Debra Corey

Member Since: 18th Mar 2020
Debra Corey is a much-admired, charismatic and highly respected figure in the Human Resources world, recently being named one of the top 101 global employee engagement influencers. She’s had a varied and exciting career over the last 20+ years, working for global companies such as Gap Inc., Honeywell, Merlin Entertainments and Reward Gateway to name a few, where she’s developed and delivered HR strategies in a rebellious way, pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo to truly drive employee engagement.
She’s the author of three best-selling books, “Bringing Your Values Out to Play”, “Build it: A Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement" and “Effective HR Communication: A framework for communicating programmes with IMPACT”.
Chief Pay it Forward Officer, Speaker, Author and Consultant DebCo HR LTD
11th Nov 2022
The secret to capturing commonly missed recognition moments
One of the biggest reasons that employee recognition programmes are failing is that important recognition moments are being missed. Great...
Employees
16th Mar 2022
How CSR and employee benefits are a match made in heaven
My very first job out of university was as a benefits assistant, so let’s just say that I’ve been involved with employee benefits for a ‘...
Employees
22nd Feb 2022
Connecting the dots: Five tips for sustainable hybrid working success
Throughout the pandemic we’ve had no choice but to address what I call the ‘dots’ of hybrid working, meaning the individual challenges and/...
People
22nd Jul 2021
Six ways to keep employees engaged and motivated over the summer
We all love a good company party, especially when the sun is shining and the days are long. Indeed, after the year we’ve all had we could...
Culture
3rd Feb 2021
Three tips for developing behaviours that drive your company values
Let me ask you a question - if someone handed you a tool, would you automatically know how to use it? If you’re like me, the answer is most...
Culture
15th Jan 2021
Four ways to support working parents with home schooling
With the latest lockdown rules, many parents must feel like it’s Groundhog Day, as they’re right back to where they were almost a year ago...
People
25th Nov 2020
How are organisations virtually celebrating the festive season during Covid-19?
I’m sure you’ve all heard the term ‘party pooper’ – that person who throws gloom over social enjoyment, or ‘killjoy’ – a person who...
Culture
24th Nov 2020
Five tips for motivating employees and celebrating the festive season in 2020
As an HR leader, finding the perfect way to wrap up the end of the year has always been a challenge. How do you figure out what’s right for...
Culture
5th Oct 2020
Four things the pandemic has taught us about employee recognition
Throughout the pandemic we’ve seen a change in why and how we recognise one another. Just look on social media, and you’ll see story after...
Employees
7th Apr 2020
Crisis management: seven tips for communicating through challenging times
I remember my first tornado, sitting alone in a closet in my apartment in Florida feeling scared, alone and disconnected. All I wanted was...
Employees