Declassified folder - Wikimedia CommonsI’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 updates.

 

 

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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

It’s Time to Redefine The Rules Of Employee Engagement

Forbes: “The mindset of, “Once a year I’ll ask my employees what they don’t like, and I’ll spend the next year of my life as a leader trying to fix it all” is what’s fundamentally wrong with the whole employee engagement situation to begin with.”

 

 

 

 

9 Tricks to Staying Healthy at Work [Infographic]

Tiny Pulse: “Office life can get incredibly sedentary. Just think about it: you’re sitting for almost eight hours a day unless you have the luxury of a stand-up desk. But during those hours, we tend to forget to hydrate (coffee doesn’t count), stretch, and just take a breather.”

 

 

 

It’s engagement season at the workplace

NWI Times: “While employee engagement is generally seen as management’s problem, self-aware employees who find themselves disengaging can take actions, as well, to re-engage with their work.”

 

 

 

20 Insightful TED Talks About Organizational Culture

Tiny Pulse: “Are you looking to improve your work culture? Take a look at these TED talks on the subject for inspiration.”

 

 

 

Improve Communication in the Workplace With These 7 Strategies

Tiny Pulse: “Are you worried that your employees doesn’t have the best communication skills on the block? If so, it’s time for you to lead by example. To improve communication at your workplace, consider the following seven tips you need to add as leadership qualities.”

 

 

 

How to Harness the Power of Employee Recognition

Tiny Pulse: “Providing genuine employee recognition and appreciation to your workforce should be the easiest thing in the world. Yet managers are constantly failing their teams and, by extension, their companies by not giving praise and recognition for jobs well done.”

 

 

 

Engagement Weekly: What Employees Really Want From Their Jobs

Allen Communications: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look into employee engagement on the mobile side, establishing a sense of purpose within job positions and how organizations can treat employee engagement like an investment.”

 

 

 

Employee Engagement is the Best Organizational Practice – I

LinkedIn Pulse: The author talks about the current state of employee engagement, defining and measuring engagement, and its benefits in part 1 of a series.

 

 

 

The annual employee engagement survey is dead. Here’s a better approach

VisionCritical: “The employee engagement survey of today isn’t working. It’s time for business leaders to rethink their approach. Here are five tips on how to improve employee engagement.”

 

 

 

Bill Gates Tracked Employee Comings And Goings At Microsoft. Should You?

Forbes: “What gets measured gets done. So be clear on what you want done and measure that. When it comes to the three levels of employee engagement, if all you want or need is compliance, measure that. But if you want contribution and commitment, you need to measure something totally different.”

 

 

Making the Shift from Customer Engagement to Employee Engagement

RIS News: “[T]he workforce is an essential asset of the business and a smart target for investment. RIS News explored this hot-button topic in the recent Custom Research report “The Employee Engagement Imperative.”

 

 

 

These Are The Best Employee Benefits And Perks

Fast Company: “Recent research from Glassdoor found that more than half (57%) of people said benefits and perks are among their top considerations before accepting a job, and four in five workers say they would prefer new benefits over a pay raise.”

 

 

 

Creating a Culture that Recognizes “Originals”

Recognize This!: “Recognizing cultural contribution instead of cultural fit is a valuable way to reinforce the contributions of “Originals.””

 

 

 

Easy as ABC: Three Tips for Increasing Employee Engagement

Avatar Solutions: “Here are three actions you can take to improve your team’s employee engagement levels today.”

 

 

 

16 employee engagement trends that will shake up IT in 2016

CIO: “Employee engagement will remain a top organizational concern this year. These 16 predictions for 2016 will help you better gauge the tech worker landscape.”

 

 

 

Workforce Happiness: How to Keep Your Team Motivated

Business: “In a time when employee engagement is low, and retention is becoming more difficult, efficient workforce management can make all the difference in your organization. It saves time so you can focus on building engagement and retention, to keep your business running smoothly.”

 

 

 

4 Practices Essential for Strong Employee Engagement

Business 2 Community: “There really isn’t any one secret or program that a company can employ to ensure an engaged workforce. It takes time and true commitment to integrate employee engagement into your business strategy. Below are four of the most important practices that can set an organization on the path to engaging employees.”

 

 

 

The Best Managers – Always – Lead By Example

Forbes: “There are two highly practical reasons why leading by example makes excellent career and business sense.”

 

 

 

How can HR drive high employee engagement? Expert Q&A

Business and Legal Resources – Human Resources: “HR experts emphasize the role of employee engagement in creating and maintaining productive workforce. But what does engagement really mean? And, more importantly, how can you drive it? Vip Sandhir, CEO and founder of HighGround, has answered a list of commonly asked questions on employee engagement.

 

 

 

7 Dumb Myths About Employee Engagement

Tiny Pulse: “These are the seven common myths floating around the Internet realm, and we’re here to debunk them.”

 

 

 

The Devil At The Desk: Destructive Bosses

Forbes: “The onus is on leadership to improve employee engagement. It’s part of that magical workforce trifecta: a terrific candidate experience, a high level of workplace engagement, all resulting in retention. But what about when the leadership is toxic; when it’s more problem than solution? That’s a whole different ballgame.”

 

 

 

 

 

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