Commitment in chaos: Employee engagement in time of change

When we are truly engaged at work, we operate on another level of commitment, are emotionally invested in our work and organizations, and are also fulfilled by what we accomplish. Research on engagement routinely focuses on its correlation with high performance and business results. But while engagement is an on-going organizational process, organizations fall short or fail when it comes to engagement in times of disruption, transformation, uncertainty, and change — times when calculated business decisions are made that alter or transform business strategies, culture, and operations. 

The notion of employee engagement has flipped — employee engagement is not just about the leaders being empowered and empowering to drive engagement or an aggressive HR that supports engagement initiatives. Engagement is about decision-making, dialogue, capability development, and connection. 

This cover story attempts to seek answers to the questions related to driving sustained engagement and open communications to transform organizations; empowering the workforce to achieve more in times of transformation; building engaging cultures that directly impact business results and building strong workforce connections that result in high employee engagement and retention. 

You can read the articles here:

• Catalyzing employee engagement during organizational transformation by Inderjeet Sengupta CHRO, Johnson & Johnson - India & South Asia
  
  
• The Future of Employee Engagement: Lessons from Experience by R. Swaminathan, Chief People Officer, WNS Global Services
  
  
• Engaging for change by Anil Jalali, CHRO, Capgemini
  
  
• Employee engagement in zones By KV Rajan, HR Director - Qatar, Director - L&D, Talent & SFE, The CocaCola Bottling Company of Bahrain & Qatar
  
  
• Immersive Employee Engagement in the Era of Transformation By Paneesh Rao, CHRO, L&T Technology, Services Ltd
  
  
• Creating a sustainable culture of engagement By Rituraj Sar, Head – Global Learning and Organization Development, Lupin Limited
  
  
• Engagement has to be a way of life By Ritesh Rana, Head – HR, Britannia, Industries Limited
  
  
• Engaging people during transformation: Thriving in the future of work By Lewis Garrad, Organizational Psychologist & Growth Markets lead for Mercer | Sirotas