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Below is a briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: Talent Space (Blog)
Article: The Wheel of Engagement: 6 Ways to be More Discerning about Employee Engagement in 2014
Link: http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/the-wheel-of-engagement-6-ways-to-be-more-discerning-about-employee-engagement-in-2014
Author: David Zinger
Comment: This is the 2nd of 12 monthly posts in the series, Employee Engagement Everywhere: The Wheel of Engagement at Work. “Discernment is the ability to see and understand people, things, or situations clearly and intelligently.” Mr. Zinger offers “6 ways you can enhance your discernment when it comes to employee engagement:
1. Keep focused and don’t let information overload cause you to abandon engagement.
2. Abandon the search for the ONE definition of employee engagement.
3. Be skeptical without slipping into being cynical.
4. Cease your benchmarking mentality; get off of the bench and into the game.
5. Keep an eye on the UK.
6. Develop a laser-like focus on engagement.”
Website: Human Resource Executive Online
Article: What Makes for an Engaging Leader?
Link: http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/view/story.jhtml?id=534357436
Author: Andrew R. McIlvaine
Comment: “Recent research suggests that leaders capable of engaging employees are ones who can, among other things, help them understand their role in helping the business meet its goals.” This article focuses on VF Corps’ efforts to engage leadership and employees. Aon Hewitt’s whitepaper, titled The Engaging Leader, and Towers Watson’s most recent Global Workforce Study are cited, as are authors Warren G. Bennis andHarvard Business School Professor Linda Hill.
Website: Life Hacker
Article: 11 Things You Can Do To Increase Employee Productivity
Link: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/11-things-you-can-increase-employee-productivity.html
Author: Paul John Sardoma
Comment: The author lists 11 ways to better motivate employees. Of the 11 way, I would reword one and change another. “1. Create a family atmosphere.” I think a better word would be “team” instead of family. After reading The Alliance, I keep hearing “you can’t fire family.” The other change I would make would be to “4. Small incentives will go a long way.” The author uses monetary incentives and fails to mention recognition as an option.
Website: Business 2 Community
Article: 5 Proven Ways to Boost Employee Morale, Increase Productivity, and Drive Sales
Link: http://www.business2community.com/leadership/5-proven-ways-boost-employee-morale-increase-productivity-drive-sales-0978276#!bJ6kAG
Author: Francesca Nicasio
Comment: The article is written from a retail perspective and is relevant to most companies.
- “Regularly recognize people for a job well done
- Encourage peer-to-peer recognition
- Pay and train your employees well
- Empower them with better tools”
Website: David Zinger (Blog)
Article/Video: Excellent and Eclectic Guidance on Employee Engagement and Virtual Teams
Link: http://www.davidzinger.com/excellent-and-eclectic-guidance-on-employee-engagement-and-virtual-teams-18096/
Author: David Zinger
Comment: “In conjunction with Fuze, [David Zinger] invited a panel of experts to discuss how managers can foster better employee engagement and performance among remote staff.” The author offers highlights of the panel discussion and provides access to the 55 minute video of the session.
Website: Huffington Post
Article: It’s Not Just About the Bagels: Building Employee Engagement (Pt. 3) The Employee in Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-j-alaimo/its-not-just-about-the-ba_2_b_5692819.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business
Author: Charles J. Alaimo
Comment: The author talks about a reunion with former coworkers and comments on the different perspectives people have about their experiences at a company. “Your perspective will determine your reality.”
Website: Training Magazine US
Article: HOW TO “DO” EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Link: http://www.trainingmag.com/how-%E2%80%9Cdo%E2%80%9D-employee-engagement
Author: Halley Bock
Comment: “Three key trends have surfaced as the most critical for increasing and maintaining high levels of engagement: Candor, Collaboration, and Development.” The article looks at each of these trends and offers suggestions on how to apply them.
Website: LinkedIn
Article: What We Can Learn from Google’s Empowered Culture
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140821111424-284615-what-we-can-learn-from-google-s-empowered-culture
Author: Colin Shaw
Comment: Google is known as a one of the best places to work and that is due to its empowering culture. This article covers:
- “Great Customer Experiences are enabled through inspirational leadership, an empowering culture and empathetic people who are happy and fulfilled.
- How to Google Your Culture
- Empowered Cultures Create Empowered Employees
- What Google Knows and We All Can Learn from Them”
Website: Recognize This! (Blog)
Article: Why Employees Must Be Both Aligned and Engaged
Link: http://www.recognizethisblog.com/2014/08/employees-aligned-engaged/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+globoforce%2Frecognize-this+%28Recognize+This%21++With+Derek+Irvine%29
Author: Derek Irvine
Comment: The author references a relay race analogy for alignment and engagement.
Website: WeSpire Blog
Article: The 6 Best Employee Engagement Research Reports
Link: http://blog.wespire.com/the-6-best-employee-engagement-research-reports
Author: Lauren Mason
Comment: This blog post lists WeSpire’s 6 favorite research reports on employee engagement. It includes a discussion and link to research by Gallup, PwC, Aon Hewitt, Bain & Company, Net Impact, and WeSpire itself.
Website: Business 2 Community
Article/Video: The True Secret To Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/true-secret-employee-engagement-0982918#!bJ72cc
Author: Jacob Shriar
Comment: The author provides a video (3:37) and transcript: “I want to start this new video series where I talk about different things going on in employee engagement, company culture, and just sort of share my thoughts.”
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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