Below is a global briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: Times of Malta
Article: How to retain good talent within any organisation
Link: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150111/business-news/How-to-retain-good-talent-within-any-organisation.551420
Author: Robert Delia
Comment: “Talent management’s emphasis has developed from providing performing employees with rewarding careers to integrating performing employees into the business strategies and operations, providing them with the necessary tools to develop the organisation even further.”
Website: Business Standard (India)
Article: Bored at work?
Link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/bored-at-work-115011100724_1.html
Author: Devina Joshi
Comment: “Organisations around the world are struggling with the phenomenon of employee disengagement.” The author discusses the problem using statistics from Gallup’s The State of the Global Workplace, Steelecase’s Global Privacy Crisis at the Workplaces, and Dale Carnegie Training’s flagship ‘Employee Engagement in India 2014.
Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: 10 Ways to Engage Your Team
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-ways-engage-your-team-sonia-mcdonald
Author: Sonia McDonald
Comment: “So, what are some ways to engage your team? Let’s discuss 10 things that you can do or say that will create some spark in your business.” Article with 4 minute video.
Website: Forbes
Article: What Motivates Employees?
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/causeintegration/2015/01/11/what-motivates-employees/
Author: Ryan Scott
Comment: “[Josh] Bersin urges company leaders to instead think about building the “Irresistible Organization,” where workers feel passionate about their company’s mission and feel supported by an inspiring, humanistic work environment.”
Website: Loyalty 360
Article: Employee Engagement Leads to Customer Engagement at Macy’s
Link: http://loyalty360.org/resources/article/customer-engagement-at-macys
Author: Jim Tierney
Comment: “Last week Macy’s announced a series of initiatives to evolve its business model and invest in continued growth opportunities as consumers change the way they shop, with a goal of enhanced customer experience. Among all of Macy’s announced strategic business maneuvers, one key element starts at home: Employee engagement.”
Website: Confirmit
Article: Conference: HayGroup Employee Engagement Forum
Link: http://www.confirmit.com/Home/Who-We-Are/See-All-Industry-Events/Conference-HayGroup-Employee-Engagment-Forum.aspx
Author: Confirmit
Comment: “Six powerful ‘megatrends’ are reshaping how your organization will attract, engage and retain the talent it needs to stay competitive.” “Join us at our next complimentary employee engagement forum on Thursday, February 5th from 9:00am – 2:00pm at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square.”
Website: Business Day (Nigeria)
Article: Musings in the workplace: 15 ways to make 2015 count
Link: http://businessdayonline.com/2015/01/musings-in-the-workplace-15-ways-to-make-2015-count/#.VLwAy0fF-Hc
Author: Ngozi Adeniyi
Comment: The author begins by posing 15 questions on which to reflect. “The difference between business success and failure largely depends on your ability to look at your organisation, department or unit objectively and make sure that everything that you are doing is contributing to the achievement of your most important business goals in line with releasing people potential.”
Website: Forbes
Article: The Real Truth About Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertamatuson/2015/01/13/the-real-truth-about-employee-engagement/
Author: Roberta Matuson
Comment: “Engagement must grow organically, from the inside out—One employee at a time. Here’s where to begin.”
Website: Harvard Business Review
Article: Employee Engagement Depends on What Happens Outside of the Office
Link: https://hbr.org/2015/01/employee-engagement-depends-on-what-happens-outside-of-the-office?utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet&utm_campaign=Socialflow
Author: Susan LaMotte
Comment: “That’s the core problem. When we only try to understand and affect what happens at work, we ignore the most basic tenet of person-organization fit: employees bring their whole selves to work. What happens after the workday may be just as important as what happens during it.”
Website: Forbes
Article: Leadership Courage: Creating A Culture Where People Feel Safe To Take Risks
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2015/01/14/leadership-for-a-culture-of-courage/
Author: Margie Warrell
Comment: “Theories abound on how to best optimize employee engagement, yet there is no one clear solution. It’s my experience that the simplest paradigms tend to be the most useful. Which is how I came to develop the engagement framework [Engage – Inspire – Embolden] shown in the adjacent diagram, which I discussed at length in my latest book Stop Playing Safe.”
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: Gamification: The Latest Employee Engagement Technique
Link: http://www.business2community.com/business-innovation/gamification-latest-employee-engagement-technique-01123190
Author: James Timpson
Comment: “It is only fairly recently that the practical applications of gamification for increasing employee engagement have gathered momentum in HR departments globally. BergHind Joseph examines gamification in-depth and highlights some of the organisations which have used the concept successfully.
Website: Entrepreneur
Article: Boost Employees’ Engagement by Truly Inviting Their Feedback
Link: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241802
Author: Raphael Crawford-Marks
Comment: “Ask employees for their feedback about their experience at the company to help identify what’s going well and what could use some improvement — but do so tactfully. Here are a few tips for asking employees for feedback to gain an accurate snapshot of the organization’s culture”
Website: Customer Think
Article: Is 2015 the Year of the Employee?
Link: http://customerthink.com/is-2015-the-year-of-the-employee/
Author: Connie Harrington
Comment: “If customer experience is a priority for your brand, you must intensify focus on employee engagement as well. With the right approach, 2015 can be the year when your brand cultivates stronger internal engagement.”
Website: Entrepreneur
Article: Engaging Employees, One Step at a Time
Link: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241865
Author: Josh Stevens
Comment: “Cultivating a highly-engaged workforce takes time, but most of all, it requires intention.”
Website: Human Resource Executive Online
Article: Answering the Engagement Question
Link: http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/view/story.jhtml?id=534358104
Author: Susan Fowler
Comment: “Here are three fundamental insights I share with organizations that change their approach to engagement—and begin moving the needle on those engagement scores.”
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: Want To Emotionally Engage Your Employees? Ask This Question During Interviews
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/want-emotionally-engage-employees-ask-question-interviews-01123502
Author: Michel Falcon
Comment: “When I coach my clients to recognize their employees’ efforts to inspire a better customer experience, I tell them to ask the following question during the interview process.”
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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