Below is a briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: Business Standard
Article: Big data in HR
Link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/big-data-in-hr-114100500550_1.html
Authors: Ankita Rai and Abhilasha Ojha
Comment: “[W]orkforce analytics is hot topic in HR discussions today and a capability in high demand. To use the words of an eQuest whitepaper, for human resources in particular, big data marks a “historic opportunity” to make the “most rigorously evidence-based human-capital decisions ever”. Relevant, according to experts, in the three core areas of talent acquisition, learning and development and employee engagement, the challenge now is to derive value from analytics.”
Website: News Observer
Article: View from HR: The open-ended question managers should ask their employees
Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/04/4200588/view-from-hr-the-open-ended-question.html
Author: Bruce Clark
Comment: “What is the most important thing I can do for you?” “The point is not just the response itself but the impact of asking, caring and working on an answer together.”
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: The Problem With Employee Engagement Tools
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/problem-employee-engagement-tools-01025522
Author: Jacob Shriar
Comment: “People aren’t engaged by tools – they’re engaged by people.” Problems stem from managers needing training, no link to hard financials, no ‘what’s in it for me,’ and the difficulty in measuring emotions.
Website: Alchemy Engagement
Article: Employee Engagement Presentation (free to use)
Link: http://alchemyengagement.com/employee-engagement-presentation.php
Author: Simon Lacombe
Comment: Free editable, customizable presentation on employee engagement. Available to download in Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Open Document (.odp), SlideShare, and (read-only) Microsoft PowerPoint Show.
Website: Maritz Motivation Blog
Article: How to Disengage a Workforce in Two Simple Steps
Link: http://www.maritzmotivation.com/blog/engagement/disengage-workforce-two-simple-steps/
Author: Kimberly Able
Comment: The author talks briefly about the cost of disengagement before providing a current example courtesy of IBM.
Website: INC
Article: An Infographic Every Boss Should Read
Link: http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/an-infographic-every-boss-should-read.html?cid=em01016week41c
Author: Geoffrey James
Comment: “[T]his infographic is a brilliant summary of how bad and weak management practices can destroy a team’s motivation.” The author also provides some commentary on the infographic.
Website: Globoforce Blog
Article: The Dangers of Employee Silence
Link: http://www.globoforce.com/gfblog/2014/the-dangers-of-employee-silence/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+globoforce%2FNkqn+%28Globoforce+Blog%29
Author: Darcy Jacobsen
Comment: “[M]any leaders assume that silence means the organization is running well and smoothly” but is often a sign of dysfunction. The author provides “a chart from that paper showing the variables that can motivate or inhibit employees from speaking up,” as well as “five ideas …to help you increase motivation for employees to share their voices.”
Website: Fast Company
Article: 10 Signs You Respect Me as an Employee
Link: http://www.fastcompany.com/3036623/the-future-of-work/10-signs-you-respect-me-as-an-employee
Authors: Michael Ballé and Daniel Jones
Comment: “Lean thinking essentially means constantly looking for ways to increase customer value by decreasing waste caused to the customer by our own processes. It means constantly looking for ways employees can increase the value they contribute by eliminating wasteful work imposed on them by operational systems.” “[M]anagers adopting lean thinking must also think seriously about their own management practice…The question asked should not simply be “how do I run my department efficiently?” but “how do I show respect to every one of my staff?”
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: 11 Remarkable Statistics About The Importance Of Employee Feedback (Infographic)
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/11-remarkable-statistics-importance-employee-feedback-infographic-01030460
Author: Jeff Fermin
Comment: “Employee feedback is becoming a major point of emphasis as of late, as managers are utilizing feedback to make workplaces better and recognizing their employees by giving them more than the metaphoric pat on the back.” The author provides an infographic from OfficeVibe as well as providing some commentary on it.
Website: Virtual–Strategy Magazine
Article: “Putting the Human Back into Human Resources” TEDx Talk Highlights Cost of Employee Disengagement, Encourages Believing in People at Work
Link: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2014/10/11/%E2%80%9Cputting-human-back-human-resources%E2%80%9D-tedx-talk-highlights-cost-employee-disengagement-enc#axzz3G8LVC3vC
Author: PRWeb
Comment: “Discussing the value of appreciating colleagues and direct reports, Mary Schaefer’s recent TEDx Wilmington talk discusses the importance of “Putting the Human Back into Human Resources.” She encourages treating
employees humanly to foster greater engagement, productivity and commitment in organizations.” The article provides a link to the TEDx Talk (9:36).
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!
P.S. First time here? Welcome to the Agent In Engagement site. Thanks for taking the time to stop by! I hope you’ll explore the rest of the site. Let me know what employee engagement topics interest you.
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