Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: Forbes
Article: Create A Vocabulary That Inspires Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2014/04/21/create-a-vocabulary-that-inspires-employee-engagement/
Author: Meghan Biro
Comment: The author discusses a few examples of how companies are trying to engage their employees. She closes with five words or phrases in her engagement vocabulary. “Well done,” Meghan Biro.
Website: Gallup Business Journal
Article: What’s More Important: Talent or Engagement?
Link: http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/167708/important-talent-engagement.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication
Author: Jake Herway and Nate Dvorak
Comment: The article asks, “What’s more important — people’s natural fit with a role or how engaged they are in their job?” In the context of retailer ANN, INC., “talent matters most but engagement accelerates [performance].”
Website: The Global Recruiter
Article: Plan for Engagement
Link: http://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/news/head-light-offers-insight-into-getting-more-from-employees/5075
Author: Editor
Comment: Talent management software specialist Head Light suggests personalized action plans hold the key to employee engagement. They identified12 factors that really influence engagement and encourage companies to measure meaningful factors and take action based on the results of their engagement surveys.
Website: Call Center Helper
Article: Gamification Boosts Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.callcentrehelper.com/gamification-boosts-employee-engagement-60236.htm
Author: NICE Systems
Comment: Interesting statistic from the article – “The Contact Center Association estimates that each disengaged employee costs their company 46% of their pay in lost productivity.”
Website: Gallup Business Journal
Article: Can You Really Manage Engagement Without Managers?
Link: http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/168614/really-manage-engagement-without-managers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication
Author: Elizabeth Kampf
Comment: Zappos has announced it will eliminate traditional manager roles within the organization. Gallup notes: “We find that in every workplace — no matter what country, industry, or market it operates in — managers are essential to building employee engagement.”
Website: Pinterest
Infographic: The Importance of Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/208573026466739441/
Author: NBRII (National Business Research Institute, Inc.)
Comment: This infographics touches on “How Managers Motivate Their Staff”, “What Un-Engaged Employees Do With Their Time?”, “How Do I Engage My Employees?” and other information.
What are your thoughts on these selections? What articles, blog posts, books, etc. can you recommend to other “Agents”? Let’s talk about them in the comments below!
P.S. First time here? Welcome to the Agent In Engagement site. Thanks for taking the time to stop by! I hope you’ll explore the rest of the site.Let me know what employee engagement topics interest you.
Other recent Agent in Engagement articles by Gregory F Simpson:
- Transition/Termination: The Sixth Phase of Engagement
- Promotion/Advancement: The Fifth Phase of Engagement
- Employee Engagement: The Fourth Phase of Engagement
- Onboarding: The Third Phase of Engagement
- Hiring Process: The Second Phase of Engagement
- Pre-hire: The First Phase of Engagement
- 7 Phases of Engagement
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