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: Forbes
Article: The Secret To Employee Engagement Is Shoves And Tugs
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2015/08/14/the-secret-to-employee-engagement-is-shoves-and-tugs/
Author: Mark Murphy

Comment: “Here’s one of the most important lessons about employee engagement: Everybody has shoves and tugs. Shoves are those issues that demotivate you, drain your energy, stop you from giving maximum effort, and make you want to quit—they “shove” you out the door. Tugs are those issues that motivate and fulfill you, make you want to give maximum effort, and keep you coming back every day—they “tug” at you to stay.”

 

 

 

Website: Tiny Pulse
Article: What Senior Leaders Are Doing to Disengage Managers
Link: http://www.tinypulse.com/blog/dw-employee-engagement-mid-level-managers
Author: Dora Wang

Comment: “Disengaged managers don’t just result in disengaged employees; they’re costing the United States $77 billion to $96 billion annually by Gallup’s estimates. But they’re also part of the solution. Help them develop their skills and strengths — and see the difference in engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Tiny Pulse
Article: The New Overtime Law That’s Sending Managers Scrambling
Link: http://www.tinypulse.com/blog/sk-the-new-overtime-law-thats-sending-managers-scrambling
Author: Sabrina Son

Comment: “Last month, the U.S. Labor Department issued new plans that would effectively deem millions more workers in the U.S. eligible for overtime pay.” “Here are seven services that can help businesses keep better track of employee hours just in time for the new law.”

 

 

 

Website: HRM Online (New Zealand)
Article: HR guru backtracks on ‘best friend’ engagement test
Link: http://www.hrmonline.co.nz/news/hr-guru-backtracks-on-best-friend-engagement-test-203822.aspx
Author: Ben Abbott

Comment: “HR guru Rodd Wagner has warned HR leaders not to fall into the trap of using the time-honored ‘best friend’ test, reversing his previously strong views.”

 

 

 

Website: Sustainable Brands
Article: Employee Engagement for Purpose-Driven Business 101 (or 5 Reasons Clif Bar Employees Are So Damn Happy)
Link: http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/organizational_change/jennifer_elks/employee_engagement_purpose-driven_business_101_o
Author: Jennifer Elks

Comment: “While more and more companies are becoming focused on a triple bottom line — in which they prioritize the health of people and planet in addition to profit — Clif Bar founder Gary Erickson took the sentiment further back in 2000, when he decided to not take a $120 million payout and instead focus on sustaining the health of five bottom lines: Business, Brand, Community, Planet and People.”

 

 

 

Website: Tiny Pulse
Article: How to Make Work Actually Mean Something to Employees
Link: http://www.tinypulse.com/blog/dw-employee-engagement-make-work-actually-mean-something
Author: Dora Wang

Comment: “How do you infuse meaning into a 9-to-5 office job? For a job to be meaningful, it has to be fulfilling on some level, whether it’s achieving a personal goal or helping to save the world. We’re using three distinct categories — personal, organizational, and community — to talk about ways in which you can provide that meaning.”

 

 

 

Website: Tiny Pulse
Article:  3 of the Worst Employee Recognition Methods for Introverts
Link: http://www.tinypulse.com/blog/sk-3-of-the-worst-employee-recognition-methods-for-introverts
Author: Sabrina Son

Comment: “[W]hen it comes to saying thank you to your employees, a one-size-fits-all-approach doesn’t work because it can alienate employees with different personalities.”

 

 

 

Website: Business Vancouver (Canada)
Article: The great and powerful OS: why conversation is key to energizing employees and organizations
Link: https://www.biv.com/article/2015/8/great-and-powerful-os-why-conversation-key-energiz/
Author: Brady G. Wilson

Comment: “Think of it: conversation is what enables all the “apps” in an organization to work. It feeds into and empowers customer service, feedback, coaching, strategy and innovation. As with any OS, all these business apps rely very heavily on conversation. How do we know this? Because without conversation – that is, if the system “crashes” – the entire organization is disabled.”

 

 

 

Website: The Hans India (India)
Article: The 4 Es of Engagement
Link: http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-08-11/The-4-Es-of-Engagement-169237
Author: Dr A Jagan Mohan Reddy

Comment: “In their book, The Power of Thanks, authors Eric Mosley and Derek Irvine unpack engagement into four component parts: enablement, energy, empowerment and encouragement. They argue that each of these four conditions is necessary to have truly engaged employees.”

 

 

 

Website: Australian Financial Review (Australia)
Article: Is it time to sack the annual employee engagement survey?
Link: http://www.afr.com/leadership/company-culture/is-it-time-to-sack-the-annual-employee-engagement-survey-20150810-givd0r
Author: Lucille Keen

Comment: “An expert who predicted the death of the performance review now tips that employee satisfaction surveys will be the next HR process to be cut from Australian workplaces.”

 

 

 

Website: Inc.
Article: These 5 Phrases Will Make You A Better Leader
Link: http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/these-5-phrases-will-make-you-a-better-leader.html?cid=sf01001
Author: Jessica Stillman

Comment: “Think about it–whether it’s persuading a prospective client, laying out your vision for your company, or motivating your staff, the primary tool at your disposal is language. Which means the words you choose carry a lot of weight. It might not seem like such a big deal exactly how you phrase a request or choose to express a concern, but with so much riding on how you express yourself, even little changes to the language you use can have big impacts.”

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: The one thing only the best business leaders understand
Link: http://fortune.com/2015/08/12/laurinda-pang-company-success/
Author: Laurinda Pang

Comment: “Laurinda Pang, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Level 3 Communications, has answered the question: What’s one quality that drives your company’s success?”

 

 

 

Website: LinkedIn Pulse
Article: Changing the Game for Employee Engagement: LinkedIn’s Non-Technical Hackathon
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/changing-game-employee-engagement-linkedins-hackathon-pat-wadors
Author: Pat Wadors

Comment: “This month we hosted our first ever non-technical hackathon at LinkedIn focusing on Human Resources. We called it LinkedIn Festival: A Non-Technical Hackathon – and it was a huge success! Over 150 interns from companies across the Bay Area participated, and the energy level and breadth of ideas generated from each team was inspiring.”

 

 

 

Website: Melcrum
Article: Is your employee engagement strategy too employee focused?
Link: https://www.melcrum.com/blog/your-employee-engagement-strategy-too-employee-focused
Author: Pope Ward

Comment: “Employee engagement is more than endless perks. Most of us know that. However, there’s a risk brewing with our employees – and Internal Communication may be helping to fuel it. By linking our engagement strategies to purpose, we’ll create the most valuable kind of engagement, and reduce the risk of a one-sided approach.”

 

 

 

Website: Tiny Pulse
Article: 3 Steps Bosses Must Take for a Healthy Feedback Cycle
Link: http://www.tinypulse.com/blog/dw-leadership-qualities-healthy-feedback-cycle
Comment: “Employees and supervisors are on the same page. Their responses are nearly identical, and they show a resounding desire for frequent employee feedback. But there’s a reason employee reviews tend to happen only once or twice a year: they’re time-consuming and a massive undertaking. It doesn’t have to be this way.”

 

 

 

Website: HR Magazine (United Kingdom)
Article: When it comes to increasing productivity, we’re stronger together
Link: http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/features/1153166/when-it-comes-to-increasing-productivity-we-re-stronger-together
Author: Simon Hayward

Comment: “There are many theories on why UK productivity is so poor. However, there is one obvious solution: we need to become better people leaders.”

 

 

 

Website: Entrepreneur
Article: The Top 4 Ways to Engage Your Employees in Their Own Healthcare
Link: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/249514
Author: Steve Auerbach

Comment: “Working with a third-party research firm, my own company, Alegeus, recently conducted a study of over 5,000 consumers. We looked at numerous dimensions of consumers’ healthcare attitudes, behaviors and preferences for managing healthcare and making healthcare spending and saving decisions. The study found an overall lack of engagement by U.S. healthcare consumer.”

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: Tending The Leadership Pipeline: It’s All About Engagement
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2015/08/14/tending-the-leadership-pipeline-its-all-about-engagement/
Author: Meghan M Biro

Comment: “Here are four ways to push for more real employee engagement and optimize your leadership and talent pipeline.”

 

 

 

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