2014-04-11-declassified top secret - pixgoodI’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement.  Below is the latest intelligence briefing on employee engagement. Follow @agtinengagement to stay current with the latest intelligence.

 

 

“These assets have been declassified and should be distributed to fellow “Agents” for review.”

 

 

SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

Website: Fast Company
Article: 6 Surprising Insights Of Successful Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.fastcompany.com/3048503/hit-the-ground-running/6-surprising-insights-of-successful-employee-engagement
Author: Mark C. Crowley

Comment: “Researchers from Deloitte Consulting, Sirota, and the Conference Board combined efforts in October 2014, and performed a deep dive into 12 companies consistently recognized for having high-performing, employee-centric cultures. The end product of their study defined the common-denominator characteristics, or the DNA, of highly engaged organizations.” “The study yielded many uncommon and useful insights, most especially these six.”

 

 

 

Website:  Daily Local News
Article: Begley: Engaged employees are golden in today’s workplace
Link: http://www.dailylocal.com/business/20150712/begley-engaged-employees-are-golden-in-todays-workplace
Author: Kathleen Begley

Comment: “In recent times, engagement has been popping up more and more frequently in business-oriented publications having nothing to do with romance and marriage.”

 

 

 

Website: Tulsa World
Article: John Stancavage: Keeping employees engaged
Link: http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/columnists/johnstancavage/john-stancavage-keeping-employees-engaged/article_1ecb8349-acc3-5c0c-834e-eef3de18afa8.html
Author: John Stancavage

Comment: “So what can you do to make your office more like an amusement park than a maximum security facility?”

 

 

 

Website: Triple Pundit
Article: 7 Hot Trends in Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/07/7-hot-trends-in-employee-engagement/
Author: Daryl Horney

Comment: “So, what direction is employee engagement headed? Who owns employee engagement, and what does its future suggest? Below are seven characteristics and themes I see emerging in the sphere of employee engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Elcom
Webinar: Improving employee engagement through a social intranet (33:30)
Link: http://www.elcomcms.com/en-au/resources/on-demand-webinars/employeeengagement
Author: Josh Anstey

Comment: “Employee Engagement remains a hot topic for HR, Communication and Intranet professionals. Watch this on-demand webinar for ideas and strategies to help improve intranet use and information consumption, and see how social intranets can improve employee engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Survey Gizmo
Article: Why Employee Engagement Matters and How to Measure It
Link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/survey-blog/why-employee-engagement-matters-and-how-to-measure-it/
Author: Sandy McKee

Comment: “To ensure that you’re fostering employees who are engaged rather than merely satisfied, implement a systematic approach to tracking and improving employee engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: IT Business (Canada)
Article: How online training increases employee engagement
Link: http://www.itbusiness.ca/blog/how-online-training-increases-employee-engagement/56882
Author: Roz Bahrami

Comment: “The problem with offering training as a motivator for engagement in the past was that it was expensive, difficult to set up, and unable to be customized to what each employee had an interest and aptitude in learning. All that changed with the creation of excellent online courses.”

 

 

 

Website: Sun Journal (New Bern, NC)
Article: Bruce Clarke: I have a great idea!
Link: http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20150716/NEWS/150719157
Author: Bruce Clarke

Comment: “Employees have great ideas. After all, they see customer frustrations, opportunities and needs up close, every day. They see things managers have long forgotten and that leaders may never see.”

 

 

 

Website: Network World
Article:  Here’s how to keep your employees engaged in their jobs
Link: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2948939/careers/heres-how-to-keep-your-employees-engaged-in-their-jobs.html
Author: Michael Cooney

Comment: “What matters most in improving employee engagement levels–defined as the sense of purpose and commitment employees feel toward their employer and its mission— is valuing employees, that is, an authentic focus on their performance, career development, and inclusion and involvement in decisions affecting their work. The key is identifying what practices to implement and how to implement them.”

 

 

 

Website:  LinkedIn Pulse
Article: Employee engagement starts with the manager
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/employee-engagement-starts-manager-stephen-lynch
Author: Stephen Lynch

Comment: “What follows is a selection of nuggets I gleaned from my friend Zane Safrit in his books Recognize Them and First Engage Yourself – about employee engagement and how managers can positively influence outcomes”

 

 

 

Website: Melcrum
Article: Why your approach to employee engagement may be wrong
Link: https://www.melcrum.com/blog/why-your-approach-employee-engagement-may-be-wrong
Author: Pope Ward

Comment: “It’s no mystery that employee engagement is low. But what’s the real reason? Could it be that we’re missing something that likely has a large impact? We’re finding that the mindsets of our employees heavily contribute to whether they engage with a strategic direction or not. And if we don’t understand these mindsets, or learn how to change them, our next initiative may fail.”

 

 

 

Website: Halogen Software
Article: How to Master Employee Engagement Constraints
Link: http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/how-to-master-employee-engagement-constraints
Author: David Zinger

Comment: “The purpose of this post is to encourage you to be aware of what inhibits engagement in your organization and in you, so engagement doesn’t get squeezed out. A solution provided at the end of the post is to ask engaging questions about engagement within the context of your constraints.”

 

 

 

Website: Small Business Trends
Article: Clever Ways to Engage Employees and Shake Up Company Culture
Link: http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/07/better-engage-employees-company-culture.html
Author: Curt Finch 

Comment: “Being willing to change, willing to listen to employees, willing to focus on non-monetary rewards and being brave enough to try something daring can go a long way towards improving your employee engagement and shaking up a stagnant culture.”

 

 

 

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