joint-employer” standard. This makes it much more likely that two or more companies can be considered joint employers of a group of workers under federal labor law.

By Chrissy Randall
27 October 2023

Preparing for the US Supreme Court Decision on Use of Race in College Admissions

The US Supreme Court will soon release its decision on two distinct but related cases – Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina – regarding the use of race and ethnicity in admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC).

By Michael Schoenfeld
12 June 2023

Keeping employees engaged during challenging times

It is well-established that during difficult economic circumstances, businesses that have more engaged employees do much better and outperform those that don’t. As businesses navigate another set of challenging times right now, and given some of the lessons we learnt from the global pandemic, here are some ideas on how to engage, and thereby, retain your talent through tough times.

By Naz Sadri
31 May 2023

Responding to Pay Transparency

On November 1, New York’s new law on greater pay transparency will take effect. As transparency requirements now vary across the United States, many companies are considering how to manage the changes at a city, state and nationwide level. The work requires defensible pay structures, sound performance management practices, clear career pathways, and transparent communication.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
27 October 2022

The Rules of Attraction- Part 2

Employer brands need to be creative to standout – and to do that most successfully requires a combination of insightful messaging brought to life across design, film and digital channels. Naz Sadri discusses attracting the right talent in a highly competitive marketplace.

By Naz Sadri
09 May 2022

Writing for the world

Writing and publishing global content can be one of the biggest challenges internal comms teams face, with many firms typically producing at least one article per day, in several different languages. James McCobb details how Brunswick Digital is helping small teams publish content on a global scale with the help of AI.

26 April 2022

Unapologetically, Uniquely, Us

Monique “Mo” Matheson, Chief Human Resources Officer at Nike Inc., talks to Brunswick about the shift in employee experience, HR’s role, the power of teams and what it means to be uniquely Nike.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
29 March 2022

The Rules of Attraction

What some are calling the 'Great Attrition' shows no sign of slowing down. And the global pandemic has accelerated several trends in the employee/employer relationship. Trends that are causing employees to re-evaluate what they want from work.

By Nick Howard
02 February 2022

Gearing up for change

Sweden had been a left-hand drive culture since about 1736. However, all of its immediate land border neighbours, including Norway and Finland, drove on the right. Rather bizarrely, about 90% of Swedes drove left-hand drive vehicles, which led to many head-on collisions.

28 January 2022

An audience of three

When putting together any campaign, gaining insight about your audience is always going to be a critical component.

26 January 2022

Success that Doesn’t Crush Your Soul

“If you want to go to the edge, particularly for a long time, you better be kind to yourself,” says best-selling author and performance coach Brad Stulberg.

By Edward Stephens
18 January 2022

Vaccinations, Mandates and the Future of Work

Since December 2020, the Brunswick Group Americas Employee Engagement Practice has been closely tracking how employers are addressing workforce questions around the COVID-19 vaccines.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
09 August 2021

Employee Activism: Accelerated Challenges and Opportunities

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
10 May 2021

Ownership Plus Inclusion

A financial stake in the company isn’t enough; employees need to be co-managers. Corey Rosen, author and founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership, talks to Brunswick’s Carlton Wilkinson.

By Carlton Wilkinson
27 April 2021

Communicating From the Outside-In

CEOs wanting to connect with a WFH workforce should consider fewer all-company emails and more social posts.

03 December 2020

Connected Leadership: Communicating From the Outside-In

How can CEOs engage a WFH workforce? Fewer all-company emails and more social posts, says Craig Mullaney.

03 December 2020

Inside IBM’s COVID-19 Response

CIO Fletcher Previn and his team “compressed 10 years of strategy into 10 weeks of execution,” reports Philip Delves Broughton.

By Philip Delves Broughton
09 September 2020

Leadership in the Time of COVID

Employees aren’t the problem. They’re the solution, says Rebekah Metts-Childers.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
20 August 2020

The George Floyd Outrage: US Workers Speak

Brunswick Insight’s poll of employees reveals how they would like their companies to respond. By Mara Riemer.

By Mara Riemer
18 June 2020

U.S. Worker Views of Corporate Statements and Actions on Race

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Brunswick Insight conducted two waves of polling among U.S. workers to understand their opinions and perceptions of companies speaking out on racial discrimination in America, what actions companies should take, and their concerns surrounding the protests.

By Mara Riemer
17 June 2020

COVID-19 Return and Recovery – The Data Driving U.S. Decisions and Response

Brunswick Group hosted a webinar to discuss the results from our latest COVID-19 Workforce Outlook tracking survey and the data that will be driving the return and recovery decisions in the U.S. over the coming weeks and months.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
11 May 2020

Employee Engagement: Waves of “Re-Opening”

When we recover from an injury, we know it won’t happen overnight. We recognize that we may never be as we once were. So, we work through the steps our care team gives us, reach small milestones along the way and remain focused on getting back to the things we want to do.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
29 April 2020

Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19 - Principles, Practices and Practical Insights

With COVID-19 upending the global workforce, how can businesses keep employees engaged in their response, the challenges being confronted and what it means for the long-term?

09 April 2020

Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19

On April 6, Brunswick Group hosted a live webinar, “Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19,” featuring Brunswick partners Rebekah Metts-Childers (Head of U.S. Employee Engagement) and Nick Howard (Head of European Employee Engagement).

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
07 April 2020

Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19 - Principles, Practices and Practical Insights

With COVID-19 upending the global workforce, how can businesses keep employees engaged in their response, the challenges being confronted and what it means for the long-term?

01 April 2020

Employee Engagement during the Coronavirus

Companies are preparing to reopen their physical offices in China over the coming weeks while continuing to support colleagues working remotely. In a fast moving and sensitive period like this, employee engagement is critical.

10 February 2020

Doug McMillon: Taking the Long View

As CEO of Walmart, he has rewarded shareholders and other stakeholders. Now he brings his sense of purpose to his new role as Chairman of the US Business Roundtable.

By Harry Clark
22 January 2020

Keeping company with Labour

By Nick Howard
16 September 2019

Surviving

Brunswick’s Paddy McGuinness shares a kind of expertise nobody wants to gain.

By Paddy McGuinness
04 June 2019

Healthy Leadership

Building a culture of employee resilience drives sustainable performance, say Brunswick’s Karolina Karr and well-being expert Kyra Cavanaugh.

By Kyra Cavanaugh
04 June 2019

Workplace Conduct South Africa benchmark study April 2019

Workplace conduct issues permeate every industry and company, and on average, companies are not taking a ‘leader’ role on these issues.

By Itumeleng Mahabane
12 April 2019

Siliconfidential: Bay Area Tech Workers Survey

Survey: Optimism abounds among tech workers, despite looming challenges

28 March 2019

Making Section 172 work for you and your employees

There’s more call than ever before for companies to give employees a greater voice in the business. Political parties have made proposals about employee representation for the future, some more radical than others. But there’s also guidance on this topic in the here and now.

By Trelawny Williams
07 March 2019

A Benchmark Survey of American Workers on Issues of Workplace Conduct

New research shows perception gap between corporate leadership and American workers on issues of workplace conduct.

By Jason Juceam
29 October 2018

Workplace by Facebook on the future of yours

Simon Cross describes the six principles that will allow businesses to succeed in a future fraught with rapid change and uncertainty

By Simon Cross
15 October 2018

Third culture companies

Like people, companies at home in multiple cultures are better able to handle the challenges of a global business community

15 October 2018

Visions of tomorrow

Knowledge and relationships – not predictions – are the windows to the future says author and entrepreneur Ross Dawson

15 October 2018

Employees don’t care about strategy – or do they?

A couple of weeks ago a CEO expressed their frustration at employees not understanding the company strategy. They said: “when I ask employees to explain our strategy, each person gives a different answer. What can I do?”

By Nick Howard
04 October 2018

Swearing

Are curse words an unforgivable scourge or a healthy way to build trust?

11 June 2018

To “du” or not to “du”

For employees in Germany and France, English and its chummy familiarity are unsettling

11 June 2018

The words CEOs use

The Brunswick Review hears from four CEOs on terms they use and phrases they avoid

By Jonathan Doorley
11 June 2018

A higher high-tech calling

Philips’ Carla Kriwet explains how the firm competes with Silicon Valley for top engineers

By Kevin Helliker
11 June 2018

The human element of a deal

While all else may be thoroughly calculated, the human element is often overlooked

07 March 2018

Buffett's promise of permanence

Warren Buffett’s writer and editor of choice, Lawrence Cunningham, explains how the investor has acquired hundreds of subsidiaries – and never sells them

By Kevin Helliker
07 March 2018

Technology is improving, productivity isn't. Why?

In an excerpt from a recent speech, Boston Consulting Group’s Yves Morieux says that corporate “complicatedness” has destroyed both employee satisfaction and productivity

06 November 2017

The cloud nine culture

Southwest Airlines’ Managing Director of Culture, Cheryl Hughey, speaks about the elevation of workplace culture

By Ash Spiegelberg
06 November 2017

Inside India's workplaces

It’s a seller’s market for talent, says Brunswick’s Azhar Khan, and companies are going to great lengths to win the bidding war

By Azhar Khan
06 November 2017

Culture clash

It stands to reason that a company wouldn’t want warring subcultures within its walls. Doesn’t it?

By Ash Spiegelberg
06 November 2017

The happiness policy

The UAE has created a new government post: the Minister of Happiness

By Simon Pluckrose
06 November 2017

Underground workforce

South African Chamber of Mines President Mxolisi Mgojo talks about the industry’s dark legacy and its commitment to move forward

By Timothy Schultz
06 November 2017

I fought the law and I won

Lynn Tilton tells Brunswick’s Ellen Moskowitz about her ultimately successful effort to defend herself against SEC accusations of fraud

By Ellen Moskowitz
06 November 2017

Cracking the culture code

LinkedIn’s “collective personality” is its driving force says Asia Pacific Managing Director Olivier Legrand. Yet even with that success, culture is the thing that keeps him up at night

06 November 2017

The forest from the screens

Ant Financial, China’s most valuable fintech company, allows users to help plant a forest via smartphone. Dr Lu Jianzhong and Isobel Brown report

06 November 2017

Employee-free hospitals

Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr Delos Cosgrove talks with Brunswick’s Anita Scott about better healthcare through teamwork

06 November 2017

Turn on the power

Cultural differences can drive greater efficiency and innovation, says Li Yinsheng, CEO of clean energy group CTG Brasil

By Roberta Lippi
06 November 2017

The chief

Brunswick’s Kevin Helliker profiles Paul Steiger, the most influential editor in modern America

By Kevin Helliker
06 November 2017

The enemy within: role of the malicious insider

Some of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats aren’t outside your organization – they could be on your payroll

06 November 2017

The sweet side of pet care

Mars’ Andy Pharoah sits down with Brunswick’s Blake Sonnenshein to discuss the family-owned business’s recipe for an engaged workforce

By Blake Sonnenshein
06 November 2017

Train bound for glory

Union Pacific’s rich history continues to motivate and inspire employees and visitors today, says Brunswick’s Mike France

By Mike France
06 November 2017

The social media dashboard

Brunswick’s Janelle Nowak writes of her recent conversation with Ragy Thomas, CEO of tech unicorn Sprinklr

06 November 2017

Space for life

WeWork co-founder and Chief Culture Officer, Miguel McKelvey, explains the company’s “hyper-personalized” approach to engaging employees

06 November 2017

On time 99.9% of the time

Lincoln Leong, CEO of Hong Kong-based MTR, talks about the future of the company and keeping employees engaged in this time of technological advances

By Sunitha Chalam
06 November 2017

Shifting right overnight

On September 2, 1967, Swedes drove on the left side of the road, as always. The next morning, they switched sides. Phil Morley reports.

06 November 2017

Chairman's letter

Creating a positive, productive workplace culture, with a shared sense of ownership, requires constant effort and invention. Across the world with our clients, we see more creativity and commitment to this crucial area. I hope this edition offers provocations, illustrations and examples that are useful and inspiring

By Sir Alan Parker
06 November 2017

Reverse the busy curse

Chairman and Non-Executive Director David Gilbertson’s blunt assessment of modern workplaces: they’re hectic and less thoughtful. What happened to simplicity and common sense?

06 November 2017

Work force

If you had to switch out the middle word in Chief Executive Officer, what alternative would you choose?

By Susan Gilchrist
06 November 2017

Translating transformation

Employee engagement and innovation are two sides of the same coin for business leaders around the globe

06 November 2017

Corporate birthday cards

It's debatable how much appreciation and engagement companies can engender by sending their workers birthday cards. But it can’t hurt, and it costs a lot less than health insurance

06 November 2017

Most employees don't want to be the boss

Brunswick Insight survey results show that most employees have no interest in the top job

06 November 2017

Shift change

The employment contract as we know it is dying and being replaced with a new style of entrepreneurs, contractors and the gig-economy

02 November 2017

Delete to the rescue

Arianna Huffington’s new startup uses a program that automatically deletes any email you receive while on vacation

31 October 2017

My fair employee

It may sound like self-help, but it’s actually sound science: leaders’ beliefs shape how their teams perform

30 October 2017

One size doesn't fit all

Recent research by Brunswick Insight asked employees what motivates them, what divides them, and most everything in between

26 October 2017

Owning engagement

Investigating the effect of employee stock ownership plans on staff engagement and productivity

18 October 2017

"The Greatest" as CEO

Muhammad Ali was a role model, but not as a business leader, says his biographer Jonathan Eig

18 October 2017

The CEO, The Bees, and His Scooter

Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge, CEO of Nexans, says his 26,000 employees are a larger priority than shareholders. Zaina Jabur reports.

27 September 2017

Employee engagement during disasters and moments of national crisis

What to keep in mind when disaster strikes.

05 September 2017

Pain perks

Endurance trials are the new executive incentive, says Brunswick’s Kevin Helliker

By Kevin Helliker
26 June 2017

The practice of inclusion

Brunswick’s Carolina Espinal and David Sutphen speak with BlackRock’s Jonathan McBride about why “inclusive” is not simply a synonym for “diverse”

10 April 2017

Nailing security

With creativity and communications, Avon is building a “human firewall” around its data. Brunswick’s Giovanna Falbo and Phil Morley report

27 June 2016

Hearts and minds

Employees are valuable brand ambassadors during periods of crisis, writes Brunswick’s Keith Burton

10 March 2014