Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: Occupational Health & Safety
Article: Everything Is an Engagement ‘Issue’
Link: http://ohsonline.com/Articles/2014/06/01/Everything-Is-an-Engagement-Issue.aspx?admgarea=news&Page=1
Author: Brian Galonek
Comment: “I picked up a recent issue of OH&S and was struck by the pattern I noticed in the articles, and to some extent even the ads it included. Viewed through my eyes, virtually everything relates in some way, shape, or form to employee engagement (EE).”
Website: LinkedIn
Article: 9 Things Millennials Can Teach the Rest of Us About Engagement
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140602075847-11075276-9-things-millennials-can-teach-the-rest-of-us-about-engagement?trk=eml-ced-b-art-Ch-3-8586614957613531083&midToken=AQEVNCkQHwAJgg&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=1gcoIybddMESg1
Author: Nigel Miller
Comment: The Co-chair Europe and CIS Employee Engagement & Global Director Talent Engagement at Edelman offer 9 things Millennials expect: 1 – Frequent, instant recognition. 2 – More productive use of time. 3 – Short term performance management. 4 – More collaboration. 5 – A more explicit employee deal. 6 – Meritocracy. 7 – More fun. 8 – More purpose. 9 – Tailored engagement action plans.
Website: LinkedIn
Article: How One Question Can Change Your Work Culture
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140602074335-5875527-how-one-question-can-change-your-work-culture?trk=eml-ced-b-art-Ch-5-9086894358893942898&midToken=AQEVNCkQHwAJgg&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=0Snmdwv35UESg1
Author: Amanda Gore
Comment: “The field of positive psychology proves that a ratio of 3:1 positive comments or experiences or feelings a day to negative transforms workplaces and people!” Read this short article for the one question you should ask everyone.
Website: The University of Texas at Austin
Article: Stop Micromanaging Your Employees by Using the Neighborhood Technique
Link: http://www.utexas.edu/know/2014/06/02/stop-micromanaging-your-employees-by-using-the-neighborhood-technique/
Author: Art Markman
Comment: Article focuses on management and suggests that managers look at their work relationships in terms of strangers, neighborhoods and families. The manager should consider their team to be a collection of neighbors.
Website: Gallup, Inc.
Article: To Win With Natural Talent, Go For Additive Effects
Link: http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/170696/win-natural-talent-additive-effects.aspx?utm_source=WWW&utm_medium=csm&utm_campaign=syndication#1
Author: Randall Beck and Jim Harter
Comment: If your company isn’t growing fast enough—it may be because of your people. “Gallup discovered that four human capital strategies combine in a powerful way to add up to 59% more growth in revenue per employee.”
Website: Digital Journal
Article: Five tips to an engaged workforce
Link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1957083
Author: Canada Newswire
Comment: Know, Grow, Inspire, Involve, and Reward.
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: How 4 Companies Retain Great Employees & Increase Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/4-companies-retain-great-employees-increase-employee-engagement-0897439#!WPqdJ
Author: Patrick Clark
Comment: “Four tips for employee retention along with examples from successful employers.”
Website: Forbes
Article: Best Of Blogs: Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkotter/2014/06/05/best-of-blogs-employee-engagement/
Author: Kotter International
Comment: “Here are our most-read blogs about employee engagement from our people at Kotter International. These authors are helping global organizations make sweeping, large-scale changes, driven by the employees in a “want to” environment.”
Website: New York Times
Article: Why You Hate Work
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/why-you-hate-work.html?_r=0
Author: Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath
Comment: How people feel affects their performance at work. The authors say there are four key needs and offer some suggestion around each: Renewal, Value, Focus, and Purpose.
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.
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