In March, our Employee Engagement Briefings highlighted 40 employee engagement-related articles. Here is a recap of the Spotlight Articles of March 2018.

 

 

 

 

A $600 Billion Employee Engagement Problem Solved: Empathy

Forbes: “Just Google “The benefits of an Engaged Employee” and you’ll find plenty of research to support this – and much more. Behind every engaged workforce, you’ll find empathy.”

 

 

How Warby Parker Makes Every Point In Its Employee Lifecycle Extraordinary

First Round Review: “At First Round’s recent New York Founder Summit, Gilboa dove into five areas where startups need to double down to make sure scale doesn’t ruin all of the things that make them great places to work — to make sure they continue to feel small, compelling, close-knit and rewarding. Read on for the tactics that have made Warby Parker one of the most sought after employers in the world.”

 

 

Engaging Employees Starts with Remembering What Your Company Stands For

Harvard Business Review: “Only when employees are engaged with the brand will they think and act in the specific ways that produce the specific results the company is seeking. Employees must internalize the organization’s purpose and values so they make decisions that clearly support those priorities. Ultimately they design and deliver on-brand customer experiences that strengthen the brand’s competitive position and build equity in the brand. Employee brand engagement has three dimensions.”

 

 

People Don’t Want to Be Compared with Others in Performance Reviews. They Want to Be Compared with Themselves

Harvard Business Review: “Why are employees so frustrated about the way they are evaluated, despite all the time and money being spent on these evaluations? What are organizations missing? We believe that one clue lies in the fact that 71% of the American employees thought that their evaluations had problems in the domain of fairness.”

 

 

 

Fellow Agents, what are your thoughts on this month’s must-read intelligence? What must-reads would you suggest?

 

 

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