DECLASSIFIED - Wikimedia CommonsI’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 Build Trust With Remote Employees

Gallup: “Trust Is the Foundation of a Great Manager/Remote Employee Relationship. Gallup asked a random sample of more than 10,000 individuals, “What leader has the most positive influence in your daily life?” With that leader in mind, Gallup had the respondents list three words that best describe what the leader they named contributes to their life. The responses sorted into four categories: trust, compassion, stability and hope. We will talk about all four in this series, beginning with trust.”

 

 

 

5 Steps to More Accurate Performance Reviews

Bonusly: “Perhaps you aren’t ready to completely overhaul your organization’s annual performance review system today. That doesn’t mean you have to suffer through poor results and inaccurate data. We have a few ideas for making every performance review more accurate and meaningful, whether it happens once a year or once a month.”

 

 

Are Chatbots Doomed to Failure or Will They Eventually Conquer HR?

Cake HR: “A brief introduction to the nature of chatbots which further expands into a discussion about typical technical flaws.”

 

 

The Transformation Of Weight Watchers: How They Are Investing In Employee Experience, Updating Their Brand And Fostering A Sense Of Community Inside And Outside Of Their Company

The Future Organization: “Kimberly Samon is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Weight Watchers…which has gone through a major transformation over the past several years.” “[T]hey have found a way to refocus their brand. It is not just about losing weight, it is now about being your healthiest self–physically, mentally and emotionally.”

 

 

This Week in Employee Engagement: February 9, 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!”

 

 

What’s the key to keeping your best talent?

Business Chief: “Most scholars would agree that motivation is at the heart of keeping a workforce happy and, according to a recent report by Forbes, establishing an emotional connection with staff is the key to ensuring a cohesive and inclusive culture around the company.”

 

 

You Can’t Be a Good Manager If You Miss Your One-on-Ones

Reflektive: “A company is only as good as its people, and when employees succeed, the company succeeds. This is especially true for Omada Health, the explosive healthcare company that is helping people at high risk of diabetes and heart disease make vital, lasting lifestyle changes through technology and design. So how can leaders build an empowering employee success function while simultaneously meeting demanding business objectives? I sat down with Sean Duffy, co-founder and CEO of Omada, to uncover how he utilizes performance management to meet their life-saving goals.”

 

29 Simple Employee Survey Questions To Engage Your Team

OfficeVibe: “Trying to figure out which survey questions to use in an employee satisfaction survey is tough.” “We selected 29 important employee survey questions for every topic you’d like to cover.”

 

 

Employee experience strategy pivotal to digital workplaces

SearchHRSoftware: “SearchHRSoftware spoke with Carol Rozwell, vice president and distinguished analyst on Gartner’s digital workplace team, to delineate employee engagement from employee experience and to learn more about ways organizations can redesign their workplace environment and fine-tune their employee experience strategy.”

 

 

The Neuroscience of Employee Engagement

Achievers: “With more advancements in brain science over past decades, Herzberg’s psychological studies have been given deeper scientific substance. Today, neuroscience (the study of the nervous system) can explain the fundamentals of human motivation at a molecular level. This makes me question: how can we leverage neuroscience findings to help optimize employee engagement initiatives?”

 

 

 

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