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‘TURBOCHARGING’ EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: THE POWER OF RECOGNITION FROM MANAGERS Part 1 – A high-performance engine.

‘TURBOCHARGING’ EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: THE POWER OF RECOGNITION FROM MANAGERS Part 2 – The virtuous circle of recognition and engagement A turbocharger enhances a car’s performance by increasing the amount of horsepower without increasing the size of the engine. In a similar way, manager recognition has the power to noticeably ‘boost’ the engagement of employees without increasing the size of companies’ reward expenditure.

This article takes a look at how one client used employee engagement surveys to drive business results.

While many companies did whatever it took to survive during the recession – reducing head count, freezing salaries, suspending contributions to retirement plans, eliminating training programmes – a number of organisations weathered the crisis particularly well, demonstrating resilience and maintaining consistently above-average performance.

This Perspectives article discusses the critical link between employees' level of well-being and engagement.

Economic recovery presents a new set of talent and reward challenges for employers worldwide. Our 2009/10 Global Compensation Planning Report shows that, while salary budgets will remain tight, many companies plan modest increases for the coming year.

This article discusses how talent attraction and retention is central to an organization’s long-term success.

This brochure describes how Towers Perrin can help companies can use employee culture surveys to minimize risk and maximize safety.

The case study describes how Guild Insurance & Financial Services Group aligned employees at all levels with the company's strategic direction to bring about organizational and financial improvements.

Towers Perrin uncovered the specific cultural elements that a global pharmaceutical company needs to strengthen in order to promote its strategy of innovation and achieve business success.