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
Design Your Employee Experience as Thoughtfully as You Design Your Customer Experience
Harvard Business Review: “I’d argue that companies already know how to improve employee experience: All they have to do is apply to their HR practices the principles of customer experience design that their marketing and operations teams probably already use.”
Companies Create Powerful Employer Brands By Doing These 4 Things Consistently
Forbes: “Through my research and our discussions, I have found that companies that have a built strong employer brands to retain the talent they have and attract the talent they need do the following four things consistently.”
[appreciation digest] keeping employee engagement high, especially in millennials
C. Tanner: “From Millennials to more seasoned professionals, everyone wants to feel engaged at work. While Millennials are different from the older generation of working professionals in many ways, when it comes to goals and desires, they have more in common than we often realize.This week’s appreciation digest takes a look at what employees, and particularly Millennials, need in order to stay productive and motivated at work.”
How Atlassian is Out-Caring Competitors With Its Unique Candidate Experience
LinkedIn Talent Blog: “[C]andidate experience is important and it can be the deciding factor for a potential hire looking to join your company.”
7 Ways Managers Motivate and Demotivate Employees
Entrepreneur: “Organizations know how important it is to have motivated, engaged employees, but most fail to hold managers accountable for making it happen.”
How to Give 360-Degree Feedback to Different Personality Types
Impraise: “Speaker Allison Mooney outlines the four personality types which make up your team: Playfuls, Powerfuls, Precises and Peacefuls. Although the personality classifications outlined are just one of many models, they provide a relevant summary of the types of people you’re likely to be interacting with in the workplace.”
Accenture’s CHRO Reveals One of the Company’s Most Successful Strategies for Retaining Talent
LinkedIn Talent Blog: “According to Shook, ensuring growth and employee retention centers around creating an environment where leaders coach for performance, and not manage for performance. While it’s very easy to confuse the two concepts, the key difference is that management is all about telling people what to do, while coaching is about tapping into the employee’s motivation and inspiration to unlock their true potential (most often through asking questions and brainstorming together instead of directing to a solution).”
Agile Performance Management: Just Do It (And Ditch the Jargon)
Halogen Software: “Every industry is full of buzz words and office-speak – those words and phrases you love to hate. You probably have your favorites. And then there’s the latest HR buzz phrase: agile performance management.”
MAGIC DUNBAR NUMBER: Something weird happens to companies when they hit 150 people
Quartz: “The dynamics of companies change fundamentally when they exceed roughly 150 people, in ways that startup founders can struggle to address.”
Engagement Weekly: Bringing Out the Best in Employees
Allen Communication: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look at bringing out the best in your employees, fixing the problem of boredom at work, and how to better use technology in engagement.”
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Other recent Agent in Engagement data/reports by Agent Gregory F Simpson:
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- Advice on How to Win in the Politics vs. Employee Engagement Campaign
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