{"id":623,"date":"2023-10-04T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/?p=623"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:00:46","slug":"how-to-keep-staff-engaged-in-a-climate-of-massive-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senseworkplace.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-staff-engaged-in-a-climate-of-massive-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"How to keep staff engaged in a climate of massive uncertainty."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We were as surprised as anyone to hear this summer that, the well-known discount retailer and household name Wilko, was entering administration.<\/a> Yes, it\u2019s a tough economic climate, but Wilko has been a pillar of the discount retail sector for many years and current economic circumstances should have favoured Wilko\u2019s thrifty, discount retail model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The financial collapse of Wilko would have been a distressing experience for its 12,000 employees whose jobs were at risk and whose futures were plunged into uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onsite HR managers at Wilko would know that, left unchecked, this climate of uncertainty would translate into reduced focus, and motivation, potentially leading to employee disengagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, onsite HR managers and people managers at Wilko (or any organization facing such a crisis) have a big role to play in keeping staff engaged in a climate of uncertainty. But what can be done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address uncertainty by answering burning questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When a company is going into administration, the kind of questions that will be on many people\u2019s lips are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n