There is an intruder running rampant in most companies…alias: Disengagement.  This thief steals an estimated $550 billion from the US economy each year and is a known associate of 50% – 70% of all employees1. For those of us fighting against this nemesis, we need places to which we can retreat. Over the course of my employee engagement career, I have come across “safe houses” that provide a sanctuary for “The Engaged.” There we can hone our strategies to bring Disengagement to justice by accessing the latest employee engagement practices, training, and case studies.

 

The sites below (in alphabetical order) should serve as a reference guide for all “Agents.”

 

 

 

Site: Association for Talent Development (ATD), formerly ASTD
About: “The world’s largest association dedicated to those who develop talent in organizations.” The site offers free articles and webinars to members and non-members.
Link: http://www.astd.org/Digital-Resources/Webcasts/TD/Upcoming

 

 

Site: Bersin by Deloitte
About: “Delivers research-based people strategies designed to help leaders drive exceptional business performance.” Offers a free guest membership that provides access to more than 30 popular HR, talent and learning research briefs and reports. A premium WhatWorks membership is also available.
Link: http://home.bersin.com/

 

 

Site: Gallup Business Journal
About:  “A publication for senior executives, featuring hard-hitting articles and interviews that show businesses worldwide how to increase productivity and profits and compete in the 21st century.” Articles are available for free online.
Link: http://businessjournal.gallup.com/home.aspx

 

 

Site: Gartner, Inc.   
About: “The world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day.” The site does require registration to access free content.
Link: http://www.gartner.com/technology/webinars/?pcp=wb_rr

 

 

Site: Globoforce
About: “Globoforce is the leader in social recognition. Our innovative software-as-a-service offering powers recognition and rewards programs for the most admired companies, globally. Globoforce clients get results – dramatic improvements in employee engagement, retention and measurable adoption of corporate culture.” The site offers free webinars related to recognition and rewards.
Link: http://www.globoforce.com/resources/webinars/

 

 

Site: Human Capital Institute 
About: “We aggregate open-source human capital best practices from prominent companies, thought leaders, and academic research.” “We want to alleviate the world’s talent problems, so we scour the industry to provide fresh, premium, and actionable insight aggregated in real time.”  This site offers a free community membership that provides access to live and recorded webcasts, research, analysis and commentary, and communities of practice.
Link: http://www.hci.org/membership/community

 

 

Site: The Huffington Post – Business
About: Online news site offering breaking news and opinions. “Get the latest U.S. business and financial news and share your opinions on corporate America, finance, housing, unemployment and other money matters.” Blogs are known to feature employee engagement topics. No registration required unless you wish to make comments.
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/business/

 

 

Site: Inc.
About: Companion site to Inc. Magazine. “Get advice, tools, and services that help your small business grow.” This site offers a People section that contains free articles/videos on hiring, productivity, team-building, motivating, coaching, and HR/benefits.
Link: http://www.inc.com/people

 

 

Site: Talent Management  
About: “Talent Management provides in-depth information to talent management and HR professionals who are charged with the design, development and execution of integrated talent management programs that encompass recruitment and retention, employee assessment and evaluation, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee learning, workforce development and succession planning.” You can subscribe to their free magazine (print and/or digital) if you are a talent management professional.  The site offers free content such as webinars. Note: This is a sister organization of Workforce (listed below).
Link: http://talentmgt.com/

 

 

Site: Workforce  
About: “Workforce is a multimedia publication that covers the intersection of people management and business strategy. Our content helps HR professionals approach their jobs from a more strategic, big-picture, business-results perspective.” You can subscribe to their free magazine (print and/or digital) if you are a management professional. This site offers white papers, articles, webinars, online events, and conferences. Note: This is a sister organization of Talent Management (listed above).
Link: http://www.workforce.com/publications/1

 

 

 

Are there sites, i.e., safe houses, I’ve missed?  Which safe houses have you frequented the most?

 

 

1 “State of the American Workplace.” Gallup. Gallup, Inc. Web. 27 July 2015. <http://www.gallup.com/services/178514/state-american-workplace.aspx>.

 

 

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