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
9 Skills to Help New Managers Make the Most of Their Roles
GetHppy: “If companies know new managers need a lot of support when transitioning to new roles, why is it that 40% of new managers fail within 18 months? And what can we do about it?”
You Haven’t Thought about Annual Reviews for 10 Months. Here’s Your Survival Cheat Sheet
Fistful of Talent: “Here’s your FOT survival sheet – do these 5 things and you can recover in the annual review game.”
Why My Company Started Helping Our Best Employees Quit
Fast Company: “This company sits down with every employee who’s stayed for three years to plan their career options—within the firm and without.”
Five Nightmares that Haunt Quality Managers
Quality Magazine: “There are a number of spooky scenarios that quality managers face in their jobs, from unsupported initiatives and disengaged team members, to ineffective change management and inefficient QMS processes. The five nightmares below are enough to keep any quality manager up at night – or to make them scream in terror!”
Success by Design – Coca-Cola’s Formula for Engaging its Global Workforce
Business 2 Community: “Superior employee engagement is intentional and deliberate, not accidental. Few companies apply the time and attention required to create an environment in which the employee experience is consistent throughout the organization. Yet superior employee experience is what drives innovation and productivity, ultimately resulting in a better customer experience. Coca-Cola is one of those companies that has mastered it.”
Survey: Employees Are Spending More Time at Work, But Are Less Productive
HR Daily Advisor: “Employees are working harder, but not smarter, according to research from The Smith Institute, a think tank based in the United Kingdom.”
The Woman Who Built Netflix’s Culture Did It With These 5 Things In Mind
LinkedIn Talent Blog: “But how exactly did Netflix’s culture define values, attract fully formed adults and effectively scale performance to transform it from yesterday’s DVD-by-mail retailer into a top, fast growing content-streaming service? Below are the key steps.”
What 750 Stats Tell Us About Engagement, Satisfaction And Work
EREMedia: “Today, what we call the “Ultimate Collection” of employee engagement and loyalty stats holds over 750 pieces of data, with more added weekly. Over the course of two years spent sorting through the numbers, we’ve found recurring themes that illustrate a few major shifts and changes in the modern workforce. Here are five takeaways (with supporting data and links to original sources) that nearly every piece of research seems to agree on.”
5 Things Smart Entrepreneurs Can Do to Engage Their Workforces
Entrepreneur: “Leaders usually do a better job of telling employees what they do wrong than championing the behavior they want to see.”
A Millennial Manager Reveals What It Takes to Manage a Team of Millennials
LinkedIn Talent Blog: “LinkedIn’s CHRO Pat Wadors and Head of Talent Brendan Browne sat down with Natalie Cruz, a Talent Acquisition Operations Support Manager at LinkedIn who manages a team of millennials, to talk about the “M-word” (millennials) and her tips for managing them.”
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Other recent Agent in Engagement data/reports by Agent Gregory F Simpson:
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- 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!
