Resilience and Personal Growth Initiative at the workplace are two very essential but overlooked measures that affect an individual’s well-being and development in an organization. Resilience in employees can be witnessed in their ability to adapt to surroundings, learning skills and...

I examine the history of employee engagement and how it has been characterised by thinkers in sociology, psychology, management and economics. I suggest that, while employers may choose to invest in employee engagement, there are alternative management strategies that may be profit-maximising. I...