BUSINESS IMPACT 
RELATIONSHIPSBETWEENLEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTANDBUSINESSPERFORMANCE
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichSTRIM GROUP OFCOMPANIESWHO WEARE 
Many years of experience 
as globally acting senior 
executivesin the design and 
implementation of strategies 
High qualityreferencesas 
executivecoacheswitha focus 
on sales, marketing, financeand 
HR -partlyin international 
environments 
Scientific foundation, balance 
ofinternal andexternalevidence 
due tovariousteachingand 
researchactivities 
Specialistsin SWPand(HR/ 
Workforce/Sales) Analytics– 
partlywiththeinvolvement 
ofOutsourcing 
Development ofinnovative 
businessmodelswitha constant 
viewon cultureand 
leadership 
Empathyin large organizations 
connectedwithdown-to-earth- 
nessandexpertisein 
execution(conventions) 
xxx November 7, 2014 2
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTLINKAGESTOBUSINESS IMPACT 
In accordance with: Nick Bontis und Jac Fitz-Enz, The Conference Board, Mark A. November 7, 2014 3 
Huselid, Brian E. Becker, Richard W. Beatty, J.+P. Phillips 
Business Perfor- mance 
Resignation 
Risk 
R2=44,1% 
-0,372 
Managerial 
Leadership 
Training 
Human 
Capital 
Relational 
Capital 
StructuralCapital 
Human Capital Effectiven. 
KnowledgeGeneration 
EmployeeSatisfaction 
EmployeeMotivation 
Value Alignment 
StrategyExecution* 
KnowledgeIntegration 
KnowledgeSharing 
Motivation Risk 
FailureandAvailabilityRisk 
Occupational 
SkillRisk 
Integrity 
Risk 
Alignment 
Risk 
0,506 
0,442 
0,530 
0,326 
0,360 
R2=68,2% 
R2=28,5% 
R2=28,5% 
0,751 
0,358 
0,307 
0,475 
0,327 
-0,337 
0,439 
0,456 
0,429 
0,394 
0,430 
0,285 
-0,233 
0,262 
Retention ofKey People 
Human Capital Depletion 
EmployeeEngage- ment 
EmployeeBehaviorCustomer Impression 
Return on Assets 
Operating Margin 
Revenue Growth 
Customer Retention 
A compellingPlace toWork 
A compellingPlace toShop 
A compellingPlace toInvest 
Customer Service 
(Talent) Retention 
The GeneticCode ofHighlyEngagingCultures: EightElements
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTLINKAGESTOBUSINESS IMPACT–BACKUP 1/2 
Business Perfor- mance 
Resignation 
Risk 
R2=44,1% 
-0,372 
Managerial 
Leadership 
Training 
Human 
Capital 
Relational 
Capital 
StructuralCapital 
Human Capital Effectiven. 
KnowledgeGeneration 
EmployeeEngage- ment 
EmployeeSatisfaction 
EmployeeMotivation 
Value Alignment 
StrategyExecution* 
KnowledgeIntegration 
KnowledgeSharing 
Motivation Risk 
FailureandAvailabilityRisk 
Occupational 
SkillRisk 
Integrity 
Risk 
Alignment 
Risk 
0,506 
0,442 
0,530 
0,326 
0,360 
R2=68,2% 
R2=28,5% 
R2=28,5% 
0,751 
0,358 
0,307 
0,475 
0,327 
-0,337 
0,439 
0,456 
0,429 
0,394 
0,430 
0,285 
-0,233 
0,262 
Retention ofKey People 
Human Capital Depletion 
EmployeeBehaviorCustomer Impression 
Return on Assets 
Operating Margin 
Revenue Growth 
Customer Retention 
A compellingPlace toWork 
A compellingPlace toShop 
A compellingPlace toInvest 
Source: Investing in People. Financial Impact of Human Resource Initiatives. Wayne November 7, 2014 4 
Cascio and John Boudreau. P. 143 ff. 
EmployeeAttitudes 
GreaterEngagement 
GreaterJob Satisfaction 
GreaterProba- bilityofRetention 
1.Job challengeandlearning 
2.Climateofrespect 
3.Autonomy 
4.Work-lifefit 
5.Economicsecurity 
6.Supervisor tasksupport 
1.Economicsecurity 
2.Work-lifefit 
3.Climateofrespect 
4.Autonomy 
5.Supervisor tasksupport 
6.Job challengeandlearning 
1.Economicsecurity 
2.Work-lifefit 
3.Job challengeandlearning 
4.Supervisor tasksupport 
5.Autonomy 
6.Climateofrespect 
EffectiveWorkplaceDimensionsThatSignificantlyPredictedWork Outcomes 
Source: Investingin People. Financial Impact ofHuman ResourceInitiatives. Wayne CascioandJohn Boudreau. P. 146 
GreaterEngagement 
GreaterJob Satisfaction 
GreaterProba- bilityofRetention 
1.Job challengeandlearning 
2.Climateofrespect 
3.Autonomy 
4.Work-lifefit 
5.Economicsecurity 
6.Supervisor tasksupport 
1.Economicsecurity 
2.Work-lifefit 
3.Climateofrespect 
4.Autonomy 
5.Supervisor tasksupport 
6.Job challengeandlearning 
1.Economicsecurity 
2.Work-lifefit 
3.Job challengeandlearning 
4.Supervisor tasksupport 
5.Autonomy 
6.Climateofrespect
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTELEMENTS OFENGAGEMENT CULTURE 
November 7, 2014 24 
1 
Alignmentofbusinessstrategy 
andengagementstrategy 
2 
An organizationalphilosophythat 
emphasizesa corepurpose 
3 
Formal programsandpoliciesthat 
drivetheengagementagenda 
4 
Open, proactive, leader-driven 
communicationaboutengagement 
5 
A workplaceandorganizational 
structurethatpromotescollaboration 
6 
A regularcadenceforassessment 
andfollow-up 
7 
Leaderswhoareexpectedand 
empoweredtobuildengagement 
8 
Demonstration ofthebusiness 
impactofengagement 
The GeneticCode ofHighlyEngagingCultures: EightElements 
EmployeeEngage- ment
November 6-7, 2014 
Zurich 
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 
WHAT NOW 
November 7, 2014 25 
82% 
of executives said that they 
have an engagement 
strategy in place 
of executives already 
focus on engagement for 
more than five years 
of executives (only!) link 
performance and results 
to engagement 
of executives indicated that 
one to three people were 
dedicated to engagement 
on a full-time basis 
52% 
49% 29%
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTDRIVERS OFENGAGEMENT 
November 7, 2014 26 
Trust andintegrity 
Nature ofthejob 
Indiv. & companyperfor- mance 
Career growthoppor- tunities 
Pride aboutthecompany 
Coworkers/teammembers 
Employeedevelop- ment 
Personal relation- ships 
Pay fairness 
Personal influence 
Well-being
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTEMPLOYEESEGMENTATION 
Source: PwC. Managing people in a changing world. Key trends in human capital, a global November 7, 2014 27 
perspective, 2010; TCB. Managing the Total Workforce. Bringing Contingent Labor …, 2013.
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTBUSINESS IMPACT 
November 7, 2014 28 
Below Average 
Average 
Engaged 
HighlyEngaged 
►Relationship between engagement and critical business outcomes is not understood 
►Track record of ignoring engagement data and employee feedback 
►Relationship between engagement and critical business outcomes is assumed 
►Inconsistent track record of learning and creating change based on engagement data and employee feedback 
►Relationship between engagement and critical business outcomes is explored on a regular basis 
►Organization has a track record of learning and creating change based on engagement data and employee feedback 
►Organization has a track record of improving performance and driving business results based on engagement data and employee feedback
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTCORE STATEMENTS 
Whenthesefour„conditions“ arein place, engagementbecomesa wayoflife: 
►Senior leadershipactivelysponsorsemployeeengagementinitiatives. 
►Itisactionandfollow-upthatcomesout ofthesurveyprocessthatmatters. 
►Itisan ongoingbusinessprocessthatisownedbytheline. 
►Engagedemployeeshavea „sharedbelief“ 
November 7, 2014 29
November 6-7, 2014 
ZurichCONVENTIONS2015MOTTO: „ANALYTICS MEETSEXECUTION“ 
Talent Relationship Management: May 21 
Human Capital Analytics: October15 
Talent Relationship Management : June 11 
Human Capital Analytics : October29 
Talent Relationship Management : June 25-26 
Human Capital Analytics : November 5 
November 7, 2014 30
YOURCONTACTPERSON 
►President and CEO at STRIMgroupAG in Zurich http://www.strimgroup.com 
►Senior Fellow Human Capital at The Conference Board in New York http://www.conference-board.org 
►Associate Professor at HTWG Constance / LCBS –MBA in Human Capital Management http://www.lcbs.htwg-konstanz.de 
►Selected professional positions: 
►Global Head of HR Analytics at Deutsche Bank AG, and 
►Senior Manager hrsat PricewaterhouseCoopers AG. 
845 Third Avenue 
New York, NY 10022-6600 
Phone: +49 (0)172 7590 688 
volker.mayer@conference-board.org 
Gütschstrasse22CH-8122 Binz (Zurich) 
Phone: +41 (0)43 366 05 58volker.mayer@strimgroup.com 
November 7, 2014 12

Employee engagement-programs-zurich-november-2014

  • 1.
    BUSINESS IMPACT RELATIONSHIPSBETWEENLEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT,EMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTANDBUSINESSPERFORMANCE
  • 2.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichSTRIM GROUP OFCOMPANIESWHO WEARE Many years of experience as globally acting senior executivesin the design and implementation of strategies High qualityreferencesas executivecoacheswitha focus on sales, marketing, financeand HR -partlyin international environments Scientific foundation, balance ofinternal andexternalevidence due tovariousteachingand researchactivities Specialistsin SWPand(HR/ Workforce/Sales) Analytics– partlywiththeinvolvement ofOutsourcing Development ofinnovative businessmodelswitha constant viewon cultureand leadership Empathyin large organizations connectedwithdown-to-earth- nessandexpertisein execution(conventions) xxx November 7, 2014 2
  • 3.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTLINKAGESTOBUSINESS IMPACT In accordance with: Nick Bontis und Jac Fitz-Enz, The Conference Board, Mark A. November 7, 2014 3 Huselid, Brian E. Becker, Richard W. Beatty, J.+P. Phillips Business Perfor- mance Resignation Risk R2=44,1% -0,372 Managerial Leadership Training Human Capital Relational Capital StructuralCapital Human Capital Effectiven. KnowledgeGeneration EmployeeSatisfaction EmployeeMotivation Value Alignment StrategyExecution* KnowledgeIntegration KnowledgeSharing Motivation Risk FailureandAvailabilityRisk Occupational SkillRisk Integrity Risk Alignment Risk 0,506 0,442 0,530 0,326 0,360 R2=68,2% R2=28,5% R2=28,5% 0,751 0,358 0,307 0,475 0,327 -0,337 0,439 0,456 0,429 0,394 0,430 0,285 -0,233 0,262 Retention ofKey People Human Capital Depletion EmployeeEngage- ment EmployeeBehaviorCustomer Impression Return on Assets Operating Margin Revenue Growth Customer Retention A compellingPlace toWork A compellingPlace toShop A compellingPlace toInvest Customer Service (Talent) Retention The GeneticCode ofHighlyEngagingCultures: EightElements
  • 4.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTLINKAGESTOBUSINESS IMPACT–BACKUP 1/2 Business Perfor- mance Resignation Risk R2=44,1% -0,372 Managerial Leadership Training Human Capital Relational Capital StructuralCapital Human Capital Effectiven. KnowledgeGeneration EmployeeEngage- ment EmployeeSatisfaction EmployeeMotivation Value Alignment StrategyExecution* KnowledgeIntegration KnowledgeSharing Motivation Risk FailureandAvailabilityRisk Occupational SkillRisk Integrity Risk Alignment Risk 0,506 0,442 0,530 0,326 0,360 R2=68,2% R2=28,5% R2=28,5% 0,751 0,358 0,307 0,475 0,327 -0,337 0,439 0,456 0,429 0,394 0,430 0,285 -0,233 0,262 Retention ofKey People Human Capital Depletion EmployeeBehaviorCustomer Impression Return on Assets Operating Margin Revenue Growth Customer Retention A compellingPlace toWork A compellingPlace toShop A compellingPlace toInvest Source: Investing in People. Financial Impact of Human Resource Initiatives. Wayne November 7, 2014 4 Cascio and John Boudreau. P. 143 ff. EmployeeAttitudes GreaterEngagement GreaterJob Satisfaction GreaterProba- bilityofRetention 1.Job challengeandlearning 2.Climateofrespect 3.Autonomy 4.Work-lifefit 5.Economicsecurity 6.Supervisor tasksupport 1.Economicsecurity 2.Work-lifefit 3.Climateofrespect 4.Autonomy 5.Supervisor tasksupport 6.Job challengeandlearning 1.Economicsecurity 2.Work-lifefit 3.Job challengeandlearning 4.Supervisor tasksupport 5.Autonomy 6.Climateofrespect EffectiveWorkplaceDimensionsThatSignificantlyPredictedWork Outcomes Source: Investingin People. Financial Impact ofHuman ResourceInitiatives. Wayne CascioandJohn Boudreau. P. 146 GreaterEngagement GreaterJob Satisfaction GreaterProba- bilityofRetention 1.Job challengeandlearning 2.Climateofrespect 3.Autonomy 4.Work-lifefit 5.Economicsecurity 6.Supervisor tasksupport 1.Economicsecurity 2.Work-lifefit 3.Climateofrespect 4.Autonomy 5.Supervisor tasksupport 6.Job challengeandlearning 1.Economicsecurity 2.Work-lifefit 3.Job challengeandlearning 4.Supervisor tasksupport 5.Autonomy 6.Climateofrespect
  • 5.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTELEMENTS OFENGAGEMENT CULTURE November 7, 2014 24 1 Alignmentofbusinessstrategy andengagementstrategy 2 An organizationalphilosophythat emphasizesa corepurpose 3 Formal programsandpoliciesthat drivetheengagementagenda 4 Open, proactive, leader-driven communicationaboutengagement 5 A workplaceandorganizational structurethatpromotescollaboration 6 A regularcadenceforassessment andfollow-up 7 Leaderswhoareexpectedand empoweredtobuildengagement 8 Demonstration ofthebusiness impactofengagement The GeneticCode ofHighlyEngagingCultures: EightElements EmployeeEngage- ment
  • 6.
    November 6-7, 2014 Zurich EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT WHAT NOW November 7, 2014 25 82% of executives said that they have an engagement strategy in place of executives already focus on engagement for more than five years of executives (only!) link performance and results to engagement of executives indicated that one to three people were dedicated to engagement on a full-time basis 52% 49% 29%
  • 7.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTDRIVERS OFENGAGEMENT November 7, 2014 26 Trust andintegrity Nature ofthejob Indiv. & companyperfor- mance Career growthoppor- tunities Pride aboutthecompany Coworkers/teammembers Employeedevelop- ment Personal relation- ships Pay fairness Personal influence Well-being
  • 8.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTEMPLOYEESEGMENTATION Source: PwC. Managing people in a changing world. Key trends in human capital, a global November 7, 2014 27 perspective, 2010; TCB. Managing the Total Workforce. Bringing Contingent Labor …, 2013.
  • 9.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTBUSINESS IMPACT November 7, 2014 28 Below Average Average Engaged HighlyEngaged ►Relationship between engagement and critical business outcomes is not understood ►Track record of ignoring engagement data and employee feedback ►Relationship between engagement and critical business outcomes is assumed ►Inconsistent track record of learning and creating change based on engagement data and employee feedback ►Relationship between engagement and critical business outcomes is explored on a regular basis ►Organization has a track record of learning and creating change based on engagement data and employee feedback ►Organization has a track record of improving performance and driving business results based on engagement data and employee feedback
  • 10.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENTCORE STATEMENTS Whenthesefour„conditions“ arein place, engagementbecomesa wayoflife: ►Senior leadershipactivelysponsorsemployeeengagementinitiatives. ►Itisactionandfollow-upthatcomesout ofthesurveyprocessthatmatters. ►Itisan ongoingbusinessprocessthatisownedbytheline. ►Engagedemployeeshavea „sharedbelief“ November 7, 2014 29
  • 11.
    November 6-7, 2014 ZurichCONVENTIONS2015MOTTO: „ANALYTICS MEETSEXECUTION“ Talent Relationship Management: May 21 Human Capital Analytics: October15 Talent Relationship Management : June 11 Human Capital Analytics : October29 Talent Relationship Management : June 25-26 Human Capital Analytics : November 5 November 7, 2014 30
  • 12.
    YOURCONTACTPERSON ►President andCEO at STRIMgroupAG in Zurich http://www.strimgroup.com ►Senior Fellow Human Capital at The Conference Board in New York http://www.conference-board.org ►Associate Professor at HTWG Constance / LCBS –MBA in Human Capital Management http://www.lcbs.htwg-konstanz.de ►Selected professional positions: ►Global Head of HR Analytics at Deutsche Bank AG, and ►Senior Manager hrsat PricewaterhouseCoopers AG. 845 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-6600 Phone: +49 (0)172 7590 688 volker.mayer@conference-board.org Gütschstrasse22CH-8122 Binz (Zurich) Phone: +41 (0)43 366 05 58volker.mayer@strimgroup.com November 7, 2014 12