I’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.
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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE
Workforce: Re-engaging With William Kahn 25 Years After He Coined Term Employee Engagement
Comment: “The Boston University professor speaks to Workforce about employee disengagement, how that problem was misdiagnosed in the past and how we can tackle the problem now.
Tiny Pulse: The Basics of Workplace Gamification [SlideShare]
Comment: “There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the term “gamification.” And you’re wondering how it applies to the workplace.”
Tech Cocktail: Walmart’s “Big Brother” Program May Be One of the Worst HR Moves Ever
Comment: “Walmart decided to hire the world’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, to gather information about its employees.”
Forbes: Why Millennials Don’t Want To Work For You
Comment: “Instead of focusing on milking whatever you can out of the younger generation workforce before they move on in 1.5 to 3 years, you need to stop and listen. Organizations themselves are causing these low tenure stats, not Gen Y and Z.”
Benefits Pro: Employee engagement top HR challenge
Comment: “A survey conducted by SHRM found that maintaining high levels of employee engagement is the human capital challenge that HR professionals believe is most crucial.”
Tiny Pulse: The Top 10 Reasons Your Onboarding Program Sucks
Comment: “There’s a reason all those new talented people you hire either leave within a year or seem to be disgruntled after a week or two on the job: your employee onboarding program is terrible.”
Business & Legal Resources: Survey finds 85% of companies making wellness a top priority in having an effective workplace
Comment: “What actions employers are taking to prioritize workplace wellness and ultimately boost employee attraction and retention, reduce sick days, and decrease healthcare costs? A recent survey adds some insight to this question.”
Chartered Management Institute (UK): Don’t fret about their happiness, it’s employee effectiveness that counts
Comment: “The world’s fastest growing companies place far greater importance on the talent and effectiveness of their employees than the happiness of their workers, according to a new study on the changing attitudes to growth among the leading C-Suite executives.”
Khaleej Times (UAE): Good communication = high levels of employee engagement
Comment: “The key to a company retaining valuable employees today is building trust through communication, panelists at the Employee Engagement Forum on Monday stressed.”
ZDNet: Increasing employee engagement
Comment: “Employee engagement – everyone knows it’s important and everyone, from the boardroom down, is striving to increase it.”
Tech Target: Employee engagement strategy improves customer experience
Comment: “Contact centers already suffer from turnover that puts customer experience strategies at risk. Companies need to tackle better customer experience via employee engagement strategy.
Tiny Pulse: 6 Enduring Leadership Lessons from Darth Vader
Comment: “Darth Vader is one of the most iconic figures in the history of cinema. For those unfamiliar with the Star Wars movies (is that possible?), it turns out that Vader wasn’t even that bad of a guy, actually. But beyond that, he was a seriously effective leader. Don’t believe me? Here are leadership qualities you can learn from the famous dark lord.”
Allen Communication: Engagement Weekly: Where to Start When Boosting Employee Engagement
Comment: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look into the impact HR and technology have with employee engagement, creative ways to recognize employees and careless conversations to avoid in the workplace.”
Towers Watson (India): Reimagining Employee Engagement in India
Comment: “Insights from the 2015/16 state of employee engagement surveys.”
Talent Management: Firms Grapple With Workplace Culture
Comment: “While ‘cultural fit’ takes center stage, many organizations still don’t factor culture into the hiring equation.”
LinkedIn Pulse: The Secret Sauce to Employee Engagement [Video 7:57]
Comment: “I will share the “secret sauce” of employee engagement. It all begins with leadership. Managers, supervisors, team leaders and even executives have to change how they view and relate to employees in order to tap this infinite potential. I also highlight four leadership strategies that ladle on the ‘secret sauce’.”
Globoforce: Beyond Satisfaction: On Engaging and Thriving as Leaders
Comment: “[W]hy is the difference between the two terms [engagement and satisfaction] so important to gaining that competitive edge and retaining employees? I recently sat down with Catherine Flavin, WorkHuman 2015 speaker and Managing Partner at Thrive Leadership, to tease out answers to some of these topics.”
ERE Media – TLNT: The 3 Fears Employee’s Have About Engagement
Comment: “Here are the most common fears we see at the companies we’ve worked with, along with some pointers on how to successfully manage them.”
Social Chorus: Here’s Who Should Manage Employee Engagement at Your Organization
Comment: “Learn why corporate communications should own employee engagement, how their role has evolved to assume this responsibility and how they can better facilitate communications between leadership and employees.”
EHS Today: The Ways Employees Slack Off At Work [Infographic]
Comment: “A nationwide survey offers insight into how employees are spending their time at work, not working.”
Harvard Business Review: IDEO’s Employee Engagement Formula
Comment: “There are, in fact, four elements of our [IDEO] culture that came directly from [David Kelley] founding statement. We think they’re essential factors in keeping employees engaged — not just at our company, but at any company.”
Tiny Pulse: 20 HR Influencers You Must to Follow on Twitter
Comment: “Are you trying to improve your company culture? If so, there will be no shortages of tips, tricks, and other ideas on the Twitter feeds of these 20 HR influencers.”
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Other recent Agent in Engagement data/reports by Agent Gregory F Simpson:
- Veteran Employee Engagement Operative Insights: 12.14 – 2015.12.18
- The Gift Your Employees Really Want!
- Employee Engagement: Is It Just Window Dressing?
- Spoiler alert! I’m faking it. I’m disengaged.
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Dear [Insert Team Member Name]: Thank you!
- [Book Summary] Widgets: The 12 New Rules for Managing Your Employees As If They’re Real People by Rodd Wagner
