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Driving Business Results Through Engagement

07 November 2017 | JohannesburgHackle Brooke Conference Centre, 110 Con-rad Drive, Cnr Conrad Drive & Jan Smuts Ave-nue, Craighall Park

How can organisations hit the sweet spot to achieve higher employee engagement?

Employee engagement is of paramount importance – yet it remains a challenge for many organisations in both private sector and public sector to achieve higher levels of engage-ments as research points out.• Gallup Management Journal’s Employee Engagement

Index shows that only 29 percent of employees are ac-tively engaged in their jobs, while 54 percent are not engaged and 17 percent are actively disengaged.

• Right Management found similar results with only 34 percent of employees fully engaged, while 50 percent are completely disengaged.

• According to the Global Workforce Study, companies with an engaged workforce experience: 6.5 fewer days absent, 41 percent lower retention risk, and 3× higher operating margins.

In today’s highly competitive market, it is critical for HR Pro-fessionals and line managers to collectively focus on creat-ing a culture of employee engagement to attract and retain quality talent.

Engaged employees are more committed to their work and feel connected to the success of their organisation. In addi-tion, they are more likely to believe in their organisation’s values, mission and vision. The increasing utilisation of boundary less organisations poses a challenge for leaders who strive to create and maintain employee engagement within an organisation.

There are innumerable advantages with employee engage-ment. It increases employee retention and loyalty. It improves performance and productivity to give a competitive edge

over others. It minimises employee turnover and maximises their morale. It provides customer satisfaction and improves the organisational bottom lines. It ultimately improves share-holders value. Hence, senior leaders and CEOs must follow the slogan of “employee first, customer second and share-holder third.”Jim Harter[1], a Chief Scientist at Gallup outlines the advan-tages of employee engagement as follows: engaged em-ployees are more attentive and vigilant; they look out for the needs of their coworkers and the overall enterprise; they personally “own” the result of their work and that of the or-ganisation; they re-create jobs so that each person has a chance to do what they do best; and they help people see the connection between their everyday work and the larger purpose or mission of the organisation.

Reality is, companies struggle to get employee engagement right; and the business environment has a high demand for skilled professionals which increases job prospects, making employee retention one of the top challenges that organisa-tions face today. If Employees are disengaged, chances of them leaving your organisation are very high.

Building a culture of engagement is a long-term and on-go-ing process. It is a worthwhile investment as increased en-gagement leads greater organisational outcomes.

It is with this reason that MFUWO Consulting (Pty) Ltd has put together a seminar to assist you with practices and strate-gies geared to improve employee engagement levels in your organisation. Attend this one-day seminar on 07 November 2017 in Johannesburg to learn how to engage diverse em-ployees in your organisation.

Who should attend? • Talent managers / Specialists• Organisational Development specialists• HR Directors• HR Managers• Retention Managers• Line Managers

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10:30– 10:45

08:45 – 09:30 Using positive psychology to maximise employee engagement.

10`;45 - 11`;45Developing an integrated workforce plan that supports your organisational objectives.

09:30 – 10:30 Leadership 101 essential for optimal employee engagement.• Acknowledge employee diversity and use it as a com-

petitive advantage• Do unto your followers what you will like done to you

and more• Create an adult to adult relationship with employees• Be authentic as a leader• Recognise and reward the values that are essential to

create the preferred culture• Invest time to interact with employees at all levels and

act on the feedback

13:30 – 14:30Getting your employee value proposition right: EVP that en-gages the employee.• Developing a compelling and credible EVP that show-

cases the company’s strength• EVP roll out, promotion and identification of improve-

ment opportunities• Implement consistent tracking mechanism to measure

the impact of EVP improvements

14:30 – 15:30Countering employee disengagement with people experi-ence strategies• Understanding employee engagement as a spectrum• Under Identifying engaged and disengaged employees• The root organisational causes of disengagement• Giving recognition• Providing the tools for success

Ruan Minnaar Director: Human Capital & Marketing Bigen Africa Services (Pty) Ltd

Lydia Cillié-SchmidtTalent & HR Consultant, The Talent Hub

APRIL BALOYI Head: Business Lending, Standard Bank

Thembisile DhladhlaHR & Transformation Director, Rennies Travel

Dr Pat SmytheExecutive Chairman, Emergence Growth - Human Capital Africa

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Midmorning tea and networking break

11:45-12:45Rewarding Simply –reward and recognition methods that works

Craig RaathDirector, 21st Century Pay Solutions Group

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12:45 – 13:30

15:30 – 15:45

Lunch

wrap up and closure

07:30 - 08:30

08:30 - 08:45

Registration and morning refreshments

Welcome by chairperson

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Live the change you want to see in this world… This is the life philosophy of the energetic Ruan Minnaar, Human Capital and Marketing director of leading socio-economic development impact company, Bigen Africa. Ruan is a dynamic executive with an excellent academic, business and personal record across a wide range of disciplines and described by peers as a communicator par excellence, an activator, maximiser and inspirational leader.

April Baloyi is the Head of Business and Commercial Lending Products at Standard bank of South Africa. He is a servant leader and a seasoned banker with over 12 years working experience in the banking sector where he started several new departments and also turned around existing business performance. Having occu-pied various senior roles in banking, he attributes his success to the engaged teams that he has been privileged to serve as their leader.

Lydia is an independent consultant and owner of “The Talent Hub”. The Talent Hub’s focus ar-eas are the design and implementation of talent management processes and strategy across the employee lifecycle, including acquisition, deployment, development and engagement. The Talent Hub is the implementation Partner for Learning Paths International, as well as Appraisal Smart in South Africa. These processes are supported by leadership development programmes, assessment centres, psychometric assessments, the design and presentation of training programmes, coaching, mentoring, performance management and succession development.

Lydia has more than 30 years of experience as an industrial psychologist, working as a per-manent employee for organisations such as Vodacom, Sasol, the SABC and the Department of Post and Telecommunications. As an independent consultant Lydia gained experience in organisation design, the design of career paths, learning paths and training games. She has also gained experience in policy design and medico-legal report-writing. She developed a toolkit on Workforce Planning and has presented several workshops on topics such as In-tegrated Talent Management, HR as a Strategic Business Partner, Workforce Planning and Succession Management. She is a registered Industrial Psychologist and completed a doc-torate in Industrial Psychology, focusing on the use of Narrative Technique in Management Development.

Ruan MinnaarHuman Capital and Marketing Director : Bigen Africa

April BaloyiHead: Business Lending, Standard Bank SA

Lydia Cillié-SchmidtTalent & HR Consultant: The Talent Hub

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Dr Patrick Smythe is the Executive Chairman of Emergence Growth. He has consulted to over 1500 organisations both nationally and internationally. He has published numerous articles for journals, newspapers & HR magazines. Pat has over 30 years of HR experience, having held board positions for over 25 years. He has presented at over 150 conferences across the Africa continent and specialises in numerous aspects of HR and Remuneration. Pat is a registered HR Auditor with the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) and a certified Gallup Strengths Coach. He received Africa’s HR Leader of the Year in 2011, was inducted into Africa’s HR Hall of Fame in 2012 and in 2014 received the Africa HR Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2015 Pat was given the award as one of the 300 most influential global HR leaders by the World HRD Federation. He has served as an advisor to numerous Remuneration Committees and Boards of both Private Sector and Public Sector organisations. Pat has been instrumental in the roll-out of HR Standards in Southern Africa.

Craig is an Executive Director at 21st Century. In this capacity he has overall accountability for consulting division and operations. His primary role is business development and sales for 21st Century. Craig has consulted to over 500 organisations both nationally and internationally. Craig holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Majoring in Business Economics and Industrial Psychol-ogy. Areas of work include incentive scheme design, employee value proposition, financial mod-elling, performance management systems, salary structuring, strategy and policy development and general Executive remuneration consulting. He also sits on and advises a number of Board Committees. Craig has written numerous articles and speaks at several conferences on various remuneration topics as a recognised industry specialist.

Dr Pat SmytheExecutive Chairman: Emergence Growth & Human Capital Africa

Craig RaathDirector: 21st Century Pay Solutions Group

TERMS & CONDITIONS• Payment must be made to Mfuwo Consulting before the event takes place. Mfuwo Consulting reserves the right

to refuse admission where evidence of payment cannot be shown. • Confirmation of Booking: if you have not received confirmation, in writing, of your booking before the event,

please email conferencing@mfuwo.com to confirm that we have received your registration.• Unfortunately, no refund or credit can be given to delegates who do not attend without giving prior notice.• Cancellation: If a booking is cancelled within 7 days to the event, a 100% cancellation fee will be charged. If

something happens and you cannot make it to the event, you can send a substitute delegate to attend in your place. Please send the detail of the substitute delegate to conferencing@mfuwo.com.

Cost for attending: R3500 Excluding VAT Group Discounts

Book 3 delegates and get 10 % discount

CONTACT DETAILS81 Skimmer Street The Reeds 0157

+27(0)82 222 2419 | +27 (0)72 278 7963Info@mfuwo.com | phindile@mfuwo.com

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