declassified - 1415 - top secret crossed outI’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

How to Step Up Your Leadership Game in 2018

Industry Week: “Among the responsibilities of leaders is keeping up with changes in the workforce and what that requires to inspire and engage employees. Here are five tenets to keep in mind.”

 

 

 

From our CEO: 5 employee feedback trends for 2018

Culture Amp: “Building on the changes of the past year, in 2018 I see five big trends that will change how employee feedback will help both leaders and organizations.”

 

 

5 New Interviewing Techniques That You Need to Know About

LinkedIn Talent Blog: “Traditional interviews also leave room for bias, take a lot of time, and rely on the right interview questions being asked in order to get a clear picture of a candidate. Thankfully, new interviewing tools and techniques have entered the scene and are helping to solve these problems. Here are the five most useful interviewing innovations according to our survey—along with insights into their strengths and resources to help you start using them.”

 

 

The Psychology Of Work: How Loss Aversion Can Be Applied In The Workplace, How To Drive Behavioral Change, And Influence VS. Free Will

The Future Organization: “Jordan Birnbaum is the VP and Chief Behavioral Economist at ADP. In his role, he is responsible for the integration of behavioral economics into software design and marketing communications of new talent-based products.” “When it comes to loss aversion, “human beings are twice as motivated to avoid a loss as we are to secure a gain.” So it is twice as motivating to avoid losing $100 than it is to gain $100. The impact of gaining it is only half as impactful. How can managers and leaders apply this in a company? Through communications.”

 

 

This Week in Employee Engagement: February 2, 2018

Maritz Motivation Solutions: “The utter explosion of digital content presents countless opportunities for learning. Start here to narrow down your search each week in the often overwhelming landscape of employee engagement thought leadership!”

 

 

The Biggest Sleep Study in History Uncovered this Chilling Fact About Us

UpStartHR: “Recently I caught a story on Yahoo Finance about the analysis of more than six billion nights of sleep data released from FitBit. We all think about sleep in almost abstract terms–I sleep or I don’t, I’m sleepy or I’m not, etc. But this has a real, tangible effect on how we operate as humans and how we perform at work, at home, and elsewhere.” “Here’s a snippet from the article.”

 

 

8 Employee Engagement Ideas that get actual off-the-charts results

Talent LMS: “The problem is that most of us don’t really know how to improve employee engagement. In this post, we’ll share 8 employee engagement ideas that can make a difference. Now, installing an ice-cream cart in the break-room isn’t the kind of instant gratification employee engagement initiatives we’ll be discussing here. Instead, we’ll be offering ideas for long-lasting engagement that starts at the pre-interview stage and continues well into the employee lifecycle.”

 

 

Embrace the Truth About Measuring Employee Engagement

BonfyreApp: “To start, just set your sights on a modest goal for improvement. As you investigate your engagement issues alongside your workforce, you’ll find not every conversation will be easy to have–some will be downright uncomfortable. But if you make internal examination a consistent part of how you’re measuring employee engagement, the sky’s the limit.”

 

 

Decoding AI for HR

HR Executive Online: “Artificial intelligence will be another successful big new technology for HR. This time let’s start by understanding what it means.”

 

 

Why Do So Many Managers Forget They’re Human Beings?

Harvard Business Review: “Our research showed that a global movement is taking place in the C-suites of thousands of progressive organizations…” “The leaders of these organizations ask themselves ‘How can we create more human leadership and people-centered cultures where employees and leaders are more fulfilled and more fully engaged?’ Based on our work in creating more human leaders, here are a few tips.”

 

 

 

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