vector-thumb-up illustrationBelow is a briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: The 7 Principles Of The Future Employee
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/11/11/the-7-principles-of-the-future-employee/
Author: Jacob Morgan

Comment: This article outlines what will be needed by employees over the next few years in order to get work done.

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: 5 Ways You Can Drive Better Employee Engagement And Healthcare Consumerism
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/castlight/2014/11/14/5-ways-you-can-drive-better-employee-engagement-and-healthcare-consumerism/
Author: Natalie Burg

Comment: “A 2014 analysis by Castlight Health® found five key drivers of employee engagement for healthcare and wellness programs.”

 

 

Website: Business Reporter UK
Article: Are employee engagement and PDP converging?
Link: http://business-reporter.co.uk/2014/11/17/are-employee-engagement-and-pdp-converging/
Author: Sarah Willis

Comment: An article focusing on where performance development planning (PDP) and employee engagement converge and diverge.

 

 

Website: Harvard Business Review
Article: An Easy Way to Make Your Employees Happier
Link: https://hbr.org/2014/11/an-easy-way-to-make-your-employees-happier
Author: Liz Wiseman

Comment: “Instead of trying to make [employees] happy, ask them to do something hard.”

 

 

Website: Harvard Business Review
Article: A Primer on Measuring Employee Engagement
Link: https://hbr.org/2014/11/a-primer-on-measuring-employee-engagement?utm_campaign=Socialflow&utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet
Author: Ryan Fuller
Comment: “The field of people analytics is opening the door to much better data, and there are more direct measures for companies trying to better understand engagement levels.” The author offers many suggestions on other metrics to consider.

 

 

Website: Business 2 Community
Article: 5 HR Department Roles for Successful Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/5-hr-department-roles-successful-employee-engagement-01067248
Author: Paul Keijzer

Comment: “This article is dedicated to 5 roles you should expect the HR department to fulfill in driving employee engagement: Advocate, Expert, Consultant, Jester, and Gate Keeper.”

 

 

Website: Business Quarter (UK)
Article: Why it matters if the boss is engaged with the workforce
Link: http://www.bqlive.co.uk/2014/11/18/why-it-matters-if-the-boss-is-engaged-with-the-workforce/
Author: Sue Alderson

Comment: A discussing of about how much managers truly know about their direct reports and why it matters.

 

 

Website: Lehigh Valley Business
Article:  Better employee engagement, better bottom line
Link: http://www.lvb.com/article/20141118/NETWORKING/141119848/Better-employee-engagement-better-bottom-line
Author: Jennifer Glose

Comment: The Henry “Miller Group created a 10-best practices method to increase employee engagement.” This article looks at those 10 methods and provides the results/ benefits as well.

 

 

Website: Performance Point LLC (Blog)
Article:  Why your employee engagement efforts don’t work
Link: http://blog.ppointllc.com/2014/11/05/why-your-employee-engagement-efforts-dont-work/
Author: Brad Federman

Comment: After discussing the current state of employee engagement, the author wonders why efforts aren’t more effective and offers  four reasons.

 

 

Website: Huffington Post: The Third Metric
Article: 21 Unmistakable Traits of a Heart-Centered Leader
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-steinbrecher/21-unmistakable-traits-of_b_6187874.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business
Author: Susan Steinbrecher

Comment: Heart-centered leadership approach can have a positive impact on employee performance.” [This approach] lies in your ability to stop, go inward, and reflect on the course of action that you know is the right one rather than succumbing to external pressures and circumstances.”

 

 

Website: Harvard Business Review
Article: Half of Employees Don’t Feel Respected by Their Bosses
Link: https://hbr.org/2014/11/half-of-employees-dont-feel-respected-by-their-bosses
Author: Christine Porath

Comment: “When it comes to garnering commitment and engagement from employees, there is one thing that leaders need to demonstrate: Respect.” This article looks at how respect impacts employee engagement.

 

 

Website: Loyalty 360
Article: Ford Motor Company: Employee Engagement Sparks Customer Engagement
Link: http://loyalty360.org/resources/article/ford-motor-company-employee-engagement-sparks-customer-engagement
Author: Jim Tierney

Comment: ““Customer engagement will never be higher than employee engagement,” Andrew Ashman, Lincoln Client Experience Manager, Ford Motor Company”

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: Effective Succession Management Results In Improved Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/karenhigginbottom/2014/11/20/successful-succession-management-results-in-improved-employee-engagement/
Author: Karen Higginbottom

Comment: “Organizations with sophisticated processes of identifying successor candidates to fill key leadership or other crucial roles in an organization realize significant employee engagement and retention gains, according to new research from Bersin by Deloitte.”

 

 

Website: Entrepreneur
Article: 5 Ways Work and Love Can Be the Same Thing
Link: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240011
Author: Joshua McClure

Comment: “It turns out the building blocks of engagement are not entertainment or even career aspirations, but passion and love. With that in mind, here are five key ways for executives to build a work environment that employees will fall in love with.”

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: How Great Employees Can Save Your Company
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2014/11/21/how-great-employees-can-save-your-company/
Author: Erika Andersen

Comment: The author argues that companies that ignore their employees are positioning themselves for peril. The article looks at “the core equation underlying [Gallup’s] “Q12″ approach: Per-person productivity = Talent x (Relationship +Right Expectation + Recognition/Reward)”

 

 

 

What are your thoughts on these selections? 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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