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    Effective employee engagement policies and management can drive innovation – DHL

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    By Paul Adepoju on February 19, 2015 Business, News, People, Press Release

    Employee engagement has emerged as a critical driver of business success in today’s competitive marketplace, with various studies showing the positive impact of employee engagement on company performance.  Research by Gallup, the American research-based, global performance-management consulting company, describes engaged employees as being psychologically committed to a job, and likely to be making positive contributions to an organisation.

    This is further supported by Lebo Tseladimitlwa, Vice President of Human Resources at DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, who says that effective employee engagement policies and management can drive innovation, productivity and bottom-line performance, and should be utilised to counter adverse market conditions.

    dhl vpTseladimitlwa says: “Understanding the need to drive a common culture across 220 countries, we launched a Certified International Specialists learning and development program for all 3,500 staff in Africa. Everyone from the Global CEO to a Courier in any country has gone through this training program reinforcing our core competencies as an organization. We also run a number of internal initiatives such as Employee Appreciation Weeks, Employee of the Quarter and Employee of the Year awards as well a yearly Employee Opinion Survey which is managed by a third party in the spirit of anonymity, and employees are asked to give feedback on all areas which impact their satisfaction and engagement levels. We have a task team who analyze the feedback and take the relevant corrective action to ensure that we make significant progress each year. In 2009, our employee engagement score was 57% and for 2014, we achieved 80%. It’s true that what gets measured gets done.”

    “We also have an internal development program called Made In Africa, that produces a sustainable and dynamic list of future leaders that can succeed Africa Management Board positions, Country Management positions and senior functional roles. The program reduces the historical dependency on expatriate imports, and improves skills of the talent pool.”

    “Employees should be encouraged to grow – both personally and professionally, and should be continuously motivated to broaden their horizons and fulfill their potential via a wide and varied range of learning and development opportunities. These should be defined by the business and evaluated at regular intervals. Employee engagement should also be weaved into the performance criteria expected of managers, as this tends to present the most benefits.”

    “We believe that there is a huge caliber of talent available on the continent and it is critical to continually develop employees’ talent and engagement levels. If developed and managed correctly, these engagement levels can result in employees offering exceptional service to clients,” concludes Tseladimitlwa.

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