Below is a briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: The Four Things you Aren’t Doing to Engage your People
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/four-things-you-arent-doing-jim-haudan?trk=prof-post
Author: Jim Haudan
Comment: The author discusses “the four roots of engagement.”
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: Why Human Resources Needs To Invest In Employee Pulse Surveys
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/human-resources-needs-invest-employee-pulse-surveys-01097522
Author: Jacob Shriar
Comment: The author explains “what an employee pulse survey is, and then give some important points to keep in mind as you’re creating them.” He also “give[s] a few examples of questions that you could ask.”
Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: Why Zappos Lack of Leadership Makes Them Best At Employee Engagement
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-zappos-lack-leadership-makes-them-best-employee-engagement-woods
Author: Jim Woods
Comment: The title is misleading. This article is about focused leadership at Zappos in relation to employee engagement.
Website: Indiana Gazette
Article: JEFFREY TOBIN: Employee engagement on steroids
Link: https://www.indianagazette.com/news/indiana-news/jeffrey-tobin-employee-engagement-on-steroids,21179322/
Author: Jeffrey Tobin
Comment: The author encourages managers to pursue a new ways of motivating their employees and coins the term “Contrinsic motivation.”
Website: 1 to 1 Media
Article: The Workforce of the Future
Link: http://www.1to1media.com/view.aspx?docid=35168
Author: Anna Papachristos
Comment: This article “explore[s] how organizations are already shaking things up and how these alterations will evolve to impact the workforce of the future:” “the Space,” “the Skills,” and “the Goals.”
Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: Why you rarely hear CEOs talk about employee engagement
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-you-rarely-hear-ceos-talk-employee-engagement-bill-fitzgerald
Author: Bill Fitzgerald
Comment: “[L]et’s not over complicate what it takes to facilitate high performance and achieve great results. It’s all about both parties getting what they need from the employment relationship. For this to occur, there has to be adequate feedback to ensure expectations are clear and being met.”
Website: Business Insider
Article: The Mistake Everybody Makes With Emotional Intelligence [Infographic]
Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/mistake-people-make-with-emotional-intelligence-2014-8
Authors: Drake Baer and Skye Gould
Comment: Infographic about Emotional Intelligence. The mistake? “Emotional Intelligence isn’t Being Nice to People.”
Website: Entrepreneur
Article: 5 Steps to Getting (and Keeping) Employees Engaged at Work
Link: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241216
Author: Tom Gimbel
Comment: “[Five] crucial steps to simultaneously create a more engaged workforce while reducing turnover.”
Website: Harvard Business Review
Article: How to Keep Your Team Motivated
Link: https://hbr.org/2014/12/how-to-keep-your-team-motivated?utm_campaign=Socialflow&utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet
Author: Amy Gallo
Comment: “Recently, HBR ran a series on engaging employees, asking different experts to weigh in on specific angles. These articles provide a good refresher on how to keep your team focused and motivated.”
Website: eLearning Industry
Article: Enterprise Gamification And Office Holiday Parties: A Surprising Truth
Link: http://elearningindustry.com/enterprise-gamification-office-holiday-parties-surprising-truth?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Oktopost-linkedin-group&utm_campaign=Oktopost-holiday+parties
Author: Gal Rimon
Comment: The author offers “4 Enterprise Gamification Tips To Promote Team Interaction At Work.”
Website: Forbes
Article: Why Appreciation Can Make The Difference Between Employee Engagement And Turnover
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2014/12/26/why-appreciation-can-make-the-difference-between-employee-engagement-and-turnover/
Author: Victor Lipman
Comment: The author discusses “a comment from a young Forbes reader from Poland named Olga Kolodynska” about appreciation in the workplace.
Website: Forbes
Article: How To Become An Inspirational Leader
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2014/12/11/how-to-become-an-inspirational-leader/
Author: Panos Mourdoukoutas
Comment: “Simply put, what distinguishes the real leader, the man or woman who makes a tangible difference in the workplace, from a mere administrator is a unique series of perspectives and values.”
What are your thoughts on these selections? Which was your favorite? What articles, blog posts, books, etc. can you recommend to other “Agents”? Let’s talk about them in the comments below!
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Other recent Agent in Engagement articles by Gregory F Simpson:
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- The 10th Tenet of Better Engaged Employees – Honor Your Customer
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- The 8th Tenet of Better Engaged Employees – Create Value
- The 7th Tenet of Better Engaged Employees – Skip Satisfaction, Exceed Expectations
