In September 2009 we published a Green Paper entitled “Releasing performance: the new agenda for HR”. In it we introduced the concept of Corporate Prisoners* – employees who stay with an organisation without being fully engaged.
Response to the report was phenomenal – with media coverage on and off line around the world. As a result we were invited to make many presentations on the findings in the UK and Europe. It was during these presentations that a series of key questions from HR professionals began to emerge.
In subsequent discussions it became clear that one factor was driving the answers to all the questions: motivation. Motivation is the force that energises people to perform. Without motivation even the most capable employees can fail to deliver their true potential. Motivation also drives career decisions.
If an organisation fails to meet our needs the reaction may be to leave – or withhold our discretionary effort. If job predictability and job security are your prime career drivers then change will inevitably pose a greater threat.
In the summer of 2010 we decided to undertake another piece of original research to help HR professionals gain a broader understanding of what UK workers want from their employers. This Green Paper summarises the key findings of that research.
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