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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

Management Really Help Every Employee Become Their Best Self?

15Five: “I’m about to introduce you to a proven methodology called Best-Self Management, that has led to unbelievable success at my company, and for every employee. By building a work culture and instituting practices that supported each person in being and becoming their best self, high performance and uncommon loyalty resulted naturally across the board. But first it’s important for you to understand how I got here.”




How to Attract, Engage and Retain Talent in 2019

Hunt Scanlon: “In today’s candidate-driven market, employers must be willing to give their employees more than just a paycheck. From the very first contact, companies must make every job seeker’s experience a top priority. A just-released report by Execu|Search Group provides a new guide to winning the talent wars.”



How To Take Control Over Technology Instead Of Having It Take Control Over You

The Future Organization: “This week’s guest is Cal Newport, author of the new book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Cal has never owned a social media account, he doesn’t surf the web like most of us, and he goes long periods of time without his phone and in today’s discussion you will learn why. You will also hear the three principles of digital minimalism, how you can start implementing digital minimalism in your life, strategies I personally use to manage my technology usage, and whether or not Cal is worried about the future.”



HR, chatbots and robotic process automation: key for digital transformation

Information Age: “Organisations must modernise their HR function to succeed in digital transformation efforts. How? Success relies on software automation — chatbots and robotic process automation — and continued human involvement.”



Harvard Study of 100,000 People: You’d Be Happier If You Had More Time and Less Money

Inc.: “The research is definitive: Stop trading so much time for money and you’ll be happier.”



Want To Improve Your Employees’ Engagement? Give Them Authority

Forbes: “As leaders, we all want engaged employees. But how do we get them? By giving people an environment in which they can safely exercise creativity and decision-making authority, we can drive engagement in a meaningful way.”



The Employee Experience Platform: A New Category Arrives

Josh Bersin: “My point here is not to give you an exhaustive list of vendors in this space, but rather explain that employee experience platforms are important, and they are going to be independent of your ERP.”



3 Ways to Create a Positive Exit Experience for Your Employees

Gallup: “Employee departures aren’t easy. But getting exits right — or even getting them better — can have a significant influence on every other aspect of your business.”



7 Employee Engagement Trends to Expect This Year

PR Newswire: “”2019 has all the makings of being a pivotal year for employee engagement,” said Purchasing Power® Chief People Officer Racquel Roberts. “Retention is equally as important as recruitment in a tight job market. In fact, HR and companies as a whole need to review employee engagement practices to make sure their current employees stay around,” she added.” “What’s ahead in 2019 for employee engagement? Here are Roberts’ predictions on the trends for this new year.”



13 Ways We Justify, Rationalize, or Ignore Negative Feedback

Harvard Business Review: “As I thought about my own reaction, as well as the reactions I often hear from clients, I began to list the common things we say (or think) when hearing negative feedback to defend against new information that threatens the way we see ourselves.”




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