Bill Paris, Author at MOTIVAIT

About Bill Paris

Following an earlier career as an HR professional in the technology sector, and more recently in executive search across the Human Resources function, I am proud to have joined Motivait. The power of technology coupled with psychological theory to drive sustainable behavioural change makes for a compelling solution to help organisations enhance commitment, participation, motivation and performance...
I am focused on the growth of our business across the UK and Ireland with a corporate wide responsibility for the development of our Employee Engagement solutions proposition.

Entries by Bill Paris

Engagement

It’s Time To Focus on the Experience

Engagement hasn’t declined so much as it has stalled, and that matters more than it might initially appear. Stagnation is easy to overlook because it rarely announces itself, instead, it shows up gradually in the background, through slowing momentum, weaker connection and a growing sense that despite repeated effort, little meaningfully changes. The Engage for Success 2025 report reflects this reality. Engagement levels remain broadly flat, inclusion gaps […]

21/04/2026 by Bill Paris

Engagement

Between the posts: What Football Taught Me About Employee Engagement

Earlier in my life, I spent countless hours between the posts as a goalkeeper, dreaming of becoming a professional footballer. That dream didn’t quite materialise, but I was fortunate to enjoy playing the game at a decent level for many years. Football back then wasn’t glamorous. Training twice a week in the evenings, often on […]

28/10/2025 by Bill Paris

Engagement

Loyal Customers Start with Engaged Employees

Employee engagement isn’t just about creating a positive work culture, it’s about creating a deep emotional attachment between the employees and their work, their colleagues and their organisation. When employees genuinely care for the company mission, feel a sense of purpose in their role and are invested in the organisation’s success they provide better service, […]

12/06/2025 by Bill Paris

Employees, Engagement, Gamification, Learning & Development

Unlocking the Power of Employee Development: Potential Challenges and Solutions

In our previous blog ‘Unlocking the Power of Employee Development: Strategies for Success’ we looked at the importance of learning and development programmes in organisations for improving employee engagement, retention and productivity. However, the reality is, many organisations don’t provide the right tools or opportunities either because it feels hard to know where or how […]

20/09/2023 by Bill Paris

Employees, Engagement, Gamification, Learning & Development

Unlocking the Power of Employee Development: Strategies for Success

In today’s volatile and highly competitive business world, organisations face constant pressure to stand out and stay up to date, while driving profitability and performance. It is indisputable that engaged employees drive better results in all aspects of the working environment. Improved engagement relates to improved collaboration, improved advocacy, improved performance, and so on. Many […]

12/07/2023 by Bill Paris

Employees, Engagement

Effective onboarding: time to get emotional

The onboarding of new employees continues to be a topical and important subject for organisations, particularly in the current job market where the number of vacancies far outweighs the number of available candidates and where remote working is becoming more common practice. Hiring is a timely and expensive activity. So it is paramount not to […]

13/12/2021 by Bill Paris

Employees, Engagement

To Recruit and Retain the best employees

As organisations across the world adjust and transform to keep up with an evolving economic and social landscape, there is much talk about the many challenges that are having to be confronted, particularly in the workplace. From managing the increased desire of employees to work remotely and flexibly, to addressing the talent shortages that exist across […]

21/10/2021 by Bill Paris

Employees, Engagement

Future of Work, Future of Engagement

The Future of Work has been a hot topic for a number of years. Emerging technologies, emerging generations of employees, changing values and routines have all influenced futurist’s predictions for how the world of work will look come 2025, 2030, or 2050. Then, the circumstances of the last few months have brought a whole new […]

19/08/2020 by Bill Paris

Employees, Engagement

Future of Work, Future of Engagement

19/08/2020 by Bill Paris

Employees, Engagement, Motivation

Webinar – Engagement in Uncertain Times

Building Tools, Tasks, Teams and Trust For many of us, recent events have challenged our concept of collaboration, connectivity and life in general. Remote teams have been forced to juggle integrating work and personal needs, while organisations have had to respond to a chain of complicated business conditions and challenges. The future seems to offer […]

28/07/2020 by Bill Paris

About Bill Paris

Entries by Bill Paris

It’s Time To Focus on the Experience

Between the posts: What Football Taught Me About Employee Engagement

Loyal Customers Start with Engaged Employees

Unlocking the Power of Employee Development: Potential Challenges and Solutions

Unlocking the Power of Employee Development: Strategies for Success

Effective onboarding: time to get emotional

To Recruit and Retain the best employees

Future of Work, Future of Engagement

Future of Work, Future of Engagement

Webinar – Engagement in Uncertain Times

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