Below is a briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: Business Standard
Article: How do you motivate employees?
Link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/how-do-you-motivate-employees-114083100609_1.html
Author: Ross Reck
Comment: The author completed a study of a number of companies that have a high level of employee engagement and found that the leadership practices of each of these companies embraced the same process: the 3 steps of the Engagement Formula.
Website: The National Law Review
Article: Measuring Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.natlawreview.com/article/measuring-employee-engagement
Author: Caroline McDonald
Comment: Linking Employee Engagement to Measureable Results [Infographic]
Website: HC Online
Article: Opinion: Motivating workers in tough times
Link: http://www.hcamag.com/hr-news/opinion-motivating-workers-in-tough-times-191297.aspx
Author: Aaron Green
Comment: An op-ed by the vice president of applications at Oracle that looks at how to motivate workers and create a culture of motivation in challenging times.
Website: Bloomberg Bureau of National Affairs
Article: In Order to Achieve Engagement, Employers And Workers Must Understand Their Roles
Link: http://www.bna.com/order-achieve-engagement-n17179894321/
Author: Caryn Freeman
Comment: “Employers can’t create a culture of engagement until company leaders and employees know what engagement is and understand how to take responsibility for it.” Based on a webinar by Don MacPherson, president of Modern Survey, employers are offered a three-step action plan to improve organizational knowledge of engagement.
Website: TNLT
Article: Despite Your Best Efforts, Why Aren’t Your Employees More Engaged?
Link: http://www.tlnt.com/2014/08/28/despite-your-best-efforts-why-arent-your-employees-more-engaged/?utm_source=TLNT&utm_campaign=85d1371842-tlnt-daily-despite-your-best-efforts-why-arent&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_087d6f0c22-85d1371842-287709045
Authors: David Lee and Jacob Schneid
Comment: Quoting reports by Gallop, Inc and Towers Watson on the current state of employee engagement, the authors focus on that fact that “engagement is NOT a one-size-fits-all experience; It is an INDIVIDUAL experience.”
Website: Undercover Recruiter
Article: 5 Myths of Employee Engagement…Debunked! [Infographic]
Link: http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/myths-employee-engagement/?utm_content=buffer29a36&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
Author: Guest
Comment: Infographic by Michael C Fina answers that question and looks at 5 myths of employee engagement.
Website: Recruiting Daily
Article: Employee Engagement: 7 Key Steps For Success
Link: http://recruitingdaily.com/employee-engagement-7-key-steps-success/
Author: Davis Miller
Comment: The author argues that employee engagement should begin in the recruiting process and offers “7 key steps every recruiter and staffing practitioner needs to know about how to grow employee engagement (and the bottom line).”
Website: Refresh Leadership
Article: Is Your Company Culture Affecting Your Employee Engagement?
Link: http://www.refreshleadership.com/index.php/2014/09/company-culture-affecting-employee-engagement/
Author: James C. Price
Comment: This article looks at the role of company culture on employee engagement by focusing on “The Role of Leadership,” “Organizational Goals and Vision,” and a “Personalized Focus on Engagement.”
Website: Zane Safrit
Article: Employee Engagement Starts with Their First Name
Link: http://zanesafrit.typepad.com/zane_safrit/2014/09/employee-engagement-starts-with-their-first-name.html
Author: Zane Safrit
Comment: Using an employee’s first name is “the first step, actually it’s the prerequisite for creating engaged employees.”
Website: Channel Partners Online
Article: Employee Engagement: The Missing Piece of Your Marketing Strategy.
Link: http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/articles/2014/09/employee-engagement-the-missing-piece-of-your-mar.aspx
Author: Cara Sievers
Comment: The author talks about the correlation between employee engagement and marketing success and offers 7 way to engage employees.
Website: Let’s Grow Leaders
Article: 3 Reasons Your Employee Engagement Program Isn’t Working
Link: http://letsgrowleaders.com/energy-engagement/3-reasons-employee-engagement-programs-dont-work/
Author: Karin Hurt
Comment: The author discusses 3 reasons why employee engagement programs fail and offers an improvement tip for each.
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: Do Happy Employees Create Happy Customers?
Link: http://www.business2community.com/customer-experience/happy-employees-create-happy-customers-0987843
Author: Lisa Ford
Comment: The author offers 5 tips to develop an engagement connection.
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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