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
Google Searches Its Soul: Inside the Search Giant’s Effort to Get More Diverse – And to Change the Way We See the World
Fortune: “For a company built on delivering the rich diversity of human experience, the tech titan is not itself a diverse place to work—and it’s moving to change that. Google has decided to search its soul.”
Seven Ways To Listen To Your Team (Without Taking A Survey)
Forbes: “Luckily you can ditch the “confidential” employee survey and replace it with simpler, timelier and more human alternatives. It is easy to listen to your team, but you have to shift your mindset away from mechanical processes (like surveys) and toward human interactions to get there.”
A New Wave of HR Technology Consolidation Begins
LinkedIn Pulse: “Today, however, as organizations become more agile and team oriented, these tools are moving in a whole new direction. Now we need software that facilitates teamwork and agile goal management (Trello’s market), helps people give each other feedback (Kanjoya’s focus), and helps facilitate continuous performance management and self-improvement (TMBC’s focus). These tools are consumer-like, easy to use, and mobile by design.”
The Real Reason People Are Leaving Your Company
OfficeVibe: “I truly believe that the biggest thing you do for employees to not respect you has to do with time, but here are a few other reasons why your employees don’t respect you.”
William Kahn: Q&A With The Founding Father Of Engagement (Part 2)
Halogen Software: “Part 2 of a two-part Q&A between Dr.William Kahn, acknowledged repeatedly for his legacy as the founding father of engagement, and David Zinger in which they discuss meaningfulness of work, availability in the context of engagement, and the most important thing individuals can do to enhance engagement.”
Engagement Weekly: The Yin and Yang of Engagement and Productivity
Allen Communication: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look at how engagement and productivity can work together, as well as more tips for improving both.”
3 Reasons Employee Engagement Is Declining — And How Managers Can Improve It
Forbes: “There are three measures in particular in [the TINYpulse, 2017 Employee Engagement Report: The Broken Bridges of the Workplace] that I feel go to the heart of substantive problems management often deals with – problems that if not resolved have far-reaching consequences on employee engagement (or more accurately, disengagement), productivity and retention.”
5 Reasons To Hire An Introverted Leader
OfficeVibe: “Just like pizza can be delicious with all different combinations of toppings, good leadership works with all different sorts of personalities.”
Your Customers Trust Your Employees Better Than You
Everyone Social: “Every year Edelman puts out a fantastic employee engagement survey on how buyers and consumers perceive leaders, organizations, and content. Because of this topic’s relevance to social selling (and selling in general), I wanted to pull out the most salient bits.”
3 Practical Ways to Help Employees Benefit from Emotion
Bonusly: “The reality is that emotions constantly guide our actions, whether we’re buying an apple, or hiring an executive. These emotions can both help and hinder progress. Since they are always part of the equation, the best strategy isn’t to pretend they don’t exist, but to recognize and leverage them to help provide a better work environment.”
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