by Benjamin Ellis | Aug 8, 2023 | Announcements, Supply Chain
When we think of modern slavery, it’s easy to picture it as an issue confined to distant corners of the world, but the grim reality is that modern slavery exists much closer to home. When then go on to look to people in work who are being paid below the minimum...
by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 30, 2023 | Announcements, Leadership, Surveys
I vividly remember the first time that I spoke about the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in the context of organisational transformation. It was almost two decades ago at a conference for communications professionals. The room was packed, and as I explained the...
by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 2, 2023 | Announcements, Leadership
Since the start of my career in technology I have been keenly aware of the role culture has in the success of a business. I remember my first week working in Silicon Valley, as Friday afternoon rolled around, pizzas arrived at the office and family members and company...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jan 31, 2023 | Announcements, Leadership
You’ve either heard of the closed-loop process or you haven’t. Here at SocialOptic, it’s something we incorporate into our daily working practice and we encourage our clients to do the same. Why? Because when you look at high-performing organisations you see a...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jan 17, 2023 | Announcements, SurveyOptic
The annual employee engagement survey is making a comeback. After falling out of favour for a few years, more and more companies are coming round to the idea that a large annual survey is the best way to understand their workforce. Why is this? After all, in recent...
by Benjamin Ellis | Sep 25, 2017 | Announcements, SurveyOptic
Get right to the bottom of measuring employee engagement. There are whole books devoted to it, but the basics are quick to grasp. The October edition of Voice Magazine, from the IoIC, has an extensive article titled “All in good measure” on the topic. It...
