I’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement. Below is the latest intelligence briefing on employee engagement. Follow @agtinengagement to stay current with the latest intelligence.
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Website: Training Magazine
Article: Cracking the Employee Engagement Code
Link: http://www.trainingmag.com/cracking-employee-engagement-code
Authors: Roger Connors and Tom Smith
Comment: “Rather than trying to engage employees with workplace perks, give them something even more rewarding—the ability to tie their work to the clearly defined aims of the organization.”
Website: Human Capital Magazine
Article: The three worst things you can do with employee feedback
Link: http://www.hcamag.com/hr-news/the-three-worst-things-you-can-do-with-employee-feedback-197519.aspx
Author: Nicola Middlemiss
Comment: “Asking for employee feedback is essential to keeping your workers happy – but only if you know how to act on their responses appropriately. We don’t have all the answers, but we do have three things for all HR managers to avoid.”
Website: Cognizant
Article: Gamifying Business to Drive Employee Engagement and Performance [Infographic]
Link: http://www.cognizant.com/perspectives/gamifying-business-to-drive-employee-engagement-and-performance
Author: Cognizant
Comment: “The growth of social and mobile technology has provided companies with a solid tool for dealing with employee disengagement—gamification. This infographic not only reveals how gamification can help organizations counter employee disengagement, but also offers insights on how to tackle difficult-to-define challenges such as compliance and training.”
Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: The Lack of Employee Engagement Says Everything About Company Culture and Values
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lack-employee-engagement-says-everything-company-values-brian-solis
Author: Brian Solis
Comment: “The 10 Reasons Your Company is Creating a Culture of Mediocrity Measured by Unhappiness and Low Morale”
Website: PR Newswire
Article: Deloitte Survey: Global Organizations Face Looming Crisis in Engagement and Retention of Employees
Link: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deloitte-survey-global-organizations-face-looming-crisis-in-engagement-and-retention-of-employees-300045297.html
Author: Deloitte
Comment: “Lack of employee engagement is the top issue currently facing 87 percent of HR and business leaders (up from 79 percent last year), according to Deloitte’s third annual “Global Human Capital Trends 2015: Leading in the New World of Work” report released today. Yet, the majority of organizations are still failing to take action to improve their culture, potentially jeopardizing future growth.”
Website: PR Newswire
Article: Engaged employees lead to happy customers shows a new report from Orange Silicon Valley
Link: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/engaged-employees-lead-to-happy-customers-shows-a-new-report-from-orange-silicon-valley-300045792.html
Author: Orange Silicon Valley
Comment: “A new report from Orange Silicon Valley entitled “Who Cares? Transforming the Connection with Customers” shows that companies need to change the way they view customer and employee engagement, retention, and promotion. The report explores the changing digital landscape and how companies can foster valuable relationships with their customers, by providing employees with the tools and resources necessary to generate more positive experiences.”
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: What’s Your Employee and Customer Experience Hallmark? (3 Places to Start)
Link: http://www.business2community.com/customer-experience/whats-employee-customer-experience-hallmark-3-places-start-01169578
Author: Kate Feather
Comment: “A hallmark is a beautiful, simple, solid symbol of your company’s brand reputation and promise—as an employer or as a provider of experiences. It is tangible evidence of your brand.” “If you have the right hallmark, it becomes what your employee or customer experience is known for. Why people seek you out. Why they return. Why they tell others about you. But the right hallmark has to come from a clear understanding of the emotional reaction you intend to create in your audience.”
Website: Cleveland – The Plain Dealer
Article: Employee Appreciation Day is Friday, but bosses should value good workers every day
Link: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/03/employee_appreciation_day_is_f.html
Author: Olivera Perkins
Comment: “Friday is the 20th anniversary of Employee Appreciation Day. What better time to offer a primer on the importance of bosses conveying to good employees that they are well regarded? What better person to offer such advice than Bob Nelson, who came up with this way for bosses to honor the people who report to them? He said showing such thankfulness shouldn’t be limited to a one-day observance.”
Website: Virtual Strategy
Article: Top Organizations are Looking Beyond Employee Engagement, According to New White Paper
Link: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2015/03/05/top-organizations-are-looking-beyond-employee-engagement-according-new-white-paper#axzz3TwyJ9NiS
Author: Peter Barron Stark Companies
Comment: “Peter Barron Stark Companies has released a white paper outlining the eight strategies used by the Best of the Best organizations to create workplace excellence.”
Website: Business and Legal Resources (Human Resources)
Article: ‘Employee engagement’—not just buzz words, but a tool
Link: http://hr.blr.com/HR-news/HR-Administration/HR-Management/Employee-engagement-not-buzz-words-but-tool
Author: Editor
Comment: “Employee engagement is a popular theme with businesses these days, but “engagement” shouldn’t be just a buzz word.” “[M]ost successful engagement efforts rely on…the Three As of Engagement—affinity, affiliation, and autonomy.”
Website: Forbes
Article: Why Your Employees Still Hate Your Company
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/causeintegration/2015/03/05/why-your-employees-still-hate-your-company/
Author: Ryan Scott
Comment: “Rather than propping up your CSR with empty sloganeering, checkbook philanthropy and one annual day of volunteering, consider setting ambitious goals and making sure your employees are at the heart of your philanthropy. This is one of the keys to true, sustainable employee engagement that will yield results far beyond short-term carrots and management tricks.”
Website: Business and Legal Resources (Human Resources)
Article: Infographic: 10 ways to improve your employee experience
Link: http://hr.blr.com/HR-news/HR-Administration/HR-Management/Infographic-10-ways-improve-employee-experience
Author: Editor
Comment: “Here’s what we know: employee engagement. is a key driver of organizational performance. But how do you translate that concept of employee engagement into concrete actions that lead to clear results? And how do you design a meaningful employee experience—one that leads to real, lasting employee engagement? The Employee Experience Survey conducted by Brilliant Ink—an employee engagement consultant—answers these questions and more. The infographic below shows 10 easy ways to improve your employee experience!
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I’m Agent in Engagement Simpson…Gregory F Simpson.
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P.S. First contact? Welcome to the Agent In Engagement community. Explore and join fellow employee engagement operatives in targeting a known thief – alias: Disengagement. Together we can bring this thief to justice and make the world a better place for all companies and their employees.
Other recent Agent in Engagement data/reports by Agent Gregory F Simpson:
- Veteran Operative Employee Engagement Insights: 2015.02.23 – 2015.02.27
- The Wheel of Employee Engagement: Opportunity for Advancement
- The Wheel of Employee Engagement: Growth & Development
- The Wheel of Employee Engagement: Recognition & Rewards
- The Wheel of Employee Engagement: Manager – Employee Relationship
- The Wheel of Employee Engagement: An Introduction
