James Scott

James Scott

Recent Posts

What Will Employee Engagement Look Like in 2022 & Beyond?

It has been almost two years since the government advised people to work from home, and yet there is still so much debate surrounding the everyday working life both now and in the future.

February 17, 2022

Review: Free Open University Employee Engagement​ Training Course

The explosion in free online learning resources has been one of the positive consequences of the pandemic helping people make the most of any downtime and even re-skill to be better prepared for the months and years ahead.

June 29, 2020

The Infinite Game of Employee Engagement

On a recent long-haul flight to the states I had the opportunity to listen to Simon Sinek’s latest book - The Infinite Game. For anyone genuinely interested in how to engage employees and why it really matters, this book provides some..

February 19, 2020

Something exciting is happening today

We have some exciting news to share today. We are re-branding from TheAppBuilder to Thrive.

November 7, 2019

Is there really a need for employee recognition?

In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, nearly at the top, there’s a set called ‘Esteem’ to express that all humans crave for self-esteem, confidence, respect of others and by others, and achievement. At work, this social need makes us want..

October 30, 2019

Will an employee engagement app reduce staff turnover?

Every week in my role at Thrive I engage with organisations where high levels of staff turnover of 30% or more are really hurting businesses across a wide range of sectors. Just pause for a moment and imagine roughly a third of the..

October 29, 2019

True Employee Engagement Proven to be Linked to Career Prospects.

Employees are a company’s most valuable resource and strategies for their career development are crucial in showing them that they matter. Of the ‘essentials’ that need to be addressed to ensure an organisation’s employee engagement..

October 29, 2019

Reasons Why Employee Recognition Leads to Employee Engagement.

Employee engagement as a concept has become increasingly acknowledged in management thinking over the past ten years. We like the definition of employee engagement devised by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development..

October 24, 2019

Need a Company Intranet App?

A ‘company intranet app’ is a bit of a misnomer in that when you consider the actual potential of a carefully developed enterprise mobile app- it’s a bit like calling Google an ‘online phone book service’.

September 11, 2019