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 Business
continues to grow in the Thames Valley and Andy
Montgomery, who runs Digby Morgan’s Reading
office, looks at how HR has helped drive recovery.
After the challenging economic
climate of the recent past, it has been pleasing
to see that the recovery during 2010 has continued
and that, despite many reports to the contrary,
the positive upturn we saw in the first half
of the year wasn’t just a ‘blip’
and has continued through Q3.
Although we continue to read much about possible
double dips and there will undoubtedly be long
term issues to be managed, we’re feeling
positive and for many reasons. Although, of
course, much of the discussion centres around
the purely ‘economic’ issues, I
recently read a fascinating report which focused
on the resilience and innovation of the British
workforce.
As business change is so often led by HR, it’s
pleasing to see that companies have adapted
to their environments. Some of the key points
raised were:
- Six out of 10 employees claim their employers
have become more innovative and only 3% have
slipped back into old ways of working
- 32% of respondents in this report said
that they are now feeling more engaged and
feeling more personally responsible for the
success of their organisations
- Manager/employee communications have improved,
increasing trust and engagement
During what had been a very difficult time
for many people, it’s pleasing to read
reports that actually show how companies have
responded and adapted to the climate and that
there have been some real positives from an
employment perspective, rather than just economic
results.
Maybe this proves Darwin’s quote right
- ‘It is not the strongest of the species
that survives, nor the most intelligent that
survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable
to change.’
After what has been a record breaking quarter
for the Thames Valley team, it is pleasing to
see that our approach to working with HR professionals
has paid off. Over the next three months we
hope to be expanding the team further and continue
to build relationships with our clients based
throughout the Thames Valley.
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