The Employee Engagement Group is a 100% subsidiary of The Kelleher Consulting Group, founded by Bob Kelleher. After repeated requests, Bob decided it was time to share his employee engagement experiences and best practices with others.

Bob was Chief Human Capital Officer for AECOM, a Fortune 500 professional services firm with 43,000 global employees. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for ENSR, a global environmental consulting firm. ENSR was acquired by AECOM in 2005.

While at ENSR, Bob introduced and spearheaded cutting edge employee engagement initiatives while also leading the Human Resources, Organizational Development, and Internal Communication departments. Ultimately, Bob became ENSR’s Chief Operating Officer – true confirmation of an engagement culture (only in a true “people-centric” culture can the Human Resources head become the Chief Operations Officer!).

Over time, Bob developed a reputation as a cultural thought leader and frequently was asked to present the “ENSR” story and share his best practices to audiences around the globe.

ENSR’s engagement culture, built through award winning programs and initiatives, was embraced and supported by its board of directors, senior management team, employees, and clients. Over time, this initiative became the foundation of ENSR’s business strategy.

While building ENSR’s engagement culture, Bob saw what happens when you openly share your values with with your employees, from the the top to the bottom, and your management team openly lives them (that “walk the talk” thing really works!!). He saw what happens when you communicate openly, honestly, and frequently with your employees – both good and bad news. He saw what happens when you invest more in the development of your staff than your competitors. He saw what happens when you foster, recognize, and celebrate a culture of high performance (including non tolerance for mediocrity). He saw what happens when you include employees in the development of your strategic plan – they help you get there (because they own it!!). He saw what happens when you routinely recognize and celebrate accomplishments and effort, and foster a culture where people should expect to hear “thank you!”

What started off as an initiative, became a global cultural transformation. What started off as a goal to reduce employee turnover, became a joint commitment between employees and management, a commitment that links employee goals with Company goals. A culture of employee engagement was the ultimate win-win! Quite simply, ENSR came to realize that if you give to your employees, they will give back much, much more (“the capture of discretionary effort”). ENSR saw first hand that an unwavering commitment to employee engagement engagement leads to superior client service, and ultimately, profitable growth.

It was the success of ENSR’s employee engagement efforts that led AECOM to ask Bob to lead their “Human Capital” efforts as they pursued “Best Place to Work” status.

Today, Bob shares his best practices, advice, and expertise with leadership teams across the globe.

Bio

Bob Kelleher is the Founder and CEO of The Employee Engagement Group, and is an award winning speaker and thought leader on employee engagement, workforce trends, and leadership. Previously, Bob was Chief Human Capital Officer for AECOM, a 43,000 employee professional services firm with 450 global officers, and EVP and COO of ENSR, an international environmental consulting firm.

Bob is often asked to speak throughout the globe on Employee Engagement, Workforce Trends, and Leadership. He is also the “HR Expert” on Employee Engagement for Boston.com/Monster ( Boston Globe / Monster).

Bob has a BS degree from Salem State College, Salem, MA, and a MBA from Suffolk University, Boston, MA

He resides in Danvers, MA with wife Candice, and is blessed with 3 terrific children, Marissa, Brendan, and Connor.

In his spare time Bob enjoys reading, photography, and participating in baseball, basketball, golf, and kayaking. But most importantly, Bob enjoys spending time with family

Awards and Accomplishments

“Ask The Expert” -2009, selected by Boston.com/Monster (Boston Globe /Monster) to join “Ask the Expert” on Employee Engagement
John Erdlen “5 Star” Award – 2008, awarded the Northeast Human Resources Association’s (NEHRA) most prestigious annual individual award for “efforts to advance the Human Resources Profession” by “increasing and sustaining high levels of employee engagement to drive improved business results”.
AECOM Excellence Award – 2008, selected to receive, on behalf of ENSR, AECOM’s top Excellence Award for Internal Business Best Practice for spearheading ENSR’s “Employee Engagement” culture
ENSR’s President’s Award – 2006, awarded ENSR’s top Recognition Award for success in leading ENSR’s Integration Team into AECOM
ENSR’s “Employee of the Year” – 2002, awarded ENSR’s Employee of the Year by ENSR’s Global Human Resources Department for Leadership
Beasely Leadership Award – 2001, awarded Wingate Partners’ (ENSR’s owner) top individual leadership award for “Extraordinary Leadership”