Learning from Natural World Observations

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most technologies and best practiceshave been developed from the naturalworld observations - planes from birds,

pills from plants and computers frombrains. Here we explore what lessons

can be applied to workforceengagement?

Workforce Engagement

PROCESSMECHANISM STRUCTURE

Applying this to engagementWHY?

energy

the three critical things neededfor life to come forth

laws of physics shouldpermit stable complex

structures to form

place should havesubstances needed for

biology & reactions

setting must exist inwhich components

come together in theright way & time

bird's trajectory is shaped by its geneticand neurological states and an energyaccountant will tell the bird if it is ableto make a longer trip for food

process and

structure marry up or 'aligned'

Applying this to engagementmeans culture, energy and

instructions come together in linewith capacity and objectives with

a fuller understanding of causeand effect relationships

rules

energymatter

all physical systems process

information in anelementary sense

"US firms with no concrete talent strategy" (Bersin-Deloitte 2012)

93%Employers ‘reap what they sow’ and if you don'tlike what you're getting out you need to look atwhat you’re putting in

Employee disengagement costs at least

difference between life and death - eight orders of data(10) differentiate between a dead and living bacterium cell

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for life 3 criticalthings are energy,

information andknow how

if Earth was a fewpercent closer to the

Sun - water would eitherevaporate or freeze

food-air give energy.Inside cells electronsare stripped to feed

oxygen

Employee disengagement costs at least£52bn to the UK economy and

$450BN to US economy

1%1 in 4 star performers planning to leave

current employer within year (CEB 2010)

65% concerned about losing stars(towers & watson 2010)

"bye-bye"

growth in productivityworth at least £2.5trillion

Knowledge & skills in UK worth £17 trillionequivalent to 2.5 times value of tangible assets

including buildings, vehicles, plant & machinery

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