declassified-stamp black - 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: Huffington Post
Article: Blunt, Effective Feedback, in 3 Stories
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justin-rosenstein/effective-feedback_b_7781054.html
Author: Justin Rosenstein

Comment: The author offers “three simple principles [that] have played a key role in unlocking feedback.” He elaborates on those principles by using past experiences to demonstrate effective and ineffective examples of feedback conversations.

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: 8 Key Tactics For Developing Employees
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveolenski/2015/07/20/8-key-tactics-for-developing-employees/
Author: Steve Olenski

Comment: “Finding great talent is hard, but what’s even more challenging is keeping the talent you have engaged so they will stay. Unless you continually reinvest in developing your employees with successful on-boarding and ongoing training—helping them reach their full potential—they may leave and you will find yourself back at square one trying to procure more talent.” “Here are eight ways to develop employees, keep them engaged, and increase the probability they will remain with the organization.”

 

 

 

Website: Computer World
Article: Improve outcomes by connecting the employee and customer experience
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2948973/it-management/improve-outcomes-by-connecting-the-employee-and-customer-experience.html
Author: Eric Berridge

Comment: “IDC’s recent Experience Survey 2015 stated that “the ability to link both employee and customer experiences together in order to deliver a holistic view of digital and social transformation is at the epicenter of competitive differentiation.” While enterprises must approach their business strategy through a customer-obsessed lens, they cannot successfully drive digital transformation or create unique customer moments if their employees are unmotivated and bogged down by old, clunky technology. These factors hinder their ability to engage with customers and excel at their job.” The author offers three strategies that “are indispensable to elevating engagement across the organization.”

 

 

 

Website: Kevin Kruse
Article: 27 Best Employee Engagement Quotes
Link: http://www.kevinkruse.com/employee-engagement-quotes/
Author: Kevin Kruse

Comment: “This collection of employee engagement quotes can clarify the value of employee engagement and provide the inspiration to drive emotional commitment throughout your organization.”

 

 

 

Website: Washington Post
Article: Small business advice: How to attract and retain loyal millennials – The Washington Post
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2015/07/21/small-business-advice-how-to-attract-and-retain-loyal-millennials/
Author: Zvi Band

Comment: “Small business owners now have a huge opportunity to engage and retain millennials and reap the benefits that come with long-term employee engagement and satisfaction.” Here are 5 ideas.

 

 

 

Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: 6 Questions that Will Set You Up to Be Super Successful
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-questions-set-you-up-super-successful-marshall-goldsmith
Author: Marshall Goldsmith

Comment: “When it comes to self-reflection, asking yourself active questions rather than passive questions changes the focus of your answers – and empowers you to make changes you wouldn’t otherwise consider!”

 

 

 

Website: Personnel Today
Article: Social media engagement: building a more collaborative workforce
Link: http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/social-media-engagement-building-collaborative-workforce/
Author: Cath Everett

Comment: “Using social media specifically to heighten employee engagement is not as established as its other uses, despite the potential for greater collaboration and ideas sharing, discovers Cath Everett.”

 

 

 

Website: Business 2 Community
Article: 5 Easy Ways to Successfully Onboard a New Hire
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/5-easy-ways-to-successfully-onboard-a-new-hire-01280299
Author: Heather Carey

Comment: “The first few weeks a new hire is on the job are some of the most crucial because you’re setting expectations and building their personal investment in your business or organization. Get it right from the start and you’ll reap the rewards. Overlook the onboarding experience and your new employee could leave or flounder — both of which are extremely detrimental when you’re operating on slim margins. So, where do you begin? Here are five easy ways to successfully onboard new hires.”

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: How Software Will Transform Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kaviguppta/2015/07/21/how-software-will-transform-employee-engagement/
Author: Kavi Guppta

Comment: “Over 87% of organizations rely on ineffective engagement and rewards systems that were built many years ago. But software can change that.”

 

 

 

Website: Beta News
Article: What are the perks that employees want the most? [Infographic]
Link: http://betanews.com/2015/07/20/what-are-the-perks-that-employees-want-the-most/
Author: Sam Pudwell

Comment: “To investigate the impact of staff perks on employee loyalty, Towergate Insurance has created an infographic which contains some interesting statistics.”

 

 

 

Website: Tiny Pulse
Article: How Successful People Build Meaningful Relationships With Their Team
Link: http://www.tinyhr.com/blog/how-successful-people-build-meaningful-relationships-with-their-organizational-culture?utm_content=18635454&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#
Author: Mark Panay

Comment: “[B]uilding and maintaining great relationships with your colleagues will help you to collaborate, learn, engage with your company, and be happy at work. We know it’s not always easy, so we’ve put together a few tips from experts to help you develop happy and collaborative working relationships with your colleagues.”

 

 

 

Website: Inc.
Video: Marcus Lemonis: Underperforming Employees Are Your Fault
Link: http://www.inc.com/marcus-lemonis/underperforming-employees-are-your-fault.html
Author: Marcus Lemonis

Comment: “Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, says it’s your personal responsibility to train the right people for your company.”

 

 

 

Website: Business News (Australia)
Article: Are your leaders a liability?
Link: https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Are-your-leaders-a-liability
Author: Jill McCrum

Comment: “Leaders at all levels have a significant impact and influence over the factors that determine employee engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: Five Signs Your Manager Is A Coward
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2015/07/20/five-signs-your-manager-is-a-coward/
Author: Liz Ryan

Comment: “Very seldom if ever do we talk about managerial integrity. We don’t talk about how easy it is to knuckle under and go along with whatever the higher-up bosses tell us to do, and how hard it is to tell the truth in the moment. That’s the most important part of being a manager!”

 

 

 

Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: Forget the Gold Watch, Employees Want Career Conversations
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/forget-gold-watch-employees-want-career-conversations-cole?trk=eml-b2_content_ecosystem_digest-network_publishes-335-null&midToken=AQEVNCkQHwAJgg&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=3YBo8h-QW-J6Q1
Author: Margaret-Ann Cole

Comment: “Organizations benefit from the improved engagement and increased productivity that follows when employees are equipped to take on new challenges and opportunities. The number one thing employers can do to engage talent and improve performance is to take a bolder, more proactive approach to creating and facilitating career journeys.”

 

 

 

Website: FED Week
Article: GAO Lists Key Drivers of Engagement
Link: http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/gao-lists-key-drivers-of-engagement/
Author: Federal Manager’s Daily Report

Comment: “In the latest in a series of reports parsing results of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, GAO has identified six practices it considers key to having employees engaged in their jobs.”

 

 

 

Website: Huffington Post
Article: An Employee Engagement Strategy That Guarantees Success
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-kruse/an-employee-engagement-st_b_7865056.html
Author: Kevin Kruse

Comment: “The best employee engagement strategy is one where the organization surveys the employees at least annually, the results are shared with every manager, and in turn, each manager creates an action plan with her team members.”

 

 

 

 

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