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
10 Reasons Drawing Improves Your Leadership
Skip Prichard: “Drawing is not something only for kids. It’s a powerful communication tool if used properly.”
Employee disengagement is not a single cause issue – deal with it
Diginomica: “Technology solutions that treat employee engagement as a single cause issue are often missing the point. The variety of issues is myriad so why aren’t the solutions sensitive to causal factors?”
Is Your Employee Ready to Become a Manager?
Harvard Business Review: “You have an ambitious team member who’s asking to be promoted to manager. He’s great at his job, but is he really ready to lead? How do you judge his skills and experience? What’s the best way to measure his potential?”
Just How Bad Are We At Employee Engagement?
HRE Online: “From this session covered by Mark McGraw, Engaging the Talent of Tomorrow, to this one covered by David Shadovitz, What’s Driving Engagement, there seemed to be a lot of buzz about what’s working at some companies (especially in McGraw’s post), what needs to be happening in terms of technology, training and the treatment of employees (particularly in Shadovitz’s post), and a whole lot more.”
Engagement Weekly: The Engagement Pipeline
Allen Communication: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look at how every level of management can aid in employee engagement, and some specific things that you can do to boost the engagement pipeline, and therefore the business as a whole.”
The Power of Engagement
NACS Online: “Recent NACS Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council research demonstrates how employee involvement can positively impact your bottom line.”
Why HR Needs to Be More Like Marketing
Employee Connect: “Every business needs two critical resources to succeed: customers and employees. Engaging staff has much in common with pleasing your customers, and classic marketing techniques can give your business the edge it needs to attract and retain talented people. That’s why it’s becoming increasingly vital for HR managers to function like marketing departments.”
Prevent Voluntary Turnover with Ongoing Performance Management
Halogen Software: “Here are three ways you can fight voluntary turnover with effective ongoing performance management.”
7 Easy Ways to Support Professional Development Goals
Bonusly: “Modern employees aren’t just looking for a paycheck; they’re looking for a mutually-beneficial partnership — one that enriches and elevates both parties. It’s easier than you might think to develop an organizational culture that not only upholds its end of that partnership, but inspires employees at every level to do the same.”
The $1M Difference Between Good and Great People Practices: A Case Study
Greenhouse: “In my last post, I explained which People Practices have the greatest impact on employees: onboarding, hiring, talent management and development, and culture. Making even small improvements in these programs can significantly increase Employee Lifetime Value (ELTV)—the total net value over time that an employee brings to an organization. To demonstrate the impact of these practices on ELTV, let’s walk through a case study involving two distinct scenarios.”
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Let’s Engage!
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Other recent Agent in Engagement data/reports by Agent Gregory F Simpson:
- Veteran Operative Employee Engagement Insights: 10.17 – 2016.10.21
- The 22 Employee Engagement Personas You Need to Adopt
- How to Organize Your Employee Engagement Sources
- 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
