I’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

9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work

Harvard Business Review: “Meaningful work only has upsides. Employees work harder and quit less, and they gravitate to supportive work cultures that help them grow. The value of meaning to both individual employees, and to organizations, stands waiting, ready to be captured by organizations prepared to act.”

 

 

 

A collection of 31 different career paths

HR Trend Institute: “Last week we looked at the way employee journeys are visualised. The next room in the Museum of HR (planned opening in 2022), will be dedicated to Career Paths. Career paths were particular fashionable in the period 1970 to 2010. Today we see them less, but they are certainly not extinct.”

 

 

The Science Of Attracting, Recruiting, And Performance Management From Alorica’s CEO

The Future Organization: “This week’s guest is Andy Lee, Founder, Chairman and CEO at Alorica. Today we are exploring what skillsets are needed for the future of work, why Andy feels that the AI hype is not based in reality, a look at the ethics and social responsibility behind outsourcing to technology, and how Alorica is investing in microlearning.”

 

 

Masie’s Learning 2018 – Highlights from Day 1

NovoEd: “This year’s Learning 2018 conference, held in Orlando, FL, brings together over 1,800 attendees from 25+ countries. Now that day 1 has come to a close, I wanted to reflect on the day’s exciting events and share some lessons learned.”

 

 

Employee experience: treat staff like valued customers

Raconteur: “[T]he premise that HR professionals have much to learn from their consumer-oriented colleagues remains sound. Employers do not need to cater to their workers’ every whim. But they do need to think harder about their everyday experience of work. If not, then don’t be surprised if employees start shopping around.”

 

 

Are You Bold Enough to Ask Employees for Their Stories?

Waggle: Storytelling is deeply ingrained across cultures and history, but is an activity we have been losing as the pace of life and business distracts us from taking the time to ask others for their stories or share our own. Thaler Pekar, organizational narrative and story expert, is refocusing the workplace on this vital tradition. Her work is helping organizations have a profound impact on both employee experiences and business results.”

 

 

69% of Managers Fail to Organize Communication with Their Employees: Here’s How to Fix It

Rallyware: “[R]ecent studies show that today’s leaders extremely lack soft skills and, in fact, find communication to be the hardest part of their job responsibilities. Moreover, leaders often experience difficulty in finding the right communication supporting tools, have little or no data available to provide better feedback, and struggle in an established non-communicative culture. So, what’s the likelihood of growing a successful business under such conditions? And is there any way to fix it? Let’s figure it out.”

 

 

15 HR Analytics Case Studies with Business Impact

Analytics in HR: “It is time that HR analytics starts to show the value it delivers to the business. This is hard to do as people analytics is still an emerging field. For this article, I have collected 15 of the best HR analytics case studies I’ve come across in the past two years. Each of these case studies are connected with a concrete business impact.”

 

 

Ask This, Not That: 25 Questions to Ask in Effective Performance Management Conversations

Quantum Workplace: “By asking specific, targeted questions, managers can really dive into their employees’ motivations and career ambitions. This added level of depth shows employees their development is valued and gives managers ways to help employees grow. Ditch the watered-down questions and supercharge your performance reviews with these instead.”

 

 

Ask The Industry: 10 Surprising Trends In Employee Engagement

PlanSource: “Rather than releasing yet another list of empty tips on how to increase your company’s engagement, we’ve hit the streets (digitally, of course) and asked real industry experts what they are doing to close the gap on engagement. Here’s what 25+ human resources and business management professionals had to say.”

 

 

 

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