Restricted Declassified stamp - pixgoodI’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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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: Need To Know More About Employees’ Personalities? Watch “Inside Out”
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/need-know-more-employees-personalities-watch-inside-out-molly-owens
Author: Molly Owens

Comment: “The simple way in which “Inside Out” depicts very technical brain processes and emotionally complex situations leaves HR professionals with four key insights that can help them understand their employees.”

 

 

 

Website: Millionaire Corner
Article: Is There a Cure for the Sunday Night Blues?
Link: http://millionairecorner.com/Content_Free/the-sundae-night-blues.aspx
Author: Donald Liebenson

Comment: “The Sunday Night Blues does not refer to the bleak depths plumbed during a new episode of “True Detective.” It is defined as that sinking feeling as the weekend draws to a close and the level of anxiety people feel heading into the workweek.”

 

 

 

Website: Training Zone (UK)
Article: Coaching engagement
Link: http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/blogs-post/coaching-engagement/188978
Author: D. Bishop

Comment: “Quite simply, telling someone to act in a certain way will have little or no effect unless time is taken to help them to understand why those behaviours are required and the consequent effect on others.”

 

 

 

Website: Retail Dive
Article: Why Zappos thinks employee happiness ‘shouldn’t be about the dollar’
Link: http://www.retaildive.com/news/why-zappos-thinks-employee-happiness-shouldnt-be-about-the-dollar/401402/
Author: Kelsey Lindsey

Comment: “Employers should look to pay a fair market value for any employee, Foley told Retail Dive in an exclusive interview, but money isn’t the number one thing that makes workers productive and happy. Instead, employee engagement may be the best strategy to foster productive and happy workforces.”

 

 

 

Website: What They Think
Article: The Next Wave of Digital Publishing: Employee Engagement
Link: http://whattheythink.com/articles/74401-digital-publishing-employee-engagement/
Author: Cary Sherburne

Comment: “Employee-oriented mobile apps are the next wave in digital publishing opportunity and can benefit companies of all sizes. But especially for a complex organization such as Sony Latin America, the app delivers value on many different levels.”

 

 

 

Website: Bangkok Post
Article: Uncover key employee insights to drive engagement and business performance
Link: http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/614104/uncover-key-employee-insights-to-drive-engagement-and-business-performance
Author: Arinya Talerngsri
Comment: “Instead of pointing my finger at the tools, I’d suggest that we take a step back and rethink our understanding about building employee engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Bangkok Post
Article: Boost employee engagement and productivity with gamification
Link: http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/615432/boost-employee-engagement-and-productivity-with-gamification
Author: Dr Pirata Phakdeesattayaphong
Comment: “Engagement is a combination of involvement, commitment, passion, enthusiasm and dedication to the work role.  So what can organisations do to boost employee engagement? Gamification is one answer.” “Below are some of the examples of how organisations use gamification to improve their engagement and productivity.”

 

 

 

Website: Personnel Today
Article: Why better management could unlock the productivity puzzle
Link: http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/better-management-unlock-productivity-puzzle/
Author: Andy Campbell

Comment: “UK productivity is still lagging behind that of other countries, and bad people management is often to blame. How can we unlock the best manager behaviours and get the most out of employees, asks Andy Campbell?”

 

 

 

Website: Fast Company
Article: Unhappy At Work? Swipe Right To Tell The Boss
Link: http://www.fastcompany.com/3046843/unhappy-at-work-swipe-right-to-tell-the-boss
Author: Steven Melendez

Comment: “Startups and established pollsters alike are working to bring the employee-engagement survey into the age of smartphones and big data.”

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: How Companies Can Improve Recruitment and Engagement with Gamification
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/homaycotte/2015/07/07/how-companies-can-improve-recruitment-and-engagement-with-gamification/
Author: H. O. Maycotte

Comment: “This week, I’ll be sharing some examples of the transformative power of gamification in the workplace, in hopes that you’ll be inspired to make this growing trend a part of your own company, if you haven’t already.”

 

 

 

Website: Times of Malta
Article: Pros of employee engagement
Link: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150708/business-news/pros-of-employee-engagement.575682
Author: Paul Aas

Comment: “Back in the 1990s, Harvard Business School presented the Service Profit Chain showing the link between employees, customers and profit. The model is still relevant but someone has re-named it the Engagement-Profit Chain: “Engaged employees lead to higher service, quality, and productivity, which leads to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty, which leads to increased sales (repeat business and referrals), which leads to higher levels of profit, which leads to higher shareholder returns (i.e. stock price).””

 

 

 

Website: strategy + business
Video: Six Questions to Increase Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.strategy-business.com/article/m00035?gko=ba02b
Author:  Marshall Goldsmith

Comment: “Leadership author and executive coach Marshall Goldsmith — who is always skeptical of catchphrases like employee engagement — talks about the qualities necessary to galvanize individuals’ commitment at work.”

 

 

 

Website: Business Management Daily
Article: Employee Engagement & the CEO-HR Partnership
Link: http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/44009/employee-engagement-the-ceo-hr-partnership
Author: Jathan Janove

Comment: “Sue Johnson is President & CEO of Futura Industries, an aluminum extruder. Spencer Burt is the company’s HR Director. In this joint interview, they describe their efforts to create an engaged work culture.”

 

 

 

Website: Leeds Beckett University
Podcast: Employee engagement highlighted in Walk & Talk podcast (25:05)
Link: http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/0715-employee-engagement-highlighted-in-walk-and-talk-podcast/
Author: Mark Dorey

Comment: “In the fifth episode of Walk & Talk, Cathy Brown, the Executive Director of Engage for Success, speaks to John Hamilton about the four common themes that enable successful employee engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Edie.net
Article: Unilever’s supply chain chief: Employee engagement holds key to long-term success
Link: http://www.edie.net/news/5/Unilever-Pier-Luigi-Sigismondi-supply-chain-sustainability-zero-waste/
Author: Edie Newsroom

Comment: “I think there is a lack of focus – a lack of understanding about what the real company purpose is,” Sigismondi said. “That is the secret to sustainable success – having a common purpose that embraces everyone in the company to go beyond their own boundaries.”

 

 

 

Website: Personnel Today
Article: Is too much focus on employee engagement becoming a burden?
Link: http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/much-focus-employee-engagement-becoming-burden/
Author: Colin Price

Comment: “Employee engagement is a key performance metric for thousands of organisations. But could too high a focus on whether or not employees are happy mean that leaders are distracted from other growth drivers, asks Colin Price?”

 

 

 

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