Declassified folder - Wikimedia CommonsI’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement.  Below is the latest briefing on employee engagement intelligence. Follow @agtinengagement to stay current with the latest updates.

 

 

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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

Three research-backed ways to improve employee engagement

Culture Amp: “Research from our 2018 benchmark data revealed that learning and development, leadership, and service and quality focus were the top three factors driving employee engagement across industries.” “Here, we share inspirations for action on the top three factors driving employee engagement, based on our 2018 benchmark research.”

 

 

 

10 trends in people analytics

HR Trend Institute: “People analytics is developing and maturing. These are 10 major trends for the near future.”

 

 

The Productivity and Payback of Employee Engagement

Customer Think: “Employee engagement is a top contributing factor to high-performance growth cultures and an undeniable producer of productivity and payback. But what exactly is employee engagement?”

 

 

Increasing Employee Engagement Is About Un-Disengaging Your Workforce

Entrepreneur: “Limiting emails and phone usage might be the smartest thing you ever do for your company.”

 

 

This Week in Employee Engagement: July 2, 2018

Maritz Motivation Solutions: “Here is our weekly roundup series to help you stay connected to the often overwhelming landscape of employee engagement thought leadership. Start here to narrow down your search each week.”

 

 

To Get Better at Recruiting and Hiring, Adopt a ‘Do-Over’ Mentality

ERE.net: “Our mental self-talk can be downright vicious. We are often our own worst critics. Failure is often seen as something shameful, something to be regretted.”

 

 

Sell Your Culture, Not Your Perks

TLNT: “Perks and pay aren’t the only tools that recruiters and hiring managers can use to encourage top candidates to accept offers. Company culture is playing an ever-increasing role in the decision-making process, particularly with millennials. If you want to tap into this market, you need to start thinking seriously about culture!”

 

 

5 Trends Modern People Leaders Should Focus On

Globoforce: “Creating and sustaining a healthy work culture – where people look forward to coming to work – should be a top priority. That said, here are five trends modern people leaders should keep in mind.”

 

 

Catch the Wave — The 21st Century Career by Josh Bersin

Fuel 50: “The #CareerExperience Conference & Awards hosted by Fuel50 is a celebration of career experiences all over the globe.” “Josh Bersin (Bersin by Deloitte) featured as this event’s keynote speaker, presenting ‘Catch the Wave – The 21st Century Career’. This talk focused on insights and research around the modern workforce, the what, why’s and how’s of challenges organizations are facing, and what we need to do to improve the career experiences for our people.”

 

 

How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent

Harvard Business Review: “It’s natural to want to get deadline-driven tasks squared away and off your mental to-do list. A paradox many people face is that our most meaningful tasks are less likely to have deadlines than tasks that are relatively unimportant.”

 

 

 

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