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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 updates.
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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE
Globoforce WorkHuman Research Institute and IBM Smarter Workforce Institute Unveil a New Employee Experience Index
Globoforce: “The study reveals the impact of employee experience on the workplace, and recommends specific practices for organizations to create more human employee experiences.”
The A to Z Guide to Culture Decks
NOBL: “As more organizations understand culture as the competitive tool it is, they’re openly sharing “culture decks” or employee handbooks to attract like-minded employees and customers. Internally, these documents act as powerful on-boarding tools, helping new employees quickly prepare for the environment they are entering, and encoding behavioral norms into an organization without imposing draconian rules and dogmatic processes.”
How to know if workers are engaged (don’t ask them)
CIO: “Employee engagement is vital for any successful business, but when one in four employees lies on engagement surveys — and that’s just the percentage who own up to it — how can you uncover checked-out workers?”
Engagement and the global workplace
Architecture Now (New Zealand): “Workscape (Steelcase NZ) brings you a Steelcase research study on the links between employee engagement and workplace satisfaction.”
5 Companies Who Can Teach You About Employee Engagement
Business 2 Community: “While it may be nigh on impossible to create 100% engagement, some high profile companies are doing a notable job of shifting the dial.”
FACE IT: We Build Cool Space Because We Don’t Know How to Build Great Managers…
Fistful of Talent: “Whether we can afford to build it or not at our company, we focus on thinking about the office layout and how tricked up we can make it look because we don’t have the guts to build great managers of people.”
HR in 2017: New Bersin by Deloitte report predicts most disruptive year ever
GetEverWise: “Yesterday, Bersin released his annual predictions report titled “HR Technology Disruptions for 2017: Nine Trends Reinventing the HR Software Market.” As one might expect, this year’s report includes a strong bent toward disruptive technology and Bersin predicts that HR leaders will continue to focus less on products that automate and integrate their talent practices and more on technology that results in greater employee engagement, teamwork, innovation, and collaboration.”
Why the Best Leaders Want Their Superstar Employees to Leave
Wall Street Journal: “When a stream of top performers go on to better things, it usually hastens the flow of more top talent into the company.”
The Data Is In: The Modern Workforce Wants Leadership, Values and Progression Opportunities
Oracle: “The Oracle Human Capital Management team wanted to fully visualize and explain the science behind employee engagement and explore all of the implications for modern HR professionals and businesses. So we commissioned Kantar TNS to conduct 4,706 online interviews across 20 countries between April 26 and May 11, 2016. All respondents were employed full time by companies with 250 or more personnel.”
The Leadership Skills List You Need to Be a Better Coworker
Bonusly: “Here is a list of leadership skills anyone can develop that will be infinitely valuable, whether you’re a new hire, or a CEO.”
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Other recent Agent in Engagement data/reports by Agent Gregory F Simpson:
- Veteran Operative Employee Engagement Insights: 10.03 – 2016.10.07
- 3 Ways to Learn the Latest About Employee Engagement
- Employee Engagement: I Just Don’t Have Time for That!
- Have Your Cake and Engage It Too!
- Engaging in the Creation of Your Personal Masterpiece
- What is in the Workspace of an Engaging Manager?
- Who Do You Play in the Employee Engagement Crime Drama?
