Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: Bloomberg.com
Article: Why a Quarter of American Don’t Trust Their Employers
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-28/why-a-quarter-of-americans-don-t-trust-their-employers.html
Author: Gretchen Gavett
Comment: Trust is addressed in The American Psychological Association’s new Work and Well-Being Survey. “There were three key things: employees’ perception of the level of involvement they have in their organization; recognition provided by their organization; and how well the organization communicates.” These low-cost options related to trust can lead to better engaged employees.
Website: Forbes.com
Article: Your Employer Brand Owns The Candidate Experience
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2014/04/27/your-employer-brand-owns-the-candidate-experience/
Author: Meghan Biro
Comment: The author urges companies to look at their employees’ experience and how it impact candidate experience in the hiring process. Both experiences are a result of the employer brand and how the company’s mission and brand are communicated.
Website: Insperity.com
Article: How Employee Engagement Affects Your Business’s Bottom Line
Link: http://www.insperity.com/blog/how-employee-engagement-affects-your-businesss-bottom-line
Author: Eric Kilponen
Comment: The three topics of this article are: 1) the role of managers, 2) the need to develop your employees, and 3) how both 1 & 2 can impact the bottom line.
Website: KingFisherCoaching.com (blog)
Article: #cipdLDshow – Linking development with employee engagement initiatives
Link: http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/cipdldshow-linking-development-with-employee-engagement-initiatives/
Author: Ian Pettigrew
Comment: The author provides a recap of CIPD L&D Show presentations by Sue Swanborough, HR Director, General Mills UK and Lisa Ives, Senior HR Adviser, Alcoa.
Website: PalletOne.con (blog)
Article: Leadership Skills that Contribute to Employee Engagement
Link: http://blog.palletone.com/2014/04/30/leadership-skills-that-contribute-to-employee-engagement/
Author: Howe Wallace
Comment: Author recaps a blog post by Victor Lipman on the five key skills good bosses possess.
Website: HuffingtonPost.com
Article: The Surprising Secret to Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-tenney/the-surprising-secret-to-_3_b_5246731.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business
Author: Matt Tenney
Comment: An interview with Mark C. Crowley, the author of Lead From the Heart: Transformational Leadership for the 21st Century. He explains why employee engagement has been steadily declining and shares ideas for how to fix it.
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:
- Alumni: The Seventh Phase of Engagement
- 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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