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How HR and senior NHS leaders can support employee engagement: New IES paper
New member paper: Finding meaning at work
New IES book chapter on meaningfulness at work
Two new HR research projects: Opportunities to get involved and get feedback on your organisation
Event twitter feed: Realistic expectations? The role of the line manager #roleoftheline
IES Annual Members Conference 2013: The Many Faces of Engagement
Event writeup: HR Directors' Retreat 2014: Innovation
Action Learning Sets: Working together works
IES Conference: Evidence-Based HR: HR does it with data?
IES Annual Members Conference 2013: The Many Faces of Engagement
The mini conference: Our new event format
Final reports in the Engaging Manager series
Event write-up: HR Directors’ Retreat 2014: Innovation
The Engaging Manager and Sticky Situations
Rock, Visionary or Maverick? Assessing people management behaviours
Engage for Success - where next?
Modelling the future supply of vets and vet nurses
The 2024 Survey of the Veterinary Profession and the Veterinary Nursing Profession
Disability and Chronic Illness in Veterinary Work and Education
Female Service Leavers and Employment
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - staff engagement in improving patient experience
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - staff engagement in improving patient experience
Linking patient experience and staff experience - common themes from successful trusts
Slides: Job/work engagement: Understanding a different aspect of engagement
Supporting line managers to foster engagement
Preparing for Brexit through workforce planning
The future role of the veterinary nurse: 2017 Schedule 3 survey
European veterinary surgeons working in the UK: The impact of Brexit (baseline survey)
Workforce planning in uncertain times
Measuring employee engagement within the higher education sector
The relationship between total reward and employee engagement
Slides: Engaging everyone in change
What's the point? The importance of meaningful work
Slides: HR Analytics: What can we learn from the published literature?
Slides 'Engaging and motivating the team'
Annual HR Directors' Retreat: Behavioural change at work
Guide to Engagement for Line Managers
Measuring Employee Engagement and Interpreting Survey Results
Guide to Engagement for Senior Leaders
NIHR Staff Engagement in the NHS
The 2014 RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Professions: Synthesis Report
The 2014 RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Nurse Profession
The 2014 RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Profession
The engaging manager in development mode
HR Directors' Retreat 2014: Innovation
Barristers’ Working Lives: A second biennial survey of the Bar 2013
Slides: Open workplace cultures: a dream or a reality
Slides: Identifying and tackling barriers to openness: what works?
Slides: Shared experiences: openness in your organisation
Slides: Engagement: the next decade
Establishing a culture of openness: IES Perspectives on HR 2014
The engaging manager and sticky situations
Slides: IES engagement round up
Masterclass: Organisational Values
Teams and the engaging manager
Slides: Supporting managers to motivate and develop their people
Barristers’ Working Lives: A Biennial Survey of the Bar 2011
Slides: Analysing and using workforce information
Slides: Talent pool case study
Slides: The Workforce System – a useful tool in workforce planning
Urban and Rural Issues for the Health Sector in Scotland
The 2010 RCVS Survey of the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Professions
Workforce planning during bleak times
Women in Leadership: Time to Intervene?
Evaluation methodology: measurement of drivers of business success and failure
Review of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework
Business Case for the NHS Staff Survey
The RCVS Survey of the Veterinary Nursing Profession 2008
Strategy Development and Implementation
Engagement: The Continuing Story
Gateways to the Veterinary Profession
The UK Veterinary Profession in 2006
NHS Learning Accounts - the NHSU project
The Drivers of Employee Engagement
Understanding Employee Opinions
Workforce Planning: The Wider Context
Defining and Creating Employee Commitment
Performance Review: Balancing Objectives and Content
Employee Returns: Linking HR Performance Indicators to Business Strategy
On the Agenda: Changing Nurses’ Careers in 1999
On the Agenda: Changing Nurses’ Careers in 1999. A Summary
The Human Resource Information System Audit
The Human Resource Function Audit
The IPD Guide on Choosing Your Computerised Personnel System
Keeping the Best: A Practical Guide to Retaining Key Employees
Getting the Best out of your Competencies
HR Information Systems: Stand and Deliver
The IPD Guide on Implementing Computerised Personnel Systems
OIAHE Employee Engagement Survey
Supporting line managers to foster employee engagement
Survey of the optometric workforce 2018
Female Service Leavers and Employment
Surveys of veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons on the future role of the veterinary nurse
The impact of Brexit on European veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses practising in the UK
Awareness, attraction and retention of the Reserve Forces
Enhancing everyday working life through meaningfulness initiatives in the workplace
Development of a benchmark engagement indicator for the HE sector
Evaluation of the Nye Bevan Programme
Barristers' Working Lives 2013
Survey of recently-qualified veterinary surgeons
2014 survey of the vet surgeon and vet nurse professions
Enhancing and Embedding Staff Engagement in the NHS: Putting Theory into Practice
Strengths and engaging manager Knowledge Knibbles for Lewisham/Greenwich
Employee engagement in Higher Education Institutions - a toolkit
Staff survey and pay benchmarking
Employee Survey for the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
Unlocking Discretionary Behaviour at the Housing Ombudsman Service
Support given to families with young children
Learning from the Career Experiences of Women in Senior Accountancy Positions
Employee Engagement Plan for the Health and Safety Executive
Working Lives and Patterns of Veterinary Surgeons and Nurses
Attitudes and Rewards: finding out with IES
Getting to Grips with Workforce Planning in Local Government
Involving Children and Young People in Improving Local Health Services
Workforce Planning Support for DCSF
Engaging for Quality with NHS London
Using the Flexible Nursing Workforce in the NHS
NICE Management of Long-term Sickness
Advice on HEFCE's HE Workforce Framework
Key issues in staff motivation, Robinson D, Employee Benefits, October 2015
Measuring and understanding engagement Fletcher L, Robinson D, Truss C, Alfes K, Delbridge R, Shantz A, Soane E (eds), Employee engagement in theory and practice, Routledge, London, October 2013
The family nurse workforce study: Assessment of the FNP programme Robinson D, Miller L, Journal of Health Visiting, Vol. 1, Issue 5, May 2013
Get the picture?, Robinson D, Training Journal, December 2012
Team talk, Robinson D, Manager, Institute of Administrative Management, August 2012
Problem Solver: The HR expert... Robinson D, The Grapevine, May 2011
It's because they care Robinson D, Caritas, April 2011
Employee development: The role of the line manager, Robinson D, Hirsh W, HR Zone, January 2010
Creating engaging managers: is it HR's job?, Robinson D, Human Resources, January 2010
It's positively about people Robinson D, The HR Director, Issue 61, October 2009
The Engaging Manager, Robinson D, HR Review, Symposium Events, February 2009
People metrics help HR show what it knows about business Robinson D, HR Network Scotland, September 2008
Onwards and upwards, Robinson D, Employee Engagement Today, July 2008
Research topic: engagement, Robinson D, People Management, April 2008
Management theorists: thinkers for the 21st century?, Robinson D, Training Journal, January 2005
Who Cares? Midwives in the London NHS Hayday S, Robinson D, Royal College of Midwives magazine, Royal College of Midwives, March 2004
Implementing HR systems: trials, tribulations and triumphs Robinson D, Modernising Government Series: Human Resources, PSI Group, Vol. 1, Issue 2, September 2000
ASP - As soon as possible?, Robinson D, People Management, April 2000
NHS Employers: Health and Wellbeing Conference
Robinson D, NHS Employers: Health and Wellbeing Conference, Leeds, March 2019
Can we be happy at work?
Robinson D, Brighton Action for Happiness, Brighton Action for Happiness Group, Brighton, September 2015
Staff engagement in HE: A tricky path to navigate
Robinson D, ODHE Network conference, ODHE Network, Poole, March 2015
Robinson D, Podcast: What are the drivers of staff engagement and what actions can be taken by line managers?, NHS Employers, July 2014
Panel member: Future of engagement
Robinson D, From the future of engagement, to engagement in the future, Engage for Success, Birmingham, July 2014
Employee Engagement: Future Gazing
Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit, Symposium Events, London, April 2014
Engaging and disengaging managerial behaviours: What to look out for
Robinson D, Health and Wellbeing at Work, Health and Wellbeing at Work Network, Birmingham, March 2014
Behaviours of engaging managers
Robinson D, Managers Conference, Lambeth Living, London, February 2014
Insights and ideas - Engage for Success Thought Pieces
Robinson D, Employee Engagement Special Interest Group meeting, Lancaster University Management School, London, December 2013
New roles in the health sector: drivers, deployment, development
Miller L, Robinson D, Innovation and developments in the role of healthcare support workers, M&K Conferences, London, November 2013
NIHR Evidence Review: Staff Engagement in the NHS
Robinson D, Workforce Leaders Summit, NHS Employers, London, November 2013
The importance of engagement - the line manager's role
Robinson D, Shine Recognition of Excellence Awards Dinner, NHS Blood and Transplant, Birmingham, November 2013
Expert panel member
Robinson D, Engaging Leadership, Engage for Success and Chartered Institute of Management, Huddersfield, June 2013
Engagement in a unionised environment workshop
Robinson D, Universities HR Annual conference, Universities HR, York, May 2013
Building Employee Engagement
Robinson D, Employee Engagement in HE, Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), London, June 2012
The Engaging Manager workshop
Robinson D, Universities Human Resources (UHR) Annual Conference, Universities Human Resources, Ashford, Kent, May 2012
Leadership and Engagement session
Robinson, D, Engaging Public Sector Talent 2011, GovNet, London, September 2011
The Engaging Manager
Robinson D, Employee Engagement and the Individual: The Psychology and Experience of Engaging, LSE/ESRC, London, June 2011
Ensuring line managers effectively engage employees
Robinson D, Employee Engagament Conference, XPert HR, London, May 2011
NHS Employers Webinar: The Engaging Manager
Robinson D, NHS Employers Webinar, NHS EWin, online, March 2011
Employee engagement
Robinson, D, HR Strategy: Reward and Motivation Systems, LVA Europe Ltd, London, March 2011
Successful staff engagement
Robinson D, Staff Engagement seminar, NHS Employers, London, March 2011
Measuring Employee Engagement
Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit 2011, Symposium, London, March 2011
Staff engagement and success
Robinson D, NHS Employers Leading Workforce Thinking conference, London, November 2010
Engagement: Involving and Enabling Managers
Robinson D, Enabling Employee Engagement, Manchester Metropolitan Business School/Manchester CIPD, Manchester, July 2010
Employee Engagement: Definitions, Drivers and Behaviours
Robinson D, CIPD Brighton/University of Brighton evening seminar, CIPD Brighton/University of Brighton, Brighton, April 2010
Engagement: Benefits, Drivers and Behaviours
Robinson D, Clinical Leadership, Colchester Hospitals University Foundation Trust, February 2010
The evidence base – why staff engagement matters
Robinson D, Engage, involve, improve: making NHS staff engagement a reality, NHS Employers, London, July 2008
Engaging line management
Robinson D, People Development Board Conference, West Midlands Police, Birmingham, July 2008
The critical role of the line manager
Robinson D, Employee Engagement Conference, IRS, London, May 2008
Moving Forward with Employee Engagement
Robinson D, Employee Engagement Conference, IRS, London, May 2008
Improving Business Performance, Creating a Positive Working Environment and Maintaining High Standards
Robinson D, Employee Engagement Summit 2008, Symposium Events, CBI, London, April 2008
Keynote
Robinson D, Employee Engagement: The Continuing Story, Symposium, London, October 2007
Motivation, round table discussion
Robinson D, Getfeedback/Personnel Today seminar, Getfeedback/Personnel Today, London, January 2007
Engaging and disengaging: HR and employee engagement
Robinson D, Sussex CIPD branch programme, Sussex CIPD branch, Brighton, January 2007
Engagement Drivers
Robinson D, eReward Update Conference 2006, eReward, London, June 2006
Drivers of Employee Engagement
Robinson D, Manchester Metropolitan University/Sussex CIPD Annual HR Conference, Manchester CIPD, Manchester, March 2006
Introduction to the guidance and resource pack for the NHSU Learning Accounts
Robinson D, NHSU: The guidance and resource pack, NHSU, Aston, June 2005
A project overview
Robinson D, Evaluation of the NHSU Learning Accounts pilot, NHSU, Birmingham, March 2005
What makes a good employer? The links between effective human resource practice, staffing levels, staff involvement and care outcomes
Robinson D, Rafferty A, Maben J, West E, The global workforce initiative, International Council of Nursing (ICN), Geneva, March 2005
Gearing up to cope: a professional HR function
Robinson D, HR Practitioners’ Forum, The Chief Fire Officers Association, Warwick University, February 2005
Motivation, morale and retention - how to reward, motivate, retain, recruit and keep staff morale
Robinson D, Managing the Remodelled Workforce, Optimus Publishing, NEC, Birmingham, June 2004
Healthy Attitudes: staff attitudes in the London NHS, 2000-2002
Robinson D, Perryman S, Improving Working Lives, Kings Fund/SHRINE/London NHS Confederation, Kings Fund, London, January 2004
Flexible Benefits
Robinson D, National Housing Federation HR and IT, Telford International Centre, July 2003
Public sector application
Robinson D, Using scorecards to align people and business strategies, IRS/William M Mercer Ltd, London, March 2001
ASP - worth biting?
Robinson D, e-HR 2000, IQPC, London, September 2000
Using Personnel Systems Effectively
Robinson D, CIP 99, IPD/IES, London, June 1999
Steering Committee Member
Robinson D, new IPD interest group - HR Systems Forum, IPD, London, March 1998
Retaining Key People
Robinson D, Barber L, IPD Recruitment Forum, IPD, London, March 1998